Judith She`'s (bowdensmarketbarometer) Blog

If you’ve ever driven the Blue Ridge Parkway, you know the feeling. Breathtaking vistas for miles around are picture-postcard perfect.  A temperate four-season climate, abundant recreation and extensive and diversified housing opportunities have been attracting visitors and new residents to the w...

A leader for 85 years in wealth analysis, Barron’s, recently named Pebble Beach #6 on its list of the “10 Best Places in America” for second homes.  Located on the Golden State’s pastoral Monterey Peninsula, Pebble Beach has long been known for . . . (read more) 

For the first time in more than 30 years the American home is shrinking.  According to the National Association of Home Builders, the median home size grew continuously between 1973 and 2008, when it shrank 11%. NAHB also reports that 90% of homes built by its members in 2009 were smaller than th...

Gorgeous 165-acre family compound for sale in western North Carolina.  Check it out at PCNewswire.

Ah . . . the seduction of a getaway in an exotic location.  Second home sales have begun to gather momentum again as buyers recognize that prices have never been better.  Due to its relatively recent emergence on the second home market radar . . . (read more)

  The current employment situation is truly an albatross, not only to the unemployed, but also to economists who just can’t quite make sense of the indicators, and to those who rely on them to strategize. We understand the conundrum the data present and wish the media would do less to exacerbate...

This issue contains some solid upward trends. A look inside this issue: Bowden’s MARKET BAROMETER Vol. XVIII / #10 February/March 2010 Current Climate / Barometric Beat Mixed news on a variety of fronts, but it looks like we’re getting there, slowly. Trends In . . . Senior Living Forty years from...

Lil Miller-Fox, co-founder of PrivateCommunities.com, the highly successful internet portal that serves both developers and consumers by showcasing private communities throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean, recently announced a strategic partnership with Atlanta, GA-based A Third Home, LLC.  3rd ...

Builder outlook on sales conditions has remained steady for the last three months in spite of new home sales taking an 11.3% month-over-month dive in November.  This translates to a seasonally adjusted sales pace of 355,000 new home sales, 9% below the same month one year ago.  But the good news ...

Just published the first edition of Bowden's Market Barometer for 2010.  Good news abounds while caution remains the order of the day. Neverthless, things are looking up.  Our Editor-in-chief, Ralph Bowden provides an interesting take on "medical real estate" for aging Baby Boomers over the next ...