With the help of a spreadsheet, the experts at Matthew Ferrara & Company have been able to do what the National Association of REALTORS and others have not: We’ve found the housing recovery!

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?

Forget about social media: Wireless is the un-sung technology trend that is reshaping the future of real estate. And with only 51% of REALTORS using a smartphone, agents and brokers better get un-wired today.

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.

Increase your referrals with these six steps – updated for the social media-ready next generation of real estate.