How's your fall market?
OK, here's your chance to weigh in and share what you know. Fire away. I will feature the most scintillating entries in a post next week.
Now here are my questions for you.
For buyers looking at homes or condos, here in Greater Boston, or elsewhere, for that matter, what is your impression of prices and selection? Are there attractive options in your price range? Are sellers still holding out - or ready to cut a deal?
What towns and neighborhoods have the best bargains right now? Conversely, what zip codes are overpriced, in your estimation?
For sellers, what kind of demand are you seeing? Are you getting traffic at open houses? Have you had to cut your asking price? And if so, by how much? Also, are you using a real estate agent, or are you going it alone?
And for those sitting on the sidelines, what are you waiting for? Are you looking for prices to stabilize? Are you banking on further price declines? Are you worried about where the economy is headed and want to see how things shake out? Or have you given simply given up on the idea of buying and are now living in rental bliss?
On another note, on Monday, as promised, I will be running a list of the best local towns to live and buy in, based on suggestions made by the faithful contributors to the comments section of this blog. I had planned to run it this past Monday, but got sidetracked by a spate of fresh real estate market news.
And, as always, feel free to contact me directly via email. I'm always looking for a good story.
