Now the pendulum in consumer psychology appears to be swinging toward reduction of household debt -- whether on credit cards or mortgages.This is a good trend, imo ... here's the full article link:http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-harney7-2010feb07,0,4396828.story

When you don't have head-to-head competition in the same sport, it's just really hard to make that type of comparison.

All it might take would be news of some economic indicator in your area (I know it's stonger in your area) or other competition to keep other offers from being made during your marketing period, a bidding war is no guarantee.

US News article talking about future home appreciation and bottom being reached in many markets later this year ...

The good news is that those people give up pretty quickly while complaining that networking is a waste of time.

Interesting...maybe it's "only" $1.1T lost in 2009:http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/17/news/economy/CBO_TARP/index.htm?

When the doomsdayers stop allow some good news to surface there will likely be more good news.

The commercial, distressed/short sale transaction I am about to share with you should not have happened in a place so small, really, but the fact that it did, is good news for you living in the more rural areas of the country.

He also bragged about a free and clear home, and foreign sports cars in his garage.

Saying the wrong thing can get you in a lot of trouble.Agent accused of Fair Housing Act violation: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/12/real-estate-brokerage-agent-accused-fair-housing-a/ :cool: