tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post4070468483889223216..comments2024-03-08T08:55:52.985-08:00Comments on Whispers from the Edge of the Rainforest: They say all advertising is good advertising... how about a little notoriety?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-50465011323343169042012-11-16T12:36:28.145-08:002012-11-16T12:36:28.145-08:00I don't know if I would call them the norm. Kn...I don't know if I would call them the norm. Knowing of one broker that is a bad apple or a hollow one doesn't mean that all <a href="http://www.ralainvestments.com" rel="nofollow">mortgage brokers</a> are. Even reading this article doesn't convince me of that. It is true that many inexperienced people get jobs that they shouldn't have. There are, however, many professionals in Vancouver and elsewhere that know what they are doing and are trying to improve the market for themselves and for their customers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071846057913880130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-9911659563831080152012-07-24T15:47:12.876-07:002012-07-24T15:47:12.876-07:00Someone had put a comment on there involving sexua...Someone had put a comment on there involving sexual stuff. Something about "There should be a penis in your mouth and anal would help too". I spit up my water when I read it laughing. She seemed like a very traditional gal and probably cried when she saw it. <br /><br />^^ you know, I watched her video and cringed a bit when I heard her claims. Not anything I haven't heard from other realtors though (many men in fact). I don't blame her for canceling her account, at least temporarily. Some of the comments were absolutely sexist, misogynistic etc. Garth had comments on his blog (from posters) calling her a s**t and a c-word. I mean, please. If you are going to insult - do it with a grain of integrity. Personally I don't see any need to make sexual comments. If we had watched a video by a male realtor saying the same things none of those things would have been posted. Makes me sick to my stomach that this is the world that my daughter will have to grow up in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-11061312544683840982012-07-23T23:33:30.578-07:002012-07-23T23:33:30.578-07:00Someone had put a comment on there involving sexua...Someone had put a comment on there involving sexual stuff. Something about "There should be a penis in your mouth and anal would help too". I spit up my water when I read it laughing. She seemed like a very traditional gal and probably cried when she saw it. Pretty pathetic for her to cancel her account. My guess is, she is no longer a realtor and that is why she cancelled it. Someone said she only became a realtor 10 months ago. No new realtor would survive this downturn. Even seasoned realtors without connections will struggle. Her website only shows 3 listings, all of which seem pretty old. So you asked why she wouldn't want publicity? Because she isn't a realtor anymore, is my guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-66905760371426430632012-07-23T21:45:22.355-07:002012-07-23T21:45:22.355-07:00We really need to clean up the real estate busines...We really need to clean up the real estate business in this country. Perhaps we can start by setting out some very specific rules stating that realtors may not refer to homes as investments or make suggestions regarding future worth. <br /><br />They really are crossing the line when giving financial advice. Mary's opinion is just that. It is an opinion and so it has very little worth. If an innocent buyer were to rely on it though you might think they would have a legal claim against her down the road.<br /><br />The folowing line is just one example of what I am referring to. Mary writes:<br /><br />"Real estate prices in Vancouver go up over time. Historically, if you bought a home that you lived in for several years; you made money when you sold. There is no reason to believe that will not be the case for you now".<br /><br />Does anyone else see the problem with this remark? This foolish woman is asserting that home prices will keep rising in the future. That is clearly bad financial advice under the circumstances. Closer to the truth is that a buyer at the peak will have to wait 8 to 12 years to see prices return to what they paid. Assuming they don't bankrupt in the meantime. That is much more usual following a bursting bubble.<br /><br />This gal should review the terms of her license and study the chapter on ethics and advice. Either that or get certification in some area of finance before she shoots her mouth off about the future of home prices in Vancouver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-20742433134207430922012-07-23T18:47:50.538-07:002012-07-23T18:47:50.538-07:00Financially illiterate professionals of all fields...Financially illiterate professionals of all fields are the Norm not the exception. I know of a mortgage broker in Van. who has not a clue about the first thing about money and investing. Yet she has been a business owner, worked in a bank and has now been a broker for many years...This is true not just of Realtors but of financial planners and investment advisers in general. In good times they are 'successful' by default; in bad times they scratch their heads and wonder what hit them! I bet Mary Mary quite contrary is in that camp now. She has no answers to give for her claims because the answers just do not exist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03236980151361084352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-80800867384958551762012-07-23T13:52:30.506-07:002012-07-23T13:52:30.506-07:00So, we've seen the graphs showing inventory le...So, we've seen the graphs showing inventory levels by year. Does such a thing exist for transactions? I've seen some rough data for the current year but not how it compares to prior years.<br /><br />I ask this because I'm wondering if is inventory going up and prices down because there are less buyers then normal or more people listing (boomers) looking to cash out. All evidence points to lack of buyers, but I want actual data.<br /><br />In the US the market started correcting because of both a lack of buyers, everyone who was in got in, and over supply from builders racing to the top. Today it was announced that the recession in the US, if you look at wages and not GDP, actually started much earlier then though, in the last three months of 2006. So another interesting metric to look at is whether wages are increasing or decreasing. Unfortunately this data is usually available to us when the party is already over but it would be helpful.JRnoreply@blogger.com