All Neighbors in Bristow's Kingsbrooke
Top Neighbors: The magic behind the mirrors
You will never have to pay to be listed as a top neighbor. Period. That important detail clarified, let's discuss how we arrive at two "top neighbors" for a given region:
Localism is a bustling collection of hyper-local communities, and the top neighbors should reflect those members who are most active. When ranking users in a given region, several factors are considered. To get your foot in the proverbial door, you need to have posted at least one "Localism" article or photo for the region.
The very best way to quickly rise to #1 is to post high-quality local content. Keeping a steady strem of incoming posts and photos will massively tilt the scales in your favor.
What doesn't count toward the top neighbor ranking? ActiveRain points and community sponsorships. The top neighbor spots will always go to the most active members in a region. We want to create a level playing field that encourages the growth of communities — talent and dedication are required to win the day.
Maybe Punxsutawney Phil was right when he predicted six more weeks of winter on Groundhog Day this year. The wind is sounding evil tonight as it blows through 
Only distressed sales of Kingsbrooke townhouses made it to settlement in January. The high sold price was 12% lower, and high marketing time 239% longer than it had been last report. The low sold price was 20% lower and low marketing time 63% longer than it had been last report. The average sold price was 16% lower than last report and down only 6% compared to last year. The average marketing time was 200% longer than last report and 221% longer than it had been last year.
There were double the number of Kingsbrooke single family homes that made it to the sold column in January, compared to December. Since December only saw one home sold, we'll stick to comparing averages. The average sold price was up 40% since last report. Not surprising since only a small Kingsbrooke home had sold in December. The average marketing time was 4% longer than it was in December. Compared to last year, the average sold price increased a modest 2% and the average marketing time was 40% longer.
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The number of Kingsbrooke townhouses making it to the sold column increased since last report by three homes, and by two home since last year. Still, the majority of Kingsbrooke townhouses being sold are Short Sales. The average sold price improved 23% since last report and 17% since last year. Average marketing time improved 76% since last report, but lengthened by 76% since last year.
Like November, there was only one sale in December. And it's been a while since a Short Sale made to it to the sold column. Since there was only sale, we will only make comparisons with average values. The average sold price decreased over 38% since last report and decreased over 30% since last year. This is likely more to do with the small size of the home that sold in December 2011. The average marketing time improved by 8.3% since last report and was 51% longer than last year.
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Since there was only one Kingsbrooke townhouse sold in November, we'll only look at the averages. And at that, we can only compare to last year's report. There were no sales in the month of October. The average sold price has decreased by nearly 15% since last year. Nothing to panic about. With a few more sales, this number is bound to go back up. The average marketing time, reflected this report by one Short Sale, was 495% longer than it had been last year. Again, an 
