All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Residential Market Trends
Posted May 29, 2007
Hong Kong Residential Market: 1st & 2nd hand are NOT a Pair
Analysis of: Hong Kong Residential Market: 1st & 2nd hand are NOT a Pair | www.real-estate-tech.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Analysis of: Hong Kong Residential Market: 1st & 2nd hand are NOT a Pair | www.real-estate-tech.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
This analysis written by Stephen Chung (GLG Real Estate Council) of Zeppelin Real Estate Analysis Limited, a Hong Kong-based independent real estate analytical service, investigates the relationship between the 1st hand (new sale) and 2nd hand (resale) residential markets in Hong Kong. It offers some...
Posted May 24, 2007Apartments Are Pricey Today
Analysis of: This Week’s Real Estate Stories | webmail.west.cox.net
Author: Paul Burns, Owner City Investments
Apartment rents will be difficult on the average to raise in light of the significant increases last year. There is no shortage of rentals in the average market to cause a different result. Strained household incomes will be difficult to stretch to higher levels across the markets....
Posted May 21, 2007Price is Right
Analysis of: If You Must Sell, Name Your Price Carefully | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson Long & Foster Real Estate Inc.
Deciding on a price is extremely important in the current market. The author suggests waiting it out if sellers do not have to sell. If they do they need to price towards the lower end of comparable sales rather than the higher end.
Posted May 18, 2007Where Are Mortgage Rates Headed?
Analysis of: Mortgage rates at highest level five weeks | www.msnbc.msn.com
Author: Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson Long & Foster Real Estate Inc.
Article points out that Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.21 percent nationwide this week, up from 6.15 percent last week and that it was at highest level for 30-year mortgages since they average 6.22 percent the week of April 12.
Posted May 11, 2007
Return of Affordability
Analysis of: Taylor Takes 25 Million-Pound Charge on Florida Homes | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Carl Streck, Principal Trinity Development Group
Return of Affordability
Analysis of: Taylor Takes 25 Million-Pound Charge on Florida Homes | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Carl Streck, Principal Trinity Development Group
1. Taylor Merger a smart move 2. Pricing returns to Historic norms to move inventory 3. Taylor and Morrison fill each others holes.
Posted May 4, 2007Housing Industy Information
Analysis of: Market Watch Real Estate Weekly | webmail.west.cox.net
Author: Paul Burns, Owner City Investments
The headline article lets us know that one in five homeowners is concerned about the possibility of foreclosure.I have other market information I am able to share with you without conflict.
Posted April 23, 2007
Affordable Housings' Dirty Little Secret
Analysis of: Affordable Housings' Dirty Little Secret | www.dribinhousingblog.typepad.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Analysis of: Affordable Housings' Dirty Little Secret | www.dribinhousingblog.typepad.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
The Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program has been the primary tool for the development of affordable housing since the mid 80s. The program is not efficient, because much of the funding gets used for soft costs. It is also not as effective as it could be because it does not serve...
Posted April 22, 2007
Making Sense of the Sub-prime Mess in N San Diego County
Analysis of: Making Sense of the Sub-prime Mess in N San Diego County | western-realestate-investor.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Analysis of: Making Sense of the Sub-prime Mess in N San Diego County | western-realestate-investor.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
1. All real estate markets are local2. Buying opportunities exist for investors in this part of N. San Diego County3. There is still time and opportunity for owners to refinance out of poorly structured loans, but it requires working with lenders and others
Posted April 20, 2007Downtown San Diego's New Design Review Process
Analysis of: CCDC Hosts Architects to Discuss Downtown Revitalization | www.kpbs.org
Author: Gina Champion-Cain, Chief Executive Officer and President American National Investments
Good for Downtown San Diego's redevelopment arm, Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC), for wanting to significantly elevate the level of discourse with respect to overall issues of urban design and the design of individual projects.
Posted April 16, 2007Is our housing market going to raise unemployment in China?
Analysis of: Foreclosures rocket in valley | www.azcentral.com
Author: Paul Burns, Owner City Investments
We’re 300 million people out of a world population of 6.5 billion. We control 1/5 of the world’s economy and we’re the world’s biggest importer. Everybody in the rest of the world who could has funded our recent deficits. We’ve consumed our way into a weak dollar. The good news is that we’ve made other...
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