Carrie B. Reyes | firsttuesday Journal

Severing ties with listing aggregators

Posted by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 28, 2012 | Fundamentals, Real Estate, Your Practice

Have private party websites like Trulia, Zillow and Redfin dominated your practice of locating buyers for your listings? No (67%, 42 Votes) Yes (33%, 21 Votes) Total Voters: 63 A San Diego brokerage office has publicly denounced...

Higher gains for specialty REITs investors

Posted by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 28, 2012 | Investment, Real Estate

Do you invest in REITs? I do not invest in any type of REIT. (50%, 2 Votes) I invest in specialty...

Freddie Mac bets against homeowners

Posted by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 28, 2012 | Real Estate

Do you believe that Freddie Mac’s investment in inverse floaters is ethical? No (80%, 74 Votes) Yes (20%, 19 Votes) Total Voters: 93 Freddie Mac (Freddie) waged billions of dollars that homeowners with expensive mortgages would...