Channel 29 did a not-so-terrible story today on the local housing market (archived: 2008). Even better, they shot my interview at a house I am marketing. Update 12/4/08 – Just to clarify the “no-so-terrible” – I am always concerned when doing interviews, as there I do not control the context of my words. The story was, I thought, fairly balanced.
The creaky sign at the beginning was classically ominous.
(I wish I could embed the video)
Two related posts –
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And no, I’m not going to say that we’re in “trouble;” here’s why.
*If you’re a mac user, you need to download this (no longer available) video player. And change the user agent in Safari to say you use Internet Explorer.
** This is the second time this year that I’ve been able to market a property via the local news. Sometimes, no amount of marketing can bring an offer.
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