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A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about FSU Grads wanting to return to Tallahassee. It discussed the obstacles (jobs) to returning, as well as concerns about current and future home values. The blog was a response to a long-time reader who now resides in Ohio and would like to return one day.
After he [...]
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We love to get questions and comments from our readers, as they often times lead to the best blog posts on the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog. After reading yesterday’s blog regarding the appreciation rates of homes in Tallahassee, sorted by size ranges, we received the following comment from reader “Brad” who wrote:
This is pretty interesting. [...]
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The enclosed real estate graph is chock full of useful information about real estate appreciation in Tallahassee, but first we need to identify how we were able to produce the graph. The graph is a measurement with the following constraints:
* All recorded 2009 existing home sales in Tallahassee (no new home sales)
* Only “Warranty Deed” recordings in order to remove as much “non arms length sales” as possible
* Only properties with square footage recorded at the county
* All Previous sales were used to calculate annualized return for each property
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Much is written about real estate appreciation (or now real estate depreciation) and many points of reference are used to “validate” the rates that are being computed. But I warn you, most references to appreciation are just plain wrong.
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New single family permit and sales activity has been declining in the Tallahassee real estate market since January of 2006. While this is bad news for Tallahassee home builders, it is good news for the stabilization of the Tallahassee housing market.
The massive number of new homes that were built in 2004 and 2005 are a [...]
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I keep coming across articles and getting comments from readers about with whom we should place the blame for this declining real estate market. I have read that it is the banks’ fault for making money too easy to borrow. I have read that it’s the builders’ fault for building too many homes. I have [...]
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Housing Reports Without The Bias
February 16, 2010
Every month, we see new housing reports that are issued first by the National Association of REALTORS®, then by the Florida Association of REALTORS®, and finally by any local REALTORS® who actually pay attention to market reporting.
The one thing all of these seem to have in common is a consistent “spin.” Somebody at the National [...]
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