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Latest Blog Entries
A Better Report for Home Consumers
As many of you know, we’re not fans of the Case-Shiller housing report. Aside from the relentless media spin about the tiniest blip up or down, the primary problem with the report is that its focus... [Read more]
Real Estate, The Day After, Part 2
In Part 1, we started the countdown towards May 1: The Day After government tax credit subsidies expire for housing purchases. Leading up to that date will be a frenzy of purchases and sales that will... [Read more]
Housing Problem Solved: Call in the Witches
As a resident of Massachusetts, I admit we do things a little different up here. Yes, we’re the colony that launched the first tea parties. We recently revived them to remind government that we haven’t... [Read more]
Real Estate, The Day After, Part 1
Surprise, surprise: Home sales plummeted in December 2009. Certainly, this isn’t news to the consumer, although housing economists seem to be surprised at how fast and far the month-over-month numbers... [Read more]
FHA Puts the Brakes On Housing Market
As recently noted in this column, FHA is a mess. The Federal Housing Authority has been backing loans like a Madoff, and their scrutiny of borrowers has been just as good. With a wink-wink, nod-nod, FHA... [Read more]
The Aflac Lesson for Real Estate
Readers of this column long know of our contrarian opinion of most traditional real estate practices. None more frequently irks us than the idea that all problems in real estate can be solved by increasing... [Read more]
Reality Check for REALTORS and FHA
From Wall Street Journal Chart At the start of 2010, REALTORS need more from their news sources than footsie interviews with government policy makers. In the January edition of REALTOR Magazine, another... [Read more]
Fannie Madoff
We all know there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But for a while, homeowners, buyers and real estate agents thought a “heavily discounted” lunch was ok. Especially when it was Uncle... [Read more]
The Case-Shiller Erroneous Conclusion Report
If there’s one thing the real estate industry needs to worry about, it’s mis-information. Bogus appraisals, misleading market analyses and self-serving press releases make it nearly impossible... [Read more]
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Matthew's Blog Entries
- A Better Report for Home Consumers
- Real Estate, The Day After, Part 2
- Housing Problem Solved: Call in the Witches
- Real Estate, The Day After, Part 1
- FHA Puts the Brakes On Housing Market
- The Aflac Lesson for Real Estate
- Reality Check for REALTORS and FHA
- Fannie Madoff
- The Case-Shiller Erroneous Conclusion Report
- Ten Things to Do Differently in 2010
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