I was on CNBC’s Street Signs show today, and Kayla joined me to capture my two lines on video.
They didn’t give me the questions in advance, the TV monitor is out of sight due to the 7-second delay, and the local cameraman had mis-wired the earpiece so I was getting my own voice fed back to me a split-second later.
Click HERE to see Kayla’s behind-the-scenes video.
I’m listening to Diana’s report in one ear, then it’s showtime. I give my meat-and-potatoes advice that is applicable to every market, coast-to-coast, and the next agent starts on national TV with how he makes his sellers price right.
Which would you prefer to hear?
Which one did you hear?
I hate going first!
Here is how it looked live on CNBC:
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2014/02/21/west-coast-vs-east-coast-housing.html
I wouldn’t sweat it. The new york guy came off like an arrogant new york guy. His international money comment made it clear he’s a big shot, and immune from the crap you middle class people have to deal with.
Your points were right on. That said, A/V issues aside, lighting on you sucked. Did you just give blood?!?
Cheers,
C
I’m surprised the other realtor had time to be on the show will all the international business he is doing there in New York. Poor JtR just barely making it in that podunk town of San Diego.
Jim, its now up to you to make all the sellers in San Diego price their homes correctly. /smh
I have never been to NY but I would like to visit there once, does not seem to be a place I would want to live if I did not have to however (maybe I am wrong),
I can believe there are motivated sellers in NY (and buyers ).
I can also believe it is probably a little harder to find motivated sellers in SD.
I think you both did great and both made solid points applicable to many markets across the country. Much better than empty talking heads we usually get on local TV
Honest opinion? I thought the NY guy came off like a jerk! And his comments made San Diego sound like some little town “out in the sticks”.
You did fine, JtR–but you’re right, it’s never fun going first. Thanks for posting the clip!
Jim,
This is what I still don’t get. You would think media companies that deal with tech EVERYDAY would have this stuff down pat.
While I’m on it, the established media companies-newspapers, tv stations, movie/tv companies-have some of the worse websites on the planet.
It’s 2014. They’re not as bad as they were 3 or 4 years ago, but they’re still pretty bad.
Jim, they should have brought you on (with pay) to teach them how to do videos and how to read the housing market.
Have a good one.
JtR, just saw Kayla’s behind-the-scenes-video and reading your notes on You Tube re: that NY real estate agent that appeared with you. So he didn’t sell the $100 million property he raved about & it was sold to Qatar as their consulate? Not a good example of what’s really going on in the NY real estate market, now is it?
I’d like to amend my (first) comment–which appears as the 5th comment above. The guy’s an even bigger jerk than I originally thought.
*Chuckle* Why do I need to tel you this, Jim? I don’t want you to think I thought he was just an “average” jerk…
I was wondering, how did u get into doing interviews for the papers and stations again?
As usual I think u did great picking out a couple points that can be implemented practically by a wide audience for the media. I remember seeing your earlier videos/articles with the media during the real estate crash, I think may have been dateline or one of those shows and wsj or latimes but can’t remember for sure
It all started when Peter Y. Hong from the L.A. Times came to do a drive-along with me in early 2009.
I had been receiving REO listings from B of A beginning in April, 2008, and was uploading videos of them here. It was the peak of the blog’s popularity, due to being one of the only on-the-ground reports of the crisis.
Peter and me drove around one day, and he followed up with some phone work. Later he decides to make his story more about me than the real estate crash. On Thursday, April 2, 2009, his story ran in Column One, above the fold on the front-page of the L.A. Times:
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/02/business/fi-real-estate2
My phone started ringing before 7am that morning, and ABC News Nightline was the first caller. The guy was an assistant producer who pitched the idea of them doing a TV piece on me, and after screening the other inquiries, I agreed.
Vicky Mabrey, winner of four Emmy awards, and an LA crew show up and spend 1.5 days following me around. I had never met the clients featured in the video – they just happened to be scheduled to come down that day for their first look at potential flips.
This ran on April 16, 2009, after getting bumped at least once due to the Somali pirates:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoQSmBQr-c0
Lucky me – this also happened to be the trough for the San Diego market, and thankfully the extra notoriety enabled me to meet and assist several new clients.
Ever since then, different media outlets have somehow discovered me and the blog, and have come knocking. I do not seek the spotlight, but when called I think it is my duty to oblige, and deliver.
I’ve tried to tactfully alter the blog’s content to coincide with the changes in the market – and keep readers engaged enough that more turn into clients too. We have excess capacity though – please don’t think that I am too busy, or retiring. If you are thinking of moving, I’d love to help!
I think it has been great and you seem to project a realistic picture and I have seen the tone of the videos change in a very appropriate and accurate way as the market has changed over time. I Thank you for the offer regarding your services and if we move, we would certainly consider you.
What an a-hole that NYC guy was. Said absolutely nothing of value, unlike your comments.
What a pushy NY’er…as if Jim isn’t busy. “When I talk low end I’m talking $800,000″…blah blah blah…
Don’t worry Jim, everyone outside of NY is put off by his brand of bluster.
Probably an ex-Lehman guy?