Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 Edition

Slide 1: Carnival of Real Estate, July 7, 2008 Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 2: Welcome to the Carnival “Slide Show” Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 3: Carnival Rules Find & Click on the Hyperlink Button To go directly to The Awards article source Links are (strangely) disabled on Slideshare.net, but not at www.TransparentRE.com. Please download the Powerpoint file where links are enabled, or go to www.TransparentRE.com where I list the links. Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 4: Roller Coaster Award Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 5: Goes to Phoenix Real Estate Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 6: Just joking Bob Stahl @ MyPhoenixMLS “So let’s not sugarcoat the situation and pretend that we aren’t in a market correction. But let’s not perpetuate dishonest doom-and-gloom scenarios, either.” Frankly, this statement has become a mantra Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 7: House of Horrors Award Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 8: Bad Investment? That Ocean is a Tad Too Close Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 9: Losing the $1,000,000 House, Literally The Digerati Life points out the obvious “WHY? Why shell out a million for what seemed like a high-risk property? One so conveniently situated in the middle of a disaster zone?” Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 10: Hall of Mirrors Award Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 11: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Patrick Duffy @ HousingChronicles says: For his LA Times Bu ilde rs article, he contacted to explain their Buyer Incentive Programs Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 12: And Nobody Replied Back wtf? “I had expected these public builders to explain their business practices regarding incentives during a very difficult time in the industry. They had a great opportunity to do so, but instead they passed.” Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 13: Carny Award Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 14: How did the Banks get Agents to Shoulder the Load? Cindy Jones @ VARealEstate.com VA Lenders are asking agents to maintain their foreclosure properties while in the sales process We didn’t know this Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 15: Guess Your Weight Award Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 16: Mortgage Rates are not One Size Fits All Dan Green @ TheMortgageReports “The best use of mortgage rate surveys is to help rate shoppers get a feel for overall mortgage rate movement over time -- are rates generally moving higher, or lower, or staying flat? Otherwise, they're quotes out of context.” Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 17: Big Top Award Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 18: 101 Real Estate Investment Resources Scott Roemermann @ Investing-Secrets.com Like a 3-Ring Circus, Scott’s list covers the gamut Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 19: This week’s favorite Cotton Candy Award Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 20: Marketing a Nudist Apartment Complex Matt DiChiara @ MyNewPlace In Tampa?! “We noticed that a certain rental property, ‘Arbors at Branch Creek‘ had aroused some marked interest in the past few days; organic traffic to those apartments for rent has skyrocketed in the past few days. We wondered what was at the heart of all this commotion.” Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 21: Sunny with a Chance of Naked Best article title! Provocatively Renamed “Eden” Source: Eden website Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition

Slide 22: Thank you for all your Contributions Hope you Enjoyed the Carnival More slide shows? Check out: How to Become an Online Authority How Mass Media is Embracing Social Media Explaining the Impact of Twitter and Friendfeed Pat Kitano Transparent Real Estate : Carnival of Real Estate July 7, 2008 edition