Month: November 2014

Real Estate Entertainment

For some, real estate TV is the ultimate in ego gratification. http://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-home-show-casting-20140906-story.html An excerpt: Are you struggling to sell your house? Did you have a renovation nightmare? Does your dwelling have its own story to...

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Zillow Killer

Our local MLS company Sandicor has recognized that there might be an audience out there on the intertubes, and has released a new version of their consumer-friendly MLS website to compete with Zillow and Trulia: http://www.sandicormls.com My new secret-agent ID number...

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Inventory Watch – Still Moving

More new pendings this week than in any week of July, August, or September, and when we're close enough to Thanksgiving that you can practically smell the turkey cooking, no drop-off of new listings either - just a -2.5% net decline in inventory this week! The average...

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Naked Real Estate

One thinks of Americans as more prudish than Europeans, but there are now more than a dozen naturist and clothes-optional resorts in Pasco County, just north of Tampa. The nudist lifestyle has never been more popular. “I started out on my own 10 years ago, but now...

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Corruption, Lies, and Deceit

Every American should read this article that exposes the cozy relationship between big banks and government - thanks daytrip for sending! http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-9-billion-witness-20141106 An excerpt: One mortgage in particular that sticks out in...

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