Comments on: Once again, the mainstream media is, well, kind of right.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:34:21 +0000

The quality of any journalist’s story/analysis is inversely correlated with the expertise of the reader regarding the given subject. Which is to say that the greater one’s expertise in a given field, the dumber all journalists who attempt to write about that field will look. Very few journalists have the luxury of becoming true experts (”specialists”) in the fields they cover because it’s too difficult to make a living focusing on narrow areas of expertise – the general reading public is content with being approximately right regarding the big picture. If one wants true expertise – or perhaps, “purported expertise” is a better way of putting it – then s/he will seek out industry-specific consultants and analyses. Most of what we find in newspapers and other general readership publications could substitute for that light, fluffy paper found in the bathroom.

By: Rebecca Berg

Rebecca Berg — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:45:47 +0000

Just another example of why journalists should be specialists in those fields upon which they are reporting. Great post.

By: Steve Berg

Steve Berg — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:58:44 +0000

Add to your already well highlighted facts that through the wonderful thinking of our MLS provider, SANDICOR, traditional “Contingent” sales (those that have sold subject to the buyers home selling), have also been swept up into the new Contingent category, along with all of the short sales awaiting lender approval, which should be in the new category. Also, the MLS has no category on the Hot Sheet (changes to listing status) to let the agents know when a home is shifted from Active to Contingent status, nor can Contingent listings be imported into a Comparative Market Analysis to show clients. How all this flows through to the many real estate sites on the internet has yet to be figured out either. Wonderful.