manipulated numbers and the continuing housing crisis

manipulated numbers and the continuing housing crisis

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edward w pritchard

For centuries us men have been accused, rightly so, of being dishonest with reporting business numbers in an attempt to manipulate the " Publics" attitudes and buying habits. No where is this blatant spin on reality more nauseous than in the American Housing market where week by week and month by month an army of hired Realty lead hand chosen economists and real estate agents and other experts misstate and misreport the actual dismal state of the American housing scene with manipulated qualified overly optimistic numbers and statistics.

It saddens us to see so many beautiful women are involved in promoting these bogus housing numbers because who is more beautiful and alluring than a beautiful Realtor or Realtist? We had so hoped that when women became involved as equals in business and politics things would change and honesty and integrity would become the new normal in American business and politics. Not so it seems.

Here is what I wrote before about beautiful Realtors and Realists. Beautiful Ladies please tell the truth, we so hate it when you lie to us.

Teri Few, Top Producer
American materialism and the Real Estate Industry

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edward w pritchard

A sporty classic car, red of course, sauntered the last twenty feet of roadside and hunched to a stop. A delightful pair of long and alluring but aloof legs emerged ladylