March 5, 2012. What’s a buyer and seller to think when on March 1 we read on wsj.com about a “weakness in sales” and a deepening real estate slowdown during the first two months of this year, and then on March 2nd urbandigs.com highlights the highest deal volume since 2008 in February? Shut the front door, we say, as we proclaim that February was an especially strong month. We expect the first quarter of 2012 to finish on an uptick, signaling continued stability as we enter the spring market.
