Media Appearance on WINA Friday afternoon
Tune in to WINA - 1070 AM - from 4:10 to 4:30 as I will be discussing the housing bailout bill signed the other day.
Will Sellers Believe Us Now?
The market is speaking. When we say that print advertising is a means by which to satiate sellers and not an effective way to market a house, will sellers finally take note of the reality of the market? The LA Times' shuttering/merging of its real…
Number One!
How to sue dual agent (thanks, Google) Dual Agency is a scourge upon the Realtor profession, and I'll gladly take the number one position against it.
Ron Paul on the Housing Bailout Bill
"The economy is addicted to easy money, inflationary programs of the federal reserve as well as deficit financing ... there is some pain with it ... hopefully we will soon wake up and change our ways, but today's vote on the House floor dealing with…
This is the Transparency that Smaller Builders need to Embrace
And it's too bad that it takes one of their clients to be bold and recognize this simple, simple fact. Aren't Hauser and Churchill and Stonehaus all going broke and filing for bankruptcy? NO. They are simply reorganizing and downsizing. This has been a difficult…
Tear ‘Em Down
From the WSJ. So far, Washington has put its political capital into trying to refinance salvageable homes for unsalvageable homeowners, when a relevant policy would consist of judiciously buying unsalvageable houses and demolishing them. Fannie and Freddie's strength is housing market software: They could be…
Where to Look For Government Contractor Jobs in Charlottesville
With all the government folks being relocated to the area as part of the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closing) deal, one question that I am frequently asked is - where does one find information on jobs - it's not like the DIA, CIA, NSA, etc…
Kevin Boer for NAR President
Fines for grammatical and spelling errors, for not uploading photos, using the words "cute, gorgeous ... honey stop the car" .... I'll vote for Kevin Boer in a heartbeat (of course, I don't have a vote that I know of). Seriously. Why not? One more…
Quick hits on the Bailout
Summary and Text: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Is preventing foreclosure really "victory"? The 10 Most Controversial Provisions of the Housing Bill - It seems that in addition to bailing out anybody and everybody, the bill is quite the privacy annihilator as well. A few…