is there a method to figure out realty trends/cycles?
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Real estate agents use MLS software to map past real estate trens. If your view is more to the future, look at chnages in cost of financing, changes in real estate pricing, number of days a property is on the mkt and so forth. There are no hard and rules since real estate is dependent on changes in other inter-related industries (fianancing, construction etc). Also, each market operates different and urban areas where housing is at a premium, will not see that sharp decline in values anticipated for other markets. They may drop slightly and level off/hold for a while....\n\nBut really, every 5-years we go thru a boom and burst....
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I've always used realtor.com, but recently, I found another website caled justlisted.com which emails you new listings, based on the parameters you establish, on a monthly basis. It's a really neat service because you get all the new listings as soon as they're available.
151001
Try http://www.zillow.com/.
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You can't.  Websites like zillow & bofa are not at all accurate.  For example, zillow uses loan info.  We paid cash for our house, so it shows the last thing it could find which is the foreclosure from the previous owner in May of 2004.  My neighbor paid 1/2 cash and financed the other 1/2 of her house (just 2 months ago) and sure enough zillow values her house for the exact 1/2 that she financed.  Nothing to do with market conditions in either case.  bofa.com shows my house being 30 years older than it actually is, and once again the estimate that it gave had nothing to do with market conditions.  homefindinginfo makes you fill out a form, and I still haven't heard back from them.  You could have a Realtor come by and have them give you a rough idea of what you might price it at if you were going to list it.  They would do that for free.\n\nIt has been over 26 hours since I submitted my request to homefindinginfo.com, and I still have not heard back from them.
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www.zillow.com\nMy husband is a broker, and he uses this sometimes.
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Try the Internet and your local library.  You can also ask other real estate developers about what they think about the future of the industry.
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There are none that can be accurate.  Values are subject to too many variables.  What you need to do is contact a Realtor and ask for a CMA.  This is a market analysis, and will tell you the most accurate determination.  Good Luck!
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Investment clubs, blogs, real estate forums, local real estate agents.\n\nI write a blog on the subject of credit management, mortgages, real estate trends, etc. Check it out for more information that may be helpful.
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Have a look at this webpage I uploaded a few days ago - it has hundreds of definitions of terminology used in real estate and financial services... http://profend.com/answers/financialterminology.html
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Yes. Real estate should experience some growth in the next year, but not nearly as much as the last couple years.
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you can check for FREE at www.realtor.com
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No, it levels out.  Drastic increases only happen every 10 - 20 years.  Some local things may effect a large change but the economy won't.  The present rise in Real Estate has a lot to do with the interest rates being so low for so long, and with the help of some politician land owners hiking prices it causes a snowball effect.  You'll see a gradual increase but look at the supply and demand, and the over pricing that's going on right now.  It's baseless and will take a few years to catch up.
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I would suggest checking the amounts that comparable homes that recently sold for, in the same neighborhood, or in the same general area you are interested in. Usually newspapers print real estate transactions once a week or so. Or you can check the county webpage, and see if they have a listing for completed real estate transactions.\n\nI hope this helps.
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You are in Luck!!!\n\njust a few short weeks ago the best website for doing just this came out from the guy that made expedia.com.\n\nhttp://www.zillow.com\n\nzillow.com is a great little website that will let you do this yourself. You will get the idea of when it may be innacurate (updates not included but hey thats easy to tell), and the comps on there are priceless for doing the homework yourself.
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Hi, there is a site called hometrack that tells you the price any house was bought for. So you can see how much the house was orginally bought for and how much the houses in the street was bought for and when. I have helped people buy and sell and this site is a very helpful tool because you can also find out more indepth information about any property you are interested in.
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Some good sources for Real Estate News Include:\n\nMortgage News Daily - http://www.MortgageNewsDaily.com\n\nInman News - http://www.Inman.com\n\nRealtor.com - http://www.realtor.com\n\nRealty Times - http://www.realtytimes.com\n\nAll of these are news sources that I use personally.  But when in doubt do a Yahoo! or Google Search for "real estate news".  There are plenty of good options to be found by doing this.\n\nAlso don't forget the blogs out there.  Blogs are a great source of information on today's internet.  \n\nOne excellent blog I read is:\n\nhttp://www.FutureOfRealEstateMarketing.com\n\nThere are many others.  Best of luck.
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You can go to the city or county web site and get stats for crime...In the city I live in (pretty big city) there is information by zip code, then by neighborhood. It really helps determine a houses resale value also.\nHope that helps.