reading real estate articles

Separating hype from fact

This article is designed to make you crazy, buyers. Prices are up. We all know that. But, by how much? Funny, they don’t tell you anything relevant to your search. There is no chart of local information. Just a couple of paragraphs about why the housing bulls are dancing the gig. The article is from

Lying by omission. Real estate news this winter.

It is so easy to use a tiny sample and a hyperbolic headline to prime potential buyers to get ready to buy desperately. Don’t fall for it! Real estate owner-favoring propaganda is alive and well, and not frozen-over for the winter. Recently, an article appeared online with the title, “Five Somerville 1-BRs You Can Buy