If fixing the housing industry were just a matter of money, we should all be blowing bubbles once again. Billions of dollars and dozens of programs later, will we learn what the market really wants us to do: Nothing.
It would be helpful if the media and eggheads stopped talking about the national housing market. Just leave it to the REALTORS to talk to customers locally.
Could it be that the real estate crisis continues because the government thinks a housing crisis is a terrible thing to waste?
Video entry from Matthew's blog titled "Why Overprice Property Just a Little? Go for it!"Watch this video
Fannie and Freddie committed the biggest taxpayer fraud in history. It’s time to put them away for good, and the head of their crime syndicate, HUD.
So what if the housing market takes another turn for the worse? Markets go up, markets go down. Unless you’re ready to quit selling real estate, what matters isn’t the market but your strategy. Here’s why.
It’s up to local real estate professionals to keep the American Dream alive. It’s a tough job, but they’re the best ones to do it. Here’s why.
Video entry from Matthew's blog titled "Home Buyers Need to Get Over It"Watch this video
Home buyers need to get over the fact that they might lose some money. So what? They do it all the time.
Matthew's video entry from his blog titled "Removing the Fear of Buying"Watch this video
Saying a home is just a “little” overpriced is like saying you’re just a “little” pregnant. Sellers who do it should insist on the full benefit of overpricing. And it’s in their agent’s best interest to help.
With record low mortgage rates and record high affordability, it’s clearly not the economic fundamentals that are holding back buyers from the marketplace. Now it’s time for creative REALTORS to address the buyers’ sense of fear.
It seems unexplainable that – on a product capable of doing real-time video conferencing – Apple’s own press conference wasn’t available on their iPhone.
A video blog entry from Matthew's blog titled "If It Didn’t Sell with Tax Credits, Now What?"Watch this video
Bold – maybe crazy – ideas for selling inventory left-over (and over-priced) from the tax-credit era. Are real estate agents brave enough to consider them?
