Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Monday, March 17, 2008, 12:01 AM
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I have been out of the Carnival of Real Estate for quite a while and forgot how interesting it was to get posts from bloggers I wasn’t familiar with, as well as some great posts from long time friends.
I started getting post submissions on Monday and by today I had a lot of reading to do. Although the carnival hosts are expected to post only their favorites, how can I do that? I decided to provide a top ten list and then everyone else. I excluded a few get rich quick posts and those who seemed to be more interested in selling something or extra posts from those who submitted more than one. If I missed any legitimate posts, my sincere apologies.
Matrix Top 10 List
- Jay Thompson presents Deceptive Listings in the Phoenix Area posted at The Phoenix Real Estate Guy.
- Aaron Dickinson presents Star Tribune Prints the Wrong Story posted at Twin Cities Real Estate Blog.
- Howard Arnoff presents Understanding buyer agency posted at Charleston Real Estate Blog.
- John presents The Worst of Home Foreclosures Yet to Come posted at Top Real Estate Blog and Tips of Selling Home from Real Estate Guru Who Sells Home Like Crazy.
- MyNewPlace presents Green Apartment Construction Hinges on Living Density posted at MyNewPlace Blog.
- Tim Anderson presents The Copenhagen Report: The sound of the popping bubble: A bit about psychology and Copenhagen’s housing market posted at The Copenhagen Report.
- Dan Green presents Mortgage Video: Why It Matters When Mortgage Guidelines Change (Redux) posted at The Mortgage Reports Blog.
- Dan Melson presents San Diego Housing Market March 2008: Heating Back Up posted at Searchlight Crusade.
- Kathy Koops presents Why Bother Paying for Owner?s Title Insurance? posted at The Cincy Blog by Kathy Koops.
- Cindy Jones presents Northern Virginia Foreclosures-What Don?t You See posted at VA Real Estate Talk.
Here are other posts of note submitted in no particular order but are all a good read:
Thanks to all of those who submitted posts. It was a fun read and I’ll be expanding my blogroll this week. Don’t forget to check out Inman News Blog, next week’s host for the Carnival of Real Estate.
Its now 11pm EST on Sunday. Gotta get some sleep for a busy week ahead. an anticipated FOMC rate drop, plus more shoes to drop (are there any left?), making my March Madness picks and most importantly, someone has to paint that green line on the parade route tomorrow in Manhattan.
UPDATE: In my $2 per share Bear Sterns stupor and flood of emails, I inadvertantly left a great post off the list:
Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Friday, March 14, 2008, 7:44 AM
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Way back in September 2006, I was the 11th host of the Carnival of Real Estate. It is managed by Drew Meyers over at Zillow Blog, who has tirelessly kept it running.
I sort of lost interest last year and was re-connected by Property Grunt, whose take no prisoners, ’cause it ain’t going to be a PC post, was host a few weeks ago.
When Drew asked me to host it for week 82 beginning St. Patrick’s Day, how could I refuse? I have Irish heritage traced back to the mid-1800’s, The original Matrix movie inspires the color green, my youngest son and I are rabid NY Jets fans (Gang Green) and “Green” is the color du jour for real estate development these days.
Here’s an excerpt from my quote in the Newsweek article on green buildings this week:
The true monetary value of green is in dispute: Real-estate appraisers are still not certain how much, if any, value LEED certification adds to the long-term value of a property. “It’s entering into our calculus right now,” says Jonathan Miller, president and CEO of Miller Samuel real-estate appraisers in New York City. Builders are going green in an effort to make their projects stand out at a time when the housing market is slowing down and builders need a competitive edge. Miller does see ecofriendly buildings as a long-term trend. Not having the term “green” in your marketing materials, he says, has become a negative, so he expects it to eventually become the standard.
No “green” requirement for your posts but hey, it’s environmentally PC.
If inspired, please submit your posts by Sunday night.
Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Monday, February 11, 2008, 6:26 PM
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In the spirit of ‘76, ‘77 (the 77th Carnival of Real Estate post) I felt festive enough for some blue cotton candy and to be able to throw darts at balloons (aka tracking real estate markets). The last time I had cotton candy was in November 2006.
