Comments on: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus And The NAR Is From Pluto http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/09/22/men-are-from-mars-women-are-from-venus-and-the-nar-is-from-pluto/ Internet Money! Money On The Internet! Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:11:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: San Diego Home Seller http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/09/22/men-are-from-mars-women-are-from-venus-and-the-nar-is-from-pluto/comment-page-1/#comment-4809 San Diego Home Seller Wed, 06 May 2009 00:43:18 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/?p=12034#comment-4809 Positive-leaning statements by the NAR last winter were not necessarily misplaced. In San Diego home sales have continued to pick up steam through the end of Winter and into Spring. There are multiple offers on every low-priced foreclosure property that comes on the market. The most difficult thing for entry-level home buyers is getting an offer accepted. This was foreseeable in Fall 2008. While it may not be true that all areas of the country are on the brink of a housing recovery, there are certainly signs of life. Let's just hope that the national banks don't make any further blunders with the timing of their upcoming releases of foreclosure homes for sale. A gradual release of new foreclosure homes in San Diego would be a welcome development. Positive-leaning statements by the NAR last winter were not necessarily misplaced. In San Diego home sales have continued to pick up steam through the end of Winter and into Spring. There are multiple offers on every low-priced foreclosure property that comes on the market. The most difficult thing for entry-level home buyers is getting an offer accepted. This was foreseeable in Fall 2008. While it may not be true that all areas of the country are on the brink of a housing recovery, there are certainly signs of life. Let’s just hope that the national banks don’t make any further blunders with the timing of their upcoming releases of foreclosure homes for sale. A gradual release of new foreclosure homes in San Diego would be a welcome development.

]]> By: The NAR has no clothes | The Seattle Specialist http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/09/22/men-are-from-mars-women-are-from-venus-and-the-nar-is-from-pluto/comment-page-1/#comment-3102 The NAR has no clothes | The Seattle Specialist Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:53:32 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/?p=12034#comment-3102 [...] (National Association of Realtors) seems to still be trumpeting that everything is okay and acting as if they were living on Pluto. We Realtors need to be honest and admit the market is not what it once was. All this propaganda [...] [...] (National Association of Realtors) seems to still be trumpeting that everything is okay and acting as if they were living on Pluto. We Realtors need to be honest and admit the market is not what it once was. All this propaganda [...]

]]> By: Norm Fisher http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/09/22/men-are-from-mars-women-are-from-venus-and-the-nar-is-from-pluto/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 Norm Fisher Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:49:50 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/?p=12034#comment-3094 As a Canadian agent I don't know much about NAR, however I do own a TV set and I have heard NAR representatives peddling all kinds of bogus spin. That said, I'm also hearing some better news lately about U.S. housing. I think Barry featured a Jim Kramer video from MSNBC a few days ago that said " the rate of foreclosures" is falling and Kramer predicted a turn around by June, 2009 if memory serves me correctly. I also heard Donald Trump and Suze Orman saying "now is the time to buy" on Larry King last night. Hopefully you're getting close to the bottom and things will turn around soon. Best wishes for a speedy end to a terrible situation. As a Canadian agent I don’t know much about NAR, however I do own a TV set and I have heard NAR representatives peddling all kinds of bogus spin.

That said, I’m also hearing some better news lately about U.S. housing. I think Barry featured a Jim Kramer video from MSNBC a few days ago that said ” the rate of foreclosures” is falling and Kramer predicted a turn around by June, 2009 if memory serves me correctly. I also heard Donald Trump and Suze Orman saying “now is the time to buy” on Larry King last night.

Hopefully you’re getting close to the bottom and things will turn around soon. Best wishes for a speedy end to a terrible situation.

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