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Welcome to the September 1, 2008 edition of Real Estate Market Reports. For those of you who are counting, this is the fourth edition of this carnival and we are starting to pick up steam. This week’s edition features some of the best real estate bloggers from around the country including submissions from Alabama, Hawaii, Washington, Florida, Oregon, Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, and Pennsylvania.

Local Real Estate Data

Stephen Wolfe presents Helena AL, Old Cahaba Real Estate Market Statistics July 2008 posted at Birmingham Alabama Real Estate Blog, saying, “As we have always stated that as a homeowner, potential resident, potential seller, or as a real estate consultant, we think it is always important to know the stats about what is happening with Helena AL Real Estate.”

Georgina M. Hunter R(S) e-Pro presents Maui Hawaii properties for sale – Paia/Haiku Real Estate Newsletter – August 2008 posted at The Maui Hunter Real Estate Blog, saying, “This month’s Upcountry Realtor Caravan is all over the map – land, rental properties, fabulous estates, and a gorgeous beach house. These homes with pools are so tempting right now, I wish I had brought my swimsuit along!”

Courtney Cooper presents Seattle Real Estate: Sunset Hill Park posted at Seattle Real Estate Blog, saying, “I love Sunset Hill in Seattle! It is such a wonderful neighborhood overlooking the Puget Sound!”

Joe Manausa presents How To Dispute Your Property Taxes posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “As long as the assessed value does not exceed the market value they will raise the assessed value, so it is important to know what your property is worth today!”

Housing Report

Todd Clark (Realtor), GRI presents Washington County, Oregon home sales week in review by neighborhood (8/29/2008) posted at Helping Families Home – Your Oregon Real Estate Blog, saying, “This week the stats came out for July 2008 versus July 2007 and the numbers are pretty amazing. Despite an average drop in home sales in Washington County of 33.95% from last year at this time, the prices still rose and average of .62% from last year.”

Edith presents BizTechDay – Use Technology to Grow Your Business, Saturday October 25 San Francisco posted at BIZtechDay, saying you should join BiztechDay San Francisco, a one day technology learning bootcamp designed for entrepreneurs and business owners. Learn how to grow your business using the power of the Internet & Web 2.0 technologies from top technology and business experts who speak your language.

Debra Kukulski-GRI;ABR;RECS;e-PRO presents How is the current market in Island Lake, IL? posted at Cary Real Estate Blog-Mchenry County, Lake County, Fox River, Chain of Lakes, Barrington, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, Lake In The Hills, Waterfront Homes, Riverfront Homes, saying, “We currently have 99 Single Family homes on the market in Island Lake that are active and available.”

Joe Manausa presents Measure Home Sales Like A Builder Would posted at Really Better Real Estate, saying, “Home builders realize that they must sell 100% of the homes that they build, yet in today’s market, most homes are not selling! Therefore, much like a builder would choose not to build a home that could not be sold, a homeowner should choose not to “list” a property at a price that will not produce a sale.”

Dave Woodson presents Housing Starts at its lowest posted at The Mad Mortgage Machine, saying, “I read an article yesterday that a builder in Chicago had terminated most of its staff and ceased nearly all work since they had 5 years of homes to sell.”

Real Estate Market Report

Dena Stevens presents Pueblo Colorado: Market Report Jan-Aug 2008 posted at Do the Right Thing., saying, “This is the Market Report for Pueblo addresses Jan 1,2008 – August 30, 2008″

Tool presents Why the Sub Prime Mortgage Melt Down is Great for Savers posted at Savings Toolbox. saying if you’re a saver and have made all the right moves and make sure that all of your money is insured either by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or National Credit Union Alliance (NCUA), this is an absolute great time to be a saver in certificates of deposit and online savings accounts.

Jo Soss presents Bremerton WA Real Estate Market Report Recap | July 2008 posted at Bremerton WA Real Estate Blog | Jo Soss, saying, “Here is the Real Estate Market Activity for January – July 2008. Check back each month to see the monthly 2008 trend for Bremerton WA.”

Joe Manausa presents 4 Critical Real Estate Stats You Must Know posted at Really Better Real Estate, saying, “Every month about this time, the National Association of Realtors and the Florida Association of Realtors publish different reports regarding the performance of various markets for the previous month. While I believe that the intent of these groups is to disseminate accurate information for the good of the public and for the benefit of their membership, I also believe that the format of these reports leads to misunderstanding and confusion among those that receive the reports.”

Missy Caulk presents Washtenaw County Residential Market Reports 2nd Quarter posted at Ann Arbor Real Estate Talk, saying the second quarter data for Washtenaw County had both surprises and not some surprises. When you are out selling and working with buyers on a day to day basis, Realtors just instinctively know what is happening.

Gita Bantwal presents North Penn School District, Montgomery County, Pa Homes priced upto $400k posted at Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery Counties Real Estate. Tips for home buyers, home sellers by Gita Bantwal,Realtor at ReMax Centre Realtors., saying, “I looked up Trendmls this morning to look for single homes priced upto $400k. This is what I found…”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Real Estate Market Reports using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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