Archive for April, 2008
This great article on the 1000w blog proves a great point. When business is booming, your market share will grow even as you become detached from the core needs of your client. Often it will take decreased revenues and market share before management will recognize something is wrong, and further decreases to determine the root [...]
Just Listed: 36142 River Point Drive in Astoria.
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The NAR reports that sales nationwide of second homes fell more than 30% in 2007, while condos slipped less than 3%. Condos also made up a larger share of vaction homes last year, up 8 points to 29%. While sales of condos were steady, prices weren’t. Many areas saw a declines above and beyond the [...]
These two incredible homes at 2715 & 2655 Mill Pond Lane have just been reduced nearly $50,000! Currently listed by Jennie and Bree of RE/MAX River & Sea, both homes are staged with designer decor. Located on the east end of Astoria, Mill Pond Village is a casually upscale community on the Columbia River and [...]
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Most home owners in the Astoria area would answer with a very firm false. There are reasons that it could be a great time to sell your home in Astoria, even during a buyers market here in Clatsop County. Before I continue, let me say this: Every situation is different, and you should seek [...]
A recent post that detailed the launch of a new foreclosure database that offered tons of detailed really caught my interest. Foreclosureradar.com only contains property foreclosure info for California right now, but I’m certain it’s only a matter of time before somebody begins to roll out a nation wide site. Currently consumers and investors can [...]
On the dawn of the Astoria real estate bubble “bursting” sometime in 2006, the media told everyone that home prices would fall but don’t act just yet… Because they weren’t sure where the bottom was. Prospective buyers listened to the experts on TV and columnists in the national papers and waited for prices to plummet, [...]
Dramatic changes in minimum requirements for home buyers may effect your ability to purchase a piece of real estate in Clatsop County. Many zero down programs have done away along with PMI, and new minimum credit scores will shrink the number of qualified buyers further. Fortunately, most of these changes are imposed by Fannie Mae [...]
Inventory continues to decline in Astoria, translating to increased demand (in theory). We’re beginning to see recovery from the flat month of January that followed the December hurricane. Inventory did increase slightly in the first quarter, but sold properties in March was double the number sold in January.
Another encouraging market statistic is the number of [...]
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