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The Market And The Fed

Recovering from some kind of flu gave me the chance to watch CNBC where Bernanke, the fed chief, spoke about the economy. Expects 75-100 banks to go under.  Analyst noted that during the S&L crises, 1600 banks closed.  ml-implode.com tracks the mergers and closings of banks. This market change is worse than 2001 because mainly […]

Want To Complain About Your Neighbors?

Update: I guess this site is no longer available. Rottenneighbor.com will let you say anything you want about your bad neighbors. Some people throw good comments up there but really most are only going there to read bad comments or post the bad comments. I would imagine that this site will go down sometime in […]

“Ignore the Headlines” Says Time Magazine

I always temper any of good news I find, reasons to buy or feelings that things could turn around. I realize to many that if I say the market is great, turning around, etc. then many will say something like this I read in the comment section of Ryan Frank’s Blog: There is little significant […]

Difficult Neighbors

I have been lucky that I haven’t had to sell any homes with bad neighbors or really badly kept homes. I have heard of stories where neighbors hate each other bad enough to make selling the home difficult which seems contrary to reason. Wouldn’t you want the people you don’t like to move? DELTONA, Fla. […]

An Entire City May Go Bankrupt

The city of Vallejo is hurting, badly. Vallejo may run out of cash as early as March, council member Stephanie Gomes said. “This has been happening for quite a while. For 15 years the city council has been putting Band-Aids on the problem. (It has been) extending contracts and deferring payments for public safety to […]

Market Report For January 2008

Good News: Average Sale Price Appreciation – 6.1% ($343,900 v. $324,100) Median Sale Price Appreciation – 6.1% ($289,900 v. $273,200) Appreciation percents based on a comparison of average/median price for the last 12 months (2/1/07-1/31/08) with 12 months before (2/1/06-1/31/07). 12.8 Months of Inventory.  Every January we have a jump with inventory between December and […]

Real Estate Coaching With Mike Rohrig

Real Estate Coaching with Mike Rohrig Thanks for dropping by. You might already know me through my Roaring Agents Podcast or the site ROARingAgents.com. These are two free resources I offer to help agents. But sometimes, people need a little more hands-on help. Maybe that is what you need. Why might I be able to […]

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