For a guy who has thrown around trillions of dollars, Ben Bernanke was probably more surprised than anyone who has been turned down for a refinance in recent years - hat tip to Mark, Joe, and daytrip who sent this in:...
Month: October 2014
Is There a Need For Experts?
If News Corp helps to clear out all the buyer-agents, and the listing agents end up being paid less, to do less - how will that affect the market? It will probably burn a little hotter in the good times, and colder in the slow times. The people who have the most to...
How Homes Are Sold
The purchase of Move, Inc. by News Corp could bring more change to how homes are sold in America. Last summer, I described on camera how our market is moving towards a single-agency format, and have been mumbling about it ever since. By the time the movie comes out,...
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“Game On”
The Zillow CEO yesterday, responding on twitter to the News Corp acquisition of Move, Inc., and realtor.com: Game on. — Spencer Rascoff (@spencerrascoff) September 30, 2014 Spence came out swinging at everybody today, and then stated that Zillow has 60,000...
Future Appreciation
We saw John Burns lead the pack with his 4% prediction, and now others are weighing in: http://www.housingwire.com/articles/31541-realtor-confidence-on-home-price-growth-slips-but-solid Members of the National Association of Realtors expect home prices to increase...