When properties sell the same day they are on market......that buyer has been already lined up before the property came to market, and listing it is merely giving the appearance that everyone had a chance at it, or entering for purposes of tracking statistics in the mls.

The Greater Cleveland area is the 28th largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. with a population of just over 2 million.

People read into statistics way too much, without really understanding them...

Commercial real estate is usually a leading indicator and there are some troubling signs statistically, and many malls are melting down now.The most important takeaway though is that yeah we may be in a bubble, but if you find a sweet deal and you're not forced to sell it, even if it rents for a tiny bit less during a downturn, who cares?

Statistics say that 30-35% of us won't even be alive at 65 years old.  

Also, someone that has lived to 30 or 35, statistically will live to 88.

One thing I have always hated about the way average income statistics are given is that they are given as a per household number.

I read a statistic once that a significant percentage of Americans are unhappy with their jobs.

I posted the true statistics & market data yesterday in a post. 

My issue with polls is the statistics are so easy to skew.