{"id":17137,"date":"2020-09-25T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=17137"},"modified":"2020-09-25T07:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:00:08","slug":"overnight-news-hey-be-nice-dont-poke-the-pooh-bears-theyve-got-big-money-to-lose-and-you-can-help-them-squander-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/17137\/overnight-news-hey-be-nice-dont-poke-the-pooh-bears-theyve-got-big-money-to-lose-and-you-can-help-them-squander-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight News: Hey! Be nice! Don\u2019t poke the Pooh bears! They\u2019ve got big money to lose \u2013 and you can\u00a0help them squander\u00a0it!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cWe have alpacas in our neighborhood, but I’d just as soon break into the fridge.\u201d<\/p><\/div>For all of me, I prefer to think of iBuyers as whales, the very rich dumbasses who unknowingly fund the entire gambling ecosystem. But bears works, too \u2013 poorly-adapted, slow-witted, no match for three or four smart dogs working together. When they get lost and wander down into the desert, they leave nothing but sun-bleached skeletons behind.<\/p>\n

So, yeah: Poke! Do your worst, Pooh bears. Your wins are imaginary. Your losses are legion \u2013 so far.<\/p>\n

Yesterday on BloodhoundBlog:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Eric Blackwell:<\/strong> Zillow: Whatever you do. Don\u2019t poke the bear. Lol. Poke!<\/a><\/p>\n

Brian Brady:<\/strong> Mortgage Refinancing and Forbearance: Three Balls, You Walk, One Strike, You\u2019re Out.<\/a><\/p>\n

As for the rest of the world…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Redfin:<\/strong> Home Prices Just. Keep. Climbing. National Median Now Up 14% from Last Year.<\/a> CTRL-F ‘riot’; not found.<\/p>\n

CNBC:<\/strong> New home sales crush expectations, but the supply is running out.<\/a> CTRL-F ‘riot’; not found.<\/p>\n

Redfin:<\/strong> New-Construction Home Listings Drop 4% in August, Reversing Course From July\u2019s Rebound.<\/a> CTRL-F ‘riot’; not found.<\/p>\n

SFGate.com:<\/strong> Bay Area applicants flood program that pays them $10,000 to leave California.<\/a><\/p>\n

Fox News:<\/strong> Gun sales in major swing states up nearly 80% this year: Will it have any bearing on election outcome?<\/a><\/p>\n

The Daily Signal:<\/strong> Public Schools Across Country Promote Black Lives Matter, Organize Protests.<\/a><\/p>\n

TaxProf Blog:<\/strong> Welcome To The Turbulent Twenties.<\/a><\/p>\n

Anchorage Daily News:<\/strong> Brown bear breaks into Alaska Zoo, kills alpaca named Caesar.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe have alpacas in our neighborhood, but I’d just as soon break into the fridge.\u201dFor all of me, I prefer to think of iBuyers as whales, the very rich dumbasses who unknowingly fund the entire gambling ecosystem. But bears works, too \u2013 poorly-adapted, slow-witted, no match for three or four smart dogs working together. 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Sad to say, the Golden State is badly tarnished. The good news? The Ants will emigrate. Forbes: Here\u2019s Why The California Real Estate Market Is Hot. CTRL-F 'riot'; not found. Amy Alkon: L.A.\u2019s Failed Homeless Policies Turned My Home Into a Prison. 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