greenspan: NAR Real Estate Summit - Dr. Alan Greenspan - 05/19/09 10:17 AM
Unless you've been under a rock for the past 20+ years, you know exactly who Dr. Alan Greenspan is, or was. Among a list of accomplishments, he was Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006 starting under Ronald Reagan and serving (or being served by) a succession of Presidents until his retirement as the housing market started to crash down around his ears. Like me, you've probably heartily agreed with him at times and vehemently disagreed with him at others. But regardless of your take on him, it's impressive to see him in person and a tribute to NAR … (2 comments)

greenspan: NAR Real Estate Summit. Video link & Personal Observations. - 05/18/09 08:16 AM
Much has already been written about the day-long summit hosted by NAR at our recent  mid-year meetings in Washington DC. To date over 240 separate media pieces have been done on the event and that doesn't count blogs, tweets, FaceBook, etc. It is estimated that in one form or another information from the summit reached an audience of 67 million people and would have cost many millions of dollars to buy the kind of exposure garnered from the one day event. Follow this link for some video clips of the summit: Real Estate Summit: Advancing The U.S. Economy.
Because I have … (25 comments)

greenspan: Dr. Greenspanstein's Monster & Gambler Mae - 01/17/08 03:47 PM
Well, here's hoping you're safely through the holidays, and that Santa, in his munificence, deposited more than the richly deserved lumps of coal in your moth eaten stockings. With that cheery greeting,  let's start the year with a slap in the yap from the housing market. I know I told you about the light at the end of the tunnel last month but we're not out of the tunnel yet - so keep slogging.
I keep getting asked about the various ‘bail-out' packages being proposed by every sop from Sacramento to DC. So I'll just ask you - do you think … (15 comments)