Tag Archives: home+pricing

Houston, We Have A Problem

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tim Freund

What happens when there are no homes to sell?  Seriously, have you ever stopped to consider what would happen if there were literally no homes to sell and no homes to buy? It seems ludicrous to even think about such … Continue reading →

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If It Walks, Looks and Quacks Like a Duck, It’s A Duck

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Tim Freund

I have said in the past that I wish I were Diana Olick from CNBC.  She made herself a nice little career reporting on housing’s demise.  So it should be very interesting watching how she handles the role going forward.  … Continue reading →

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The Housing Recovery: Thank You Fed and Thank You…Banks?

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Tim Freund

Summer 2012 will be remembered in real estate circles as the summer of no inventory and the return of the building industry.  Yesterday it was reported that housing starts declined by 1.1%; a number that might give pause to many … Continue reading →

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Is It A Good Time To Buy?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Tim Freund

I’ve been getting asked this question a lot lately.  With the market apparently on the mend and prices even rising in most markets, the change has led many would be buyers to the inevitable question, “Should I buy now?”  After … Continue reading →

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Something To Talk About

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Tim Freund

It’s been  a month since my last post.  If I were working as a reporter, I would have been fired by now.  So why the long silence?  Simply put, I didn’t have anything I wanted to say.  This market is … Continue reading →

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Case-Shiller And The 7 Year Road Map

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Tim Freund

In my previous life, when I was a professional musician playing in the rock and roll band Legal Reins, we felt confident we were good, but it was always nice to hear it from people from the recording industry because … Continue reading →

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The New Role Of The Old Open House

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Tim Freund

Back in the day of the MLS book, before the modern era of internet Listing Services, the open house was the only way a person could actually get into a home or sometimes even know a home was for sale.  … Continue reading →

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All’s Quiet On The Western Front

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Tim Freund

All’s quiet all right; quiet on the Western Front, Eastern Front and everywhere in between.  It’s so quiet in fact that most Realtors are quietly freaking out.  Typically at this time of year real estate activity slows a little do … Continue reading →

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Housing And Alfred E. Newman, “What, Me Worry?”

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tim Freund

If you didn’t know any better, you would have looked at this week’s Case-Shiller and NAR’s Pending Home Sale Index and conclude the housing market recovery had reversed and was still in decline.  Nothing however could be further from the … Continue reading →

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When The Glass Really Is Half Full

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Tim Freund

The headline of today’s Los Angeles Times Business section reads: 1 in 3 L.A. County home mortgages is underwater.  It could just as easily have read: 2/3 of all homeowners have equity, but that doesn’t sell as many papers.  The … Continue reading →

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