By The Tim on April 13, 2012
From a NWMLS talking points memo that was circulated in June 2006: …the forecasts for housing price growth are calling for booming values in the state of Washington. For the June issue of MONEY Magazine, Fiserv Lending Solutions and Moody’s Economy.com provided forecasts for the coming 12 months for 380 metro areas – they predict [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged 2006, Friday Flashback, NWMLS, propaganda, Sohn
By The Tim on January 27, 2012
Today’s Friday Flashback comes to us courtesy of John L. Scott (“Your Trusted Real Estate Resource”), who published this delightful “white paper” in early 2008, titled Why Now Is A Smart Time To Buy (pdf). Here are some selected excerpts: FACT: The housing market is undergoing a natural cyclical correction. …unlike what the media would [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged 2008, Friday Flashback, JohnLScott, propaganda
By The Tim on December 22, 2011
Okay, since this subject has been brought up in nearly every open thread over the past two weeks, I’m going to post about it here so we can just get it out of our system. Big freaking surprise: Realtors Lower 2007-2010 Home-Sales Estimates by 14% U.S. home sales from 2007 through 2010 were about 14% [...]
Posted in National, News | Tagged NAR, propaganda, Yun
By The Tim on November 20, 2011
This poll was active 11.20.2011 through 11.26.2011.
Posted in Polls | Tagged Polls, propaganda
By The Tim on November 2, 2011
An instant classic: This video brings up a number of questions: Who is this nebulous evil entity that is “threatening the dream of home ownership”? How does a moving van across the street mean that my grandkid won’t be able to buy a home? Wouldn’t it put many NAR members out of business if everyone [...]
Posted in Audio & Video, Humor | Tagged advertising, NAR, propaganda, video
By The Tim on August 12, 2011
Here’s a little montage of commercials from the National Association of REALTORs® over the last few years. My favorite is the one with the family literally sitting on a fence. The last one isn’t technically a “flashback” since it’s currently airing, but the message that anyone who doesn’t buy a house must hate America and [...]
Posted in Audio & Video, Features | Tagged Friday Flashback, NAR, propaganda, video
