tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post9195171534007565904..comments2023-09-29T04:22:59.719-07:00Comments on Average Buyer: Signs of the times ...Buying Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04651516505789196067noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-56764922928851708032008-04-03T14:02:00.000-07:002008-04-03T14:02:00.000-07:00As for signs, I see them on plenty of houses, so i...As for signs, I see them on plenty of houses, so if there is a conspiracy it is under staffed...<BR/><BR/>There also has been a bump in sales as expected, and probably peaked in March, so we should see lot and lots of for sale homes piling up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019569381521687252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-38298418427588587512008-04-03T12:47:00.000-07:002008-04-03T12:47:00.000-07:00Welcome Onthesidelines! We lasted 8 years out ther...Welcome Onthesidelines! <BR/><BR/>We lasted 8 years out there (2 were in graduate school). And had moved back in the fall of 2006....we have been waiting it out every since.<BR/><BR/>Now I have the perspective to realize why California is more expensive =)<BR/><BR/>P.S. and if you find the data on Folsom, please share...I haven't been able to find anything that goes back that far.Buying Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651516505789196067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-35190398132890104062008-04-03T12:41:00.000-07:002008-04-03T12:41:00.000-07:00My wife and I sold our house at the height of thin...My wife and I sold our house at the height of things in August 2005 and then moved to Charlotte in June 2006. We have family out there and thought we would like it since our visits were always positive. We lasted exactly one year and just moved back, very homesick!<BR/><BR/>A lot of transplants in Charlotte. Hope they like humidity and dry, cold winters.<BR/><BR/>Very interesting to see the price differences, we got lucky and were going against the tide.OntheSidelineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332408207762604670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-47462967827620902522008-04-03T09:18:00.000-07:002008-04-03T09:18:00.000-07:00I have also noticed that the signs take time to go...I have also noticed that the signs take time to go up. A home is listed for sale, I drive by a few days later and no sign. I drive by a week later and maybe 50% have signs.<BR/><BR/>Then, of course, there are the homes that have 'coming soon' on the shingle a month before they are actually posted.<BR/><BR/>This might be a sign of the chaos in the market as so many things are changing daily, buys in and out, sellers not accepting market prices, macro news about bail outs etc.husmanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133974934289103581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-22485186986003259082008-04-03T08:26:00.000-07:002008-04-03T08:26:00.000-07:00I don't know of an automated way to track, but it ...I don't know of an automated way to track, but it would be really interesting to follow how many homes marked pending sales go on to sell.<BR/><BR/>I'm tempted to start systematically tracking individual PS homes, at least in my price range and area, to compare against actual sales, but if anyone has any ideas about automating the process, I'm all ears.mcb44https://www.blogger.com/profile/17872737283548770873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622411633995176328.post-87972419691488175922008-04-03T07:49:00.000-07:002008-04-03T07:49:00.000-07:00In the past, agents would typically post "Sale Pen...<I>In the past, agents would typically post "Sale Pending" or "Sold" signs on the posts and the signs/posts would not be removed until after escrow closed.</I><BR/><BR/>This is an absolute fluke. Most agents I know leave the sold sign out in front as long as possible, even to the extent that the new owner is usually the one to remove it. The value an agent gains in proving they can sell a house vastly outweighs any potential benefit of making it look like there's less houses for sale.<BR/><BR/>My guess: the listings fell through, and the sellers changed agents.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949325302740106702noreply@blogger.com