The quantified self: what it might mean for real estate | North Salem Real Estate

What does the “quantified self” even mean?
Have you ever kept a diary? This is probably the simplest way to think about what we mean when we talk about the quantified self.
The term was originally coined back in 2007 and in essence means “self-tracking,” which is to track/record all the data you can as it relates to a particular aspect of your personal life or situation. To get a more current definition, I reached out to the site quantifiedself.com, which came back with: “creating personal meaning from personal data.”

In the last few years with the advent of smartphones, always connected Internet devices and wearable computers, the quantified self has taken off in a big way.

What are the types of things people are measuring?
People who are self-tracking are now tracking many facets of their life from areas as broad as

• Diet, health and exercise
• Movement/travel
• Mood and emotion
• Spending patterns
• Sleep
• Personal productivity

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Foreclosure filings creep up a slight 2% | North Salem Homes

Foreclosure filings crept up 2% in the most recent weekly survey, but still declined 28% from year ago levels, RealtyTrac reported Thursday.

In all, the data firm recorded 133,919 filings in October.

For the 16th month in a row, judicial foreclosure auctions increased from year ago levels, with 30,023 foreclosure auctions nationwide in October, up 10% from the prior month and up 7% from last year.
Overall, there were 58,939 properties that started the foreclosure process for the first time in October, rising 2% from September, but down 34% from last year.

This marks the 15th consecutive month where foreclosure starts have declined on an annual basis, the data firm said.

Individually, Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Florida witnessed the largest annual increases in scheduled judicial foreclosures. In particular, Maryland and Delaware shocked with dramatic 'judicial foreclosure' increases of 177% and 142%, respectively.




http://www.housingwire.com/articles/27952-foreclosure-filings-creep-up-a-slight-2