David Curry

I wonder if all the Realtors who feverishly pitched the "expiring" tax credit are going to lose face in their markets now. There was no way the credit was going to be allowed to expire, yet Realtors got all whipped up trying to cram the magical expiration date down buyers throats. It's a shame really. Agents with any sense of the world around them new it wasn't going to expire, as it's an easy photo-op and "victory" for Barry O at a time when he badly needs something to hang his hat on. www.genevalakefrontrealty.com/blog David Curry Geneva Lakefront Realty 49 West Geneva Street Williams Bay, WI 53191 262-245-9000 www.genevalakefrontrealty.com

I actually sort of disagree with this post and the comments. Blogging only works if you're good at it. I see plenty of blogs that aren't worth the domain name fee, and I would argue that having a "bad" blog is worse than having no blog at all. If people find you on the internet and after reading some of your blog deem you a "moron", that blog SEO didn't help your business one bit. There's this strange sense of entitlement that everyone with a wordpress account can blog. They may have permission to blog, but that doesn't mean they can write to save their lives. Most Realtors should stick to facebook and twitter, as poor quality blogging serves as a hindrance to image building. David Curry Geneva Lakefront Realty 49 West Geneva Street Williams Bay, WI 53191 262-245-9000 www.genevalakefrontrealty.com

I'm a bit torn on the subject, as this $8000 tax credit is indeed a handout, and arguing that it isn't is nonsensical.The first time home buyer credit ignores the larger portion of the market, perhaps all in the idea of "fairness". Senator Johnny Isakson has a $15k tax credit for all buyers on the table now, so we'll see if that works. I've written on this before, but as long as we're going straight up socialist, we might as well send the stimulus to the proper target. The problem is REO property, and in order to engage the real estate investor to buy these properties, he's the demographic that needs the stimulus. Read about it here - http://www.genevalakefrontrealty.com/blog/index.php?itemid=308 David Curry Geneva Lakefront Realty 49 West Geneva Street Williams Bay, WI 53191 262-245-9000 www.genevalakefrontrealty.com/blog