Once upon a time in residential real estate, there was just one kind of sale: between an ordinary Seller and a Buyer (usually represented by their Realtors). Then, after the Wall Street-engineered housing bust, every other deal (literally) involved either a bank owner (foreclosure), or an underwater homeowner who needed bank relief to sell (called...Read More
As Opposed to “Abnormal” Sales?? In the course of checking MLS for new listings a couple times daily, it sure seems (at least to me) that there’s been an increase in the number of “normal” sales lately. What’s that about? Instead of using “traditional sale” — the accepted term for a sale that isn’t a short sale or...Read More
(The Term, Not the Type of Deal) In a post earlier this year titled, “Halftime at the Housing Recovery,” I posited that one sign that the housing market has fully recovered is that the percentage of lender-mediated sales (foreclosures and short sales) returns to pre-bust levels (5% or less). Want another sign? The term, “traditional...Read More
Key Statistics — and Vacant Sites — To Watch When the economy comes back, where will Twin Cities developers pick up? Most likely, where they left off when the recession and downturn arrived. –Ross Kaplan, “Bare Ground — For Now“; City Lakes Real Estate Blog (2/9/2010) In a post earlier this month titled, “Halftime at...Read More