What is a carnival?
Here’s some basic info on what it is and how to get started. Its basically a a bunch of blogs that take turns displaying the favorite posts for the group each week. Carnivals can vary by topics and of course and the most relevant to Matrix readers is the Carnival of Real Estate.
This week’s host: Property Grunt who uses his razor sharp insight to filter out all the submitted posts.
Next week’s host: Brownstoner Pine Needle Lawn (will apply the Brooklyn alphabet bring green to the Carnival of Real Estate.
Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Tuesday, November 14, 2006, 4:34 PM
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Apparently I was operating a ferris wheel without a license so I needed to take a month off from the carnival. What better way to re-enter the carnival than through True Gotham, a true barker of the New York real estate experience.
What is a carnival?
Here’s a great carnival Q & A. Its basically a a bunch of blogs that take turns displaying the favorite posts for the group each week. Carnivals can vary by topics and of course and the most relevant to Matrix readers is the Carnival of Real Estate.
This week’s host: True Gotham drove around in their cool car to find the best posts submitted by carnival members.
Next week’s host: Ubertor will use their application know-how to filter out the great from the alpha and beta posts. Click on the button below to get more information on how to join, host and submit posts to the carnival.
Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 7:24 AM
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[This week, after resting up from the expert carnival barking done last week by Bloodhound Blog, Inman News takes critiquing a step further by only including ten posts this week. Matrix gets to eat caramel candy apples all week as a result.]
What is a carnival?
Here’s a great carnival Q & A. Its basically a a bunch of blogs that take turns displaying the favorite posts for the group each week. Carnivals can vary by topics and of course and the most relevant to Matrix readers is the Carnival of Real Estate.
This week’s host: Inman News Blog got tough and only presented the 10 best posts submitted by carnival members.
Next week’s host: Hotpads Daily will map out the best posts for the carnival. Click on the button below to get more information on how to join, host and submit posts to the carnival.
Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 8:32 AM
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[In this week's Carnival, Bloodhound Blog, as usual, gives a lot of thought to the process and comes up with a contrarian way to present the posts submitted. Speaking of thought, I forgot to submit my post this week!]
What is a carnival?
Here’s a great carnival Q & A. Its basically a a bunch of blogs that take turns displaying the favorite posts for the group each week. Carnivals can vary by topics and of course and the most relevant to Matrix readers is the Carnival of Real Estate.
This week’s host: Bloodhound Blog sniffs out the best posts submitted by carnival members. Check back with them every day as they present a daily synopsis for their readers.
Next week’s host: Inman News Blog will “connect” with the carnival. Click on the button below to get more information on how to join, host and submit posts to the carnival.
Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Tuesday, October 3, 2006, 6:00 AM
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[In this week's Carnival, Matrix makes the top five selection of submitted posts over at YoChicago and luckily avoid getting sick on all the cotton candy I ate in the process. More details below.]
What is a carnival?
Here’s a great carnival Q & A. Its basically a a bunch of blogs that take turns displaying the favorite posts of the group each week. Carnivals can vary by topics and of course and the most relevant to Matrix readers is the Carnival of Real Estate.
This week’s host: YoChicago blows a lot of wind our way so we can read the best posts submitted by carnival members.
Next week’s host: Bloodhound Blog will do more than walk the dog to host the carnival. Click on the button below to get more information on how to join, host and submit posts to the carnival.
Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Monday, September 25, 2006, 12:01 AM
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As I watched my turn get closer and closer to hosting the Carnival of Real Estate, I thought it was amazing how much great content is being pushed into the public domain every week through the carnival. In fact, carnival participants simply ooze creativity and new ideas. Simply look at last week’s carnival post at BlueRoof.com Blog to get an idea of what I mean.
I started getting post submissions early last week and by Sunday I had a lot of reading to do. Although the carnival hosts are expected to post only their favorites, I thought to myself, how can I do that? So I decided to provide a top ten list and then everyone else. I excluded a few get rich quick posts and those who seemed to be more interested in selling something or extra posts from those who submitted more than one.
I am finding that some of the most active and insightful posts this week have been provided by real estate brokers. Its interesting to me because its been my impression that real estate brokers were somewhat late to blogosphere party as a profession but now they really get it and are rising in numbers quickly.
So its no wonder there was a lot of discussion about Redfin this week. I think that a weaker housing market sort of forces the real estate brokerage community to rethink the status quo. Thats really refreshing and I found myself adding links to my blogroll.
The Matrix Top 10 List
- Everybody’s Going Local [Future of Real Estate Marketing]. Joel Burslem provides a very insightful look at the trend toward local web sites to deliver real estate related information.
- What Housing Bubble? [The Property Monger] looks closely at population trends.
- 16 Words or Less [Agent CEO] reminded me of the axiom less is more. I tend to fail miserably being concise but if someone leaves me a voicemail longer than 16 seconds, I tend to delete it.
- Crackdown on Relisting Homes [Altos Research]. Altos crunches the numbers. Relisting is simply wrong.
- Kicking the Tires on Housing Futures as a Predictive Tool [True Gotham]. Doug Heddings deals with one of my favorite topics, housing futures.
- Google and Zillow [Real Central VA]. Jim Duncan tells us that broker _marketing will become less and less a component of a Realtor’s core competency. Representation will._
- Cease and Desist [Real Estate 2.X] gives us a good chuckle and a whole new way to name our blogs.
- Dual Agency: Using the Seller’s Agent as Your Buyer’s Agent [Searchlight Crusade] addresses awkwardness and multiple loyalties which are commonplace.
- Would the Founding Fathers Have Founded an MLS? [Charlottesville Area Real Estate Blog] concludes that restrictions on listings are better than an open system.
- For real estate promotion, the business card form factor is a tiny little workhorse [Bloodhound]. Glenn says its all in the cards.
Here are the rest of the posts submitted in no particular order but are all a good read:
Market discussion (surprisingly quiet this week)
Raising the bar on the real estate brokerage profession:
Broker ethics and “get rich quick” schemes
Mortgages and Refi Strategies
New brokerage business models
Buyer and seller advice
Defies categorization
Thanks to all of those who submitted posts. Great stuff. Don’t forget to check out YoChicago, next week’s host for the Carnival of Real Estate.
Its now 10:30pm EST on Sunday. I’ve got to get some sleep – going to be on CNBC’s Morning Call live at about 10:15am on Monday for 5 minutes with another guest. Should be fun.
Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Monday, September 18, 2006, 6:16 AM
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[Matrix is hosting the Carnival of Real Estate next week! (September 25, 2006). Trust me, its a great way to read some great posts on real estate topics of the day and not get sick on cotton candy.]
What is a carnival?
Here’s a great carnival Q & A. Its basically a a bunch of blogs that take turns displaying the favorite posts of the group each week. Carnivals can vary by topics and of course and the most relevant to Matrix readers is the Carnival of Real Estate.
This week’s host: BlueRoof Blog keeps a roof over our head so we can read the best posts submitted by carnival members and stay dry enough to submit a post to Matrix next week, who takes a turn at the carnival ticket window.
Next week’s host: Matrix gets a chance to host the carnival. Click on the button below to get more information on how to join, host and submit posts to the carnival.
Posted by Jonathan J. Miller -Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 5:20 AM
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[Matrix is hosting the Carnival of Real Estate the week of September 25, 2006. Its a great way to read some great posts on real estate topics of the day and not get sick on cotton candy.]
What is a carnival?
Here’s a great carnival Q & A. Its basically a a bunch of blogs that take turns displaying the favorite posts of the group each week. Carnivals can vary by topics and of course and the most relevant to Matrix readers is the Carnival of Real Estate.
This week’s host: Real Estate Tomato throws ketchup at the best posts submitted by carnival members and thats a good thing.
Next week’s host: BlueRoof Blog who gives the Utah perspective to posts submitted.
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