25 Comments

1. 

   Wassup on February 14, 2011 at 7:35 am

   I’m leaving Canada and moving to Australia, tonight.

2. 

   old hickory on February 14, 2011 at 9:16 am

   you stay classy, Australia.

3. 

   skip on February 14, 2011 at 11:42 am

   make sure you do your due diligence!!!

4. 

   Jake on February 14, 2011 at 11:45 am

   Was not Australia founded as a penal colony?

5. 

   Susie on February 14, 2011 at 11:49 am

   Yeah, it got my attention, and it’s different, but those two “classy” Australians would be the last ones I’d call to represent me in one of the most important financial decisions of my life (ie selling or buying a home).

   Give me JtR in real estate land– a REAL classy guy with REAL experience (25+ years) and knowledge to back up his comments with integrity to the max. No wonder the LA Times called Jim “the Hunter S. Thompson of Real Estate”. I thank my lucky stars that I saw that article online nearly two years ago.

   I doubt I’d be a brand-new homeowner here in Potato Land without Jim’s advice and counsel. He gained no commission on my home purchase since it was out of CA, but still was a trusted advisor. And yeah, I kid him that I’m a bubbleinfo groupie, but there’s no better real estate blog (or videos) out there. Just my two cents…

   PS *Chuckle* The check’s in the mail for this spur-of-the moment, unsolicited testimonial, right, JtR?

6. 

   K. Trout on February 14, 2011 at 12:04 pm

   Penal colony is right. The two carnies probably just were released on bail after having defrauded billions. Oooops, that was in the U.S.A !

7. 

   MB Mike on February 14, 2011 at 12:17 pm

   Thank goodness for the pause button.

8. 

   John Hempton on February 14, 2011 at 12:22 pm

   Ah – the Gold Coast is the cradle of the spivvy real estate agent. More spivs per square mile there than anywhere else on earth.

   Just google the phrase “gold coast property developer”. you will get the idea.

   resorting to this much sex to sell. not even unusual.

   John

9. 

   GameAgent on February 14, 2011 at 1:08 pm

   Spivvy?

   filler filler filler

10. 

    John Hempton on February 14, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    Spiv = british-australian slang equivalent of snake oil salesman…

    Google definitions here:

    http://www.google.com.au/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=define:spiv

11. 

    GameAgent on February 14, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    I can think of a few spivs around here.

    Back in the early 90s, a co-worker from the UK declared he was ‘knackered.’ Took me a while to figure out that one.

12. 

    swm on February 14, 2011 at 1:45 pm

    Imagine what they could do selling the Playboy Mansion

13. 

    Timo on February 14, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    Sh%#t, my PC volume was high up and here in the office everybody turned their head. It looks I better move to ‘Down Under’ right now…

14. 

    Genius on February 14, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    Butter face.

    Gotta love Oz though.

15. 

    Sean on February 14, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Penile colony, not penal colony.

16. 

    local boy on February 14, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    I watched it 5 times–It works!

17. 

    Downturn on February 14, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    They’re selling something?

18. 

    Jeeman on February 14, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    If it’s still a penal colony, looks like they are going after the penile audience.

19. 

    Dwip on February 14, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    I wonder if that actually works. You’d think people would be more inclined to call them for a hooker than to buy a house.

20. 

    tj & the bear on February 14, 2011 at 6:13 pm

    The HOUSE was very nice though, for those of you that paid attention. 😉

21. 

    bubblenerd on February 14, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    I don’t know much about real estate, but since the video shows more skin than house, does this mean she comes included in the house? That’s gotta mess up the comps.

22. 

    ChrisG on February 14, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    lol. Nicely done.

23. 

    John Hempton on February 14, 2011 at 7:31 pm

    Alas she is almost certainly more expensive than the house. And if she is not she is certainly more high maintenance than the house.

    And if you have to ask how much you can’t afford it.

    Glad to live in Sydney with my first (and only) wife. Much more glassy than cheap-tricks on the Gold Coast.

24. 

    MarkB on February 14, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    Ah….those guys are Australian…I forgive them.

    But as Dwip noted those two sad hipsters probably had to resort to shilling escorts last winter and figured they’d carry it over into the RE sales part.

    “This is a family home so if you’ve got kids……”; squares, dorks, dweebs, etc. Enough said.

25. 

    pigpen on February 14, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    Jim, you just called the top of the aussie housing bubble with that video. Please mark it in your calendar.
    Cheers,
    Pigpen