From the category archives:

Market Analysis

Leveraging the MLS

February 11, 2009

I talk to a lot of people who wish they had access to the MLS. They want to get first crack at the new deals that pop up, they want to be able to get the lockbox codes for the foreclosures they want to look at, they want to be able to do searches [...]

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Sign of the Times

January 10, 2009

My brother sent me this article today…
With such a slow December, I was wondering if foreclosure activity in my area was waning, but it appears that it was just piling up instead. Nearly 1000 foreclosures in one month in my county (a suburb of Atlanta)!
While I’ve yet to attend a foreclosure auction on the [...]

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Criteria for Investment Location

June 9, 2008

I’ve written a bit about real estate cycles and how to analyze real estate markets to determine if they may be a good place to invest. Using this information that I’ve put together, I’ve written the next section of my business plan:

LISH PROPERTIES BUSINESS PLAN

Criteria for Investment Location
As noted previously, the company will use [...]

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Analyzing Markets (Part 3)

June 7, 2008

In my last post, I identified four of the major contributors to the real estate cycle. Now, let’s dig in and discuss more specifically how each of these factors influences real estate markets.
I’m going to refer again to the market cycle diagram I showed you in an earlier post:

It worth noting that [...]

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Analyzing Markets (Part 2)

June 6, 2008

In my previous post, I kicked off the discussion of market analysis and the cyclical nature of real estate markets. In this post, I wanted to discuss some of the key market factors that contribute to market cycles, and then in my next post, I’ll discuss how each part of the cycle is influenced [...]

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Analyzing Markets (Part 1)

June 5, 2008

This is the first of what will likely be many posts on the topic of Real Estate Market Analysis. The reason this topic will garner so much attention is because – in my opinion, at least – the ability to understand market trends and to analyze the state of real estate markets can be [...]

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