On Tuesday, we were fortunate to share almost two hours with Bill McBride, of Calculated Risk. Here is the written transcript: Bill McBride on blog talk radio with JtR
Month: January 2012
Short Sales in 2012
We have wondered if 2012 will be the Year of the Short Sale. Reader TH asked, "What is the problem with short sales?" The gripe about short sales is that they take so long to complete. Over the last few years, it would be 6-12 months before you'd hear anything, let...
Turko at Encinitas Park Site
As seen at W.C.'s blog - Turko's first report was 11 years ago! The Leucadia Blog's take on it? The city has mis-manged the park (and everything else) for years - link.
Cozy
You can say that they are selling the view here - don't blink:
Foreclosures in 2012
Even though this RealtyTrac report mentioned how foreclosures had dropped significantly in 2011, the latimes.com couldn't resist starting off their coverage with these two scary paragraphs: California and other states are likely to see an enormous wave of long-delayed...
Bidding-War Contest
If you are picky about what you're going to buy, and will only offer on quality properties that are priced attractively, then you need to have an effective bidding-war strategy. Practice on this one! Leave your guess on what the sales price will be in the comment...
Yunnie’s Consensus Forecast
From Lawrence Yun, NAR economist - I just want to have this on record: I participate in the Blue Chip Consensus forecast with around 50 other economists representing organizations such as FedEx, Dupont, Ford Motors, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Wells Fargo, Bank of...
HARP No-Income Refis in March
Thanks to everyone who participated in the blog talk radio show last night with Bill McBride! Based on the responses here and at CR, people enjoyed hearing from Bill, and are encouraging him to do more - hopefully we can do it again. Here is the link to the two hours:...
Willard’s La Jolla
Here is the map link:
Bill McBride Tonight 8pm
We're getting ready for the first blog talk radio event of the year, with special guest Bill McBride! The show went great - thanks for participating! Here is a link to the 2-hour show.