http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/9142007_NAR_Forecast.aspLawrence Yun, senior economist for NAR said that unusual disruptions are dampening the outlook for home sales, notably for August and September. "There's been an unusual hit to home sales, starting in March when subprime problems emerged and more recentlyenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/9142007_NAR_Forecast.asp#8670Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:00:00 GMT2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:8670valuemanSo, NAR pontificates on the housing market. I saw a study at a conference I recently attended that indicated that NAR&#39;s data is off by 15-20%. This is believeable as my local mls is so sloppy, no one can figure out where we are at. We have listings which expired +year, inaccurate sale prices, days on market, concessions, etc...a real mess. In the end, the public is NOT being served, as agents and brokers fail to be diligent about their profession. 25 years in the RE biz, never seen it worse.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8670" width="1" height="1">http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/9142007_NAR_Forecast.asp#8668Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:00:00 GMT2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:8668DeserterIt looks like mortgage meltdown has so much effect on the stock market, that investors go for safer investments like bonds, which helps to improve pricing for safe, non-subprime mortgages. Lot&#39;s of opportunities open for RE Investors with good creditthey are able to get a good io loan buy a foreclosure and keep it until prices adjust.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8668" width="1" height="1">