{"id":2608,"date":"2008-02-17T09:19:25","date_gmt":"2008-02-17T16:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2008-02-17T09:21:19","modified_gmt":"2008-02-17T16:21:19","slug":"highly-linked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2608\/highly-linked\/","title":{"rendered":"Highly linked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Gross writing in Slate<\/a>\u00a0on how things got so, well, unchained. Key bit:<\/p>\n

And so, since the bubble popped and home prices ceased to rise, desperate players in the market have taken a series of actions intended to delay price discovery in housing. Rather than cut prices, sellers began to throw in free cars or other inducements to buyers who paid the asking price. Brokers reduced their commissions. Builders started including all sorts of extras (fancy kitchens, pools, etc.) for no additional price. Every link in the chain sacrificed\u00a0<\/strong>margins and profits rather than cut prices.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While I know most of you looking in are industry professionals, \u00a0I found the writing crisp, the thinking clear, and the piece instructive reading for the rest of us in the run up to BloodhoundBlog Unchained on May 18th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daniel Gross writing in Slate\u00a0on how things got so, well, unchained. Key bit: And so, since the bubble popped and home prices ceased to rise, desperate players in the market have taken a series of actions intended to delay price discovery in housing. 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