This blog started on September 24, 2005. It was a Saturday morning, and literally I thought I better get into this blogging thing before every other realtor started doing it. This was my first blog post that talked about 20% to 25% appreciation per year:
http://bubbleinfo.s020.wptstaging.space/2005/09/24/20-25-appreciation-per-year-how-can-that-happen/
I am very grateful for you being here. At the height of the notoriety in 2009-2010 when all we talked about was foreclosures and short-sales, the monthly unique users was around 11,000. To still have 6,421 over the last 30 days is fantastic, given that the market turned 180 degrees in the opposite direction since 2009, and I figure that once readers buy or sell a house, they are likely to quit reading and go on with their life:
The new-visitor count has to be loaded with bots.
Where are you from?
Ashburn must be where the bots live?
What devices are you using?
Do bots have a mobile device?
Beats me, but if they don’t, then the audience of real people is into the thousands – yay!
How about age and gender?
I love seeing the younger people – about one-third of you are age 34 and under:
About 60% of readers go straight to the home page, and the others are either searching for a specific real estate topic and find a bubbleinfo article, or readers are sharing links to articles with their friends and family, which I really appreciate – thank you:
Thank you for being here!
Been with you since…I dunno, maybe 2008? It was fun watching the market crash and then the recovery…
I love your commentary – thanks for being here all these years!
Congrats! Many great years of thoughtful analysis. How many generations of buyers have you educated!
Thanks Chris!
Home builder Lennar says sales remained strong in 9 areas, including New Jersey; Maryland; Virginia; Charlotte, N.C.; Indianapolis; and San Diego, Calif.; and three markets of Florida: the southwest, the southeast, and the area around Palm Beach. Buyer pullback had been strongest in 7 markets, including Boise, Idaho, where prices skyrocketed earlier in the pandemic amid lower rates and the work-from-home housing boom. Others in this category include Philadelphia; Pensacola, Fla.; Austin; Reno, Nev.; Minnesota; and Utah. (BARRONS)
Hi Jim,
I know the exact date I discovered you. April 2, 2009 Yep, that LA Time’s article “The Hunter Thompson of Real Estate.” Mahalo for all you’ve taught me. I thought I knew a lot about real estate, but you know more.
I also appreciate that you answered the phone when I called about 2 1/2 years ago.
“Jim, I think we can get a refinance @ 2.85% 30-year fixed. What do you think?”
You said two words: “Do it.”
I just paid our mortgage for October, and every time I make a monthly payment, I send you a virtual hat tip.
PS And yes, pullback in Boise. My builder lowered the price of a couple homes and offered buyers moolah for interest rate buy down, etc. Seems to be working. Some other builders have chosen to just lower their price and their inventory still sits.
I started following your blog and videos during the REO era and, well, never left. Even though I’ve lived in Colorado since the 1970s (I’m an OC native). Always enjoyed your honesty, sense of humor and especially your taste in music! Happy anniversary.
Thanks Brian, and good to hear from you! Thanks for being a reader and feel free to comment about the market in your area!