For the last few years, I have been reading the commentary and overviews that the various Real Estate Brokerages and Agents publish when the Monthly Real Estate Figures are released. Each time, I was less than impressed with the lack of transparency around the actual trends and missed opportunity to tie the data points together into a holistic view. Far too often, Agents and Brokerages just report the headlines and then parade this around all month, misleading their audience. So, to... [read more]

We are in the thick of the Spring season and the real estate market is certainly showing it with overall sales picking up. Overall Buyer sentiment remains strong but the results look to be mixed depending on the specific town/city that you are looking at. This is why, it is so IMPORTANT for Buyers and Sellers to review the market trends at the local level for the specific property type that they are interested in. As always, I have broken it down like that here and... [read more]