The analytics firm known as Capital Economics recently reported their inkling that 2012 will be the year that the housing crisis will officially something of the past. The loosening credit standards realized today is much of the reason for this hopeful turnaround. For mortgage loans, the typical credit score needed is roughly 700 which is [...]

Ever heard of the Spring Market? Well it is back in full force and looks to be stronger than ever this year when pegged against recent memory. Many reasons account for this great optimism about the Spring of 2012. For one, the mild weather has been a massive factor contributing to the heightened interest in property. [...]

It all started right here in Bostons South End neighborhood back in 1962 with a woman, Betty Gibson, who transcended all preconceived notions about what it meant to be successful in the field of real estate. This polarizing stance that the firm established from the beginning of relentlessly striving to exceed the clients expectations has led [...]

Warren Buffett is certainly a man who speaks his mind on many different factors impacting the economy in our nations society. Now he has recently been interviewed and shared his contentions about the real estate market trends from today and into the future. The real estate climate, he insists, will receive quite the boost due to the low [...]

For the second year in a row, a survey has showed there was yet again an increase in the confidence for a full real estate recovery. 1,251 people were recently surveyed and incredibly favorable results followed. In a [...]

A reoccurring trend around Boston is for the younger population to flock to the more vibrant, exciting lifestyle of the city. In a recent article from The Boston Herald, we learn about the Hackney family who decided to move from the suburbs to the city. Typically, prospective buyers in todays real estate climate are targeting open, airy, [...]

When there are price fluctuations of roughly 3% or even less, that is a great reason for one to speculate that the market is in a stabilization stage. This notion, along with much more detail, was shared by the President and Founder of Local Market Monitor, Ingo Winzer. He discusses certain metropolitan locations that are the most likely [...]

Would you believe that at least in some towns surrounding Boston, the median house prices achieved are close to the 2005 levels? Apparently, there is data that supports how in 2011 compared to 2010, there was a minuscule 0.1% increase in home prices. However in addition the estimated 1.4% increase from 2011 to 2012, still rather diminutive, [...]

Housing in small cities is likely to be hot in 2012. Once again, Jed Kolko, the chief economist at Trulia.com expressed his opinion about places such as Boston, San Jose, Austin/Houston, and Rochester in upstate New York and how they are some of the smaller cities that will out-do the rest of the country in real [...]

Have you ever thought of the Nike Swoosh tick to represent our 2012 real estate market? Well this is the trend that the real estate market is taking going into this new year.

Jed Kolko, the chief economist at Trulia.com, insisted that the cities that are most likely to continue to have strengthening real estate markets were the rather [...]