October 25, 2002 Seems a little strong, but there is the possiblity that by 2030 Douglas County will be at 46,000 people. What will that do to the demand for real estate?
August 21, 1998 March 30, 2001 Lots of stuff on demographics…bottom line, keep an eye on Alexandria. This is a good place to invest ones money and life. Invest in where you live!
July 29, 1998 July 29, 1998.PartTwo I am going to upload some articles that I have kept over the years about population. Rule One in real estate: always consider the changing demographic as to the impact of the future value of real estate. For instance, farm land in Wheaton is going up, but the demographic…
Consumer confidence was essentially unchange in September as worries about job availability increased and expecations for income gains deteriorated. Buying plans also took a nasty tumble. Consumer confidence rose 0.2 points in September to 45.4, which was below market expecations and leaves the index at its lows for the year. Consumers view of current economic…
ISD206.2011 Bond Vote Great news! The bond referendum passed with 57% voted in favor and 43% voted against. The impact from building this new high school will be far reaching for everyone in this community and will pay dividends long after I am gone. I had people tell me that they were not voting for…
CoverPage 14&15Page 12&13Page 10&11Page 8&9Page 6&7Page 4&5Page 2&3Page 1<a This is the Zoning Ordinance from Douglas County from 1972. Pretty cool. I still had this in my possession from when I started in 1982. Pretty Cool…
HAI.September 2011 The Housing Affordability Index is off the charts. The interest rates are way below market, definitely is fueling affordability. Incredible times! Source: National Association of Realtors
Interest Rates vs. Sales Volume.1980 I created this graph back in 1995 when I worked at my previous company as well. It was apparent what was happening to my sales…every year they got better…and so did the interest rates. I was always so excited, seemed like there was always something better on the horizon…kind of…
Change in Farmland Values.1981to 1986 I thought this was good. Back in the day, mid-1980′s they were practically giving farmland away. Notice that Minnesota dropped 55% in 5 years.
MLS Total Sales Activity.1979to1995 I typed this up in 1994 when I worked at my previous company. I just checked the MLS statistics today with my computer (there wasn’t one before) and I have the following data to report that you can add to the written scrolls that I just uploaded. TOTAL SALES ACTIVITY IN…
