With real estate in the disarray that it is, somebody in my position will spend a significant amount of time in market research trying to find the “hot pockets” where real estate is still a hot commodity. in this research i have found interesting statistics that almost contradict themselves.
for instance, i have seen, through google trends that real estate in North and South Carolina are commonly searched, however, in “expert” predictions and through their research they are stating that these pockets are not in
New Hampshire, North Carolina or South Carolina, and are in fact located along the Gulf Coast and this is attributed to the destruction of Katrina.
In addition, it is notable that with the apparent threat of natural disaster, the Florida market is suffering considerably while we see an influx in the midwest, especially Colorado according to Google Trends. however, Forbes named Denver as one of the riskiest real estate markets in 2008…
