Bill on Marketing

My friend and ex-Microsoftie, Neil Farnsworth sent me what follows. These made me laugh, so here we go, with a little Bill editing: The economy is so bad that I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail; the economy is so bad if the bank returns your check marked ‘Insufficient Funds,’ you call them and ask if they meant you or them; the economy is so bad McDonalds is selling the ¼ ouncer; the economy is so bad parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children’s names; the economy is so bad Exxon-Mobil is laying off 25 Congressmen; and finally, the economy is so bad that when a builder receives a full price offer, they immediately counter at 20% less.

Sarah "Krebsy" Adams Crunches Numbers

Many in our industry credit the tax credit for a 63 percent jump in pending sales during October, compared to October last year. “The tax credit was the engine that started driving the market again,” according to MLS director Maribeth Hutchings, the broker/owner of Windermere Real Estate/Lake Stevens. J. Lennox Scott, CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate, said “As anticipated, October saw a surge in home sales thanks to the Federal tax credit.” As we all know by now, the tax credit program has been extended.

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