Another ridiculous statement by a local realtor. Honestly, I hate to keep going there. I was going to make a blanket statement that the local media should put a moratorium on interviewing real estate agents about the real estate market.
"Hey, Mr. Used Car Salesman, are your cars any good?"
"Hey, Mr. Drug Pusher, are your drugs any good?"
You see the problem. But I'll forestall the suggestion. I don't suppose being a real estate agent precludes them being candid and truthful. I certainly wouldn't want the media not to interview me about books or comics just because I sell them.
If you are going to interview a real estate agent, it makes sense to have a counter opinion, which is what KTVZ does in this story.
HOUSING PREDICTOR WEBSITE: "...has predicted Bend’s housing prices will drop an average of 11.5 percent this year, topping their “Worst 25 Housing Markets” list ahead of Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Miami, all predicted to see a 10.8 percent price decline"
REAL ESTATE AGENT: "...he doesn’t believe the much-discussed “pending foreclosure flood” and further depreciation in some parts of the country will “be much of a factor here in Bend.”“With less than four months of housing inventory in Bend, buyers could use the extra inventory."
"BUYERS COULD USE THE EXTRA INVENTORY." Really. He said that.
"Hey, Mr. Used Car Salesman, are your cars any good?"
"Hey, Mr. Drug Pusher, are your drugs any good?"
You see the problem. But I'll forestall the suggestion. I don't suppose being a real estate agent precludes them being candid and truthful. I certainly wouldn't want the media not to interview me about books or comics just because I sell them.
If you are going to interview a real estate agent, it makes sense to have a counter opinion, which is what KTVZ does in this story.
HOUSING PREDICTOR WEBSITE: "...has predicted Bend’s housing prices will drop an average of 11.5 percent this year, topping their “Worst 25 Housing Markets” list ahead of Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Miami, all predicted to see a 10.8 percent price decline"
REAL ESTATE AGENT: "...he doesn’t believe the much-discussed “pending foreclosure flood” and further depreciation in some parts of the country will “be much of a factor here in Bend.”“With less than four months of housing inventory in Bend, buyers could use the extra inventory."
"BUYERS COULD USE THE EXTRA INVENTORY." Really. He said that.