>> … we see them making bucks faster than most of us ever will …
Any experienced/seasoned realtor will tell you that, under normal circumstances, it’s very difficult to make decent money as a realtor. What’s going on in the last few years was an anomaly. This is why, currently, many realtors are leaving the profession.
There is an old saying: “only when the winter comes, can you tell the grasshoppers from the ants.”
I disagree about Liarrheah’s job function. He is the chief economist of the NAR – not the chief marketing officer. He is tasked with telling the truth regarding the financial aspect of real estate, NOT talking it up rain or shine.
He has done a miserable job and his reputation, along with NAR in general, is suffering as a result. I doubt this is what he is being paid to do – being treated as a leper because his advice is so tainted.
Good point about the journalists – their job is to “afflict the comforted, and comfort the afflicted.” NOT parrot the party line!
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