Comments on: A Former Stock Trader Talks About Boston Real Estate http://blog.wesellboston.net/boston-real-estate/a-former-stock-trader-talks-about-boston-real-estate/ Boston Real Estate | Boston Homes | Boston Condos | Boston Realtor Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:05:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: blurpalicious.com http://blog.wesellboston.net/boston-real-estate/a-former-stock-trader-talks-about-boston-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-376 blurpalicious.com Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:29:03 +0000 http://blog.wesellboston.net/?p=52#comment-376 <strong>A Former Stock Trader Talks About Boston Real Estate...</strong> RE/MAX Destiny Accredited Buyers Agent and former stock trader Jeff Persons offers a stock trader's view of the Boston Real Estate Market....... A Former Stock Trader Talks About Boston Real Estate…

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]]> By: Jeff Persons http://blog.wesellboston.net/boston-real-estate/a-former-stock-trader-talks-about-boston-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Jeff Persons Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:59:06 +0000 http://blog.wesellboston.net/?p=52#comment-13 Hi Susan and thanks for the comment. Markets are so inscrutable, you can look at positive indicators but it doesn't mean we start to recover. Look at Japan. They crashed in 1989 and in spite of lowering their interest rates to the max, never did see a recovery. A recovering economy and a return to growth in the GDP would be great for the RE business but I'm not counting on it. This possibility of no or little recovery is sobering and would probably mean an eroding of property prices each year for a number of years to come. That said however, I sure would like to see everything bounce back in the spring. Thanks again. Hi Susan and thanks for the comment. Markets are so inscrutable, you can look at positive indicators but it doesn’t mean we start to recover. Look at Japan. They crashed in 1989 and in spite of lowering their interest rates to the max, never did see a recovery.

A recovering economy and a return to growth in the GDP would be great for the RE business but I’m not counting on it. This possibility of no or little recovery is sobering and would probably mean an eroding of property prices each year for a number of years to come.

That said however, I sure would like to see everything bounce back in the spring.

Thanks again.

]]> By: Susan Baker http://blog.wesellboston.net/boston-real-estate/a-former-stock-trader-talks-about-boston-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Susan Baker Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:23:49 +0000 http://blog.wesellboston.net/?p=52#comment-12 Thank you for sharing this thoughtful and insightful article. I agree with you the real estate market is the same as the stock market but with different commodity to deal with. And yes, the supply/demand equation is also applicable in this market as well but the process of reaching agreement is slower. Do you think it’s getting longer to reach agreement in the real estate market, or are technologies such as the Internet making information on market prices more available, which would speed up that process? I’ve been keeping an eye on the market and watching prices go up and down on sites by searching for properties. I agree that there are some positive indicators, such as a decrease in unemployment claims, a strong black Friday indicating a better-than-last-year retail season, and an increase in the price of copper, which to me signals additional construction in new homes. However, it isn’t certain, because for example, if the health care bill passes I expect to see an increase in taxes after that, which will decrease disposable income. Susan Baker <a href="http://www.lrgboston.com/" rel="nofollow">Luxury Residential Group</a> Thank you for sharing this thoughtful and insightful article. I agree with you the real estate market is the same as the stock market but with different commodity to deal with. And yes, the supply/demand equation is also applicable in this market as well but the process of reaching agreement is slower. Do you think it’s getting longer to reach agreement in the real estate market, or are technologies such as the Internet making information on market prices more available, which would speed up that process? I’ve been keeping an eye on the market and watching prices go up and down on sites by searching for properties. I agree that there are some positive indicators, such as a decrease in unemployment claims, a strong black Friday indicating a better-than-last-year retail season, and an increase in the price of copper, which to me signals additional construction in new homes. However, it isn’t certain, because for example, if the health care bill passes I expect to see an increase in taxes after that, which will decrease disposable income.

Susan Baker Luxury Residential Group

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