Ya think it's easy?

“The fun part about having a dog along when you’re working is that the dog knows that’s just part of the playing, too.”

I had a plan for this year, but the world got in the way.

I was sure Trump would win and the all-go-no-quit Trump economy would rage on. At the same time, I did not anticipate the NAR opting to take up the race war against its own membership. So in both of those ways, my plans are jammed: I don’t want to grow just to feed cannibals, and I desperately want to get shed of the NAR.

Even so, the first quarter has been good to me, and the whole year is shaping up nice. I’m told there are more Realtors than listings right now, but it is a very pleasant world for a broker with a client base – and listing houses for sale has never been easier than it is right now.

The supply side is my long-term future, and the Southwest exodus will continue as before, after the riot-borne exodus has abated. “Affordable, move-in-ready luxury” – that’s every relo’s dream, easy to sell from afar.

For the short-run, I’m not so sure. For now, I’m content to hide and watch – and play with dogs.

In other news:

Housing Wire: Average home sale price hits all-time record.

American Greatness: Two Major California Newspapers Lost Over $50 Million in Revenue in 2020.

Rabobank: Food Price Surge Is Unlikely to Revert.

American Thinker: Why we might soon see big-time deflation.

Julie Kelly: Where is GOP Outrage Over Justice Department’s Capitol Probe?

American Thinker: The Democrats’ War on Black Americans.

City Journal: Taxation with Representation: A fair and reasonable alternative to D.C. statehood.