Tag Archives: Tim Freund

Similarities Of 1954 vs. 2012, More Than Just A Giants’ World Series Sweep

It’s not hard to describe the feeling of waking up this morning to the reality that my Giants had just won the World Series by sweeping the Detroit Tigers; I’m elated.  Their enthusiasm, business-like approach and utter disregard of the … Continue reading

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Something To Talk About

It’s been  a month since my last post.  If I were working as a reporter, I would have been fired by now.  So why the long silence?  Simply put, I didn’t have anything I wanted to say.  This market is … Continue reading

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The Great Recession and the Retooling of the American Realtor

The Great Recession has caused Detroit to reinvent itself; Main Street to redefine itself; Wall Street rethink itself; Silicon Valley to reboot itself and the American Realtor to retool them self.  In fact all of the above will have retooled … Continue reading

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The Guiding Light, All My Children and What We Know About Housing In 2012… So Far

Growing up, my mom was a stay-at-home mom.  Each day while doing the laundry, cleaning, and preparing the evening’s dinner she would watch soap operas on the television.  It really didn’t matter which show was on; the premise was always … Continue reading

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Ben Bernake Hits For The Cycle!

A baseball term?  Bernanke in a baseball uniform?  Not exactly the image most of us have of our Federal Reserve Chairman.  A few months ago, I criticized Chairman Ben Bernanke for announcing that rates would stay low to 2013.  I … Continue reading

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In The Real Estate Red Zone

The opponent’s offense has marched the length of the field and is within striking distance. The question now is one of defense. Can the defense hold the line? Can they bend without breaking or will the line collapse and the … Continue reading

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