‘Real Estate Market Trends’ Archives
2012 Market Forecast Chicago & Suburbs
Based on all data available it appears 2012 should be the year we start to see a normal seasonal market trend where prices rise in the spring, flatten over midsummer and then decline over winter and then repeat. Historically that is how the pricing [Click to Read More...]
Chicago 4.57 years of Vacant Properties
My spouse and I were watching the 10pm NBC Channel 5 news around 12/28 and they run a headline on the Occupy Foreclosure Movement in Chicago about a single mother with 7 kids that is occupying a vacated home. A local church group [Click to Read More...]
Loss Severity Model & Methodology
DBRS completed an excellent analysis regarding Residential Mortgage Backed Securities October 2011. See below Link to DBRS.com to get a copy. http://www.dbrs.com/about/methodologies Of particular interest is how the anlaysis identifies [Click to Read More...]
Credit Suisse Housing Survey
Realtor Survey completed by Cedit Suisse. Industry_RealtorSurvey_12-02-11 Additional posts forthcoming: Chicago Suburban MSA Prices Double Dip Forecast 2012 DBRS Mtg. backed Security Loss Model and Rating Methodology On [Click to Read More...]
Chicago MSA Prices Increase
PRICES INCREASE CHICAGO MSA Q2 2011 Detached Q2 2011 Attached
2011 Market Forecast Chicago & Suburbs
Prices double dipped in decline once the tax credit expired. Attached housing prices led the way with double digit decline as they seek price equilibrium with detached home prices. Stabilization is moving sideways as months of supply for bank [Click to Read More...]
Chicagoland Housing Prices Hit Bottom
Statistically all evidence indicates that prices for single family detached homes in the 8 county suburban area have turned the corner; reached bottom and may start moving up. (see our Blog site for all supporting charts and graphs) What is [Click to Read More...]
December 2009 Market Dynamics
Clicking on the following graph will popup up the full graph. Download a PDF of the December 2009 Market Data here.
