Luxury Segment has been Leading the Recovery” | Bedford Hills Real Estate

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In response to a June 27 Real Estate Economy Watch article asserting that for the first time since the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing began tracking upper tier market trends in 2008, its Market Action Index hit the threshold that separates buyer’s and seller’s markets earlier this month, ILHM Founder Laurie Moore-Moore points out that he luxury segment has actually been LEADING the recovery for more than a year.
“We appreciate your coverage of our data, but just a note to let you know that the interpretation of our ILHM National Luxury Market Report is not correct.  The luxury segment has actually been LEADING the recovery for more than a year.  Sorry that we did not give you additional information for context,” she said.
“While the recent national report does show that the luxury niche has officially clicked over to a seller’s market and that every listing isn’t gobbled up in the same month it is listed, this does not mean luxury is behind other segments in recovering.  There is plenty of evidence to the contrary.
“We do recognize that there is no such thing as a “national” real estate market.  Like the Case Schiller report, our report is a composite report.  Info on more than 30 major markets is available to our members (the definition of luxury varies market by market.)”
Below is the original REEW article:




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