Oh oh in UK UK housing bubble is bursting says Bloomberg’s Matthew Lynn. Choice quote: “These are nervous times for anyone who has invested in British property.†Will this purported trend overseas make its way here?
Date Archives April 2005
Blogs Will Change Your Business
Blogs Will Change Your Business: Go ahead and bellyache about blogs. But you cannot afford to close your eyes to them, because they’re simply the most explosive outbreak in the information world since the Internet itself…. My blog has not yet changed my business, but it certainly compliments my multi-pronged approach to the real estate business…. Understanding that change is the one constant is the one of the aspects through which I try to differentiate myself from the competition.
When is enough enough?
Public Hearing Notices Detail: Request to rezone 20.52 acres from Rural Area, R-A zoning district, to Neighborhood Model – NMD to allow a combination of 97 single -family detached and condominium/townhouse residential units. The property, described as Tax Map 56 Parcel(s) 92 is located in the White Hall Magisterial District on 5023 Three Notch’d Road, Route 240, approximately 1,000 feet from the intersection of Route 240 and Highlands Drive, which is also known as the entrance to The Highlands subdivision…. As a REALTOR, growth is ostensibly good, but all of this growth does threaten the beauty and supposed tranquility that draws people here. It is simply irresponsible to approve development after development without planning first, or at least simultaneously, for new modes of transportation, whether roads, rail, whatever.
Market Stats
Our MLS just released a more robust statistical engine.
Half of the world’s wealth is now in real estate….
Half of the world’s wealth is now in real estate….
USATODAY.com – High gas prices fuel public transit use
USATODAY.com – High gas prices fuel public transit use: High gasoline prices are turning some drivers into riders, say public transit authorities in several states. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority head Joe Calabrese says high gasoline prices are turning drivers into riders. It’s a trend that Joe Calabrese, general manager of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, expects to continue as long as a gallon of gas remains about $2. My question is – how much higher is gas going to have to go until we as a region seriously consider some form of efficient mass transit?
WSJ.com – Home-Sales Data Will Prove Crucial
WSJ.com – Home-Sales Data Will Prove Crucial: Boom or Bubble: Tomorrow’s existing-home sales report and Tuesday’s data on new-home sales will be crucial for real-estate investors and nervous homeowners alike. Last week the housing-starts report showed that home construction plunged 17.6% in March, the steepest drop in more than 14 years. The numbers will prove interesting, particularly when compared to the local numbers.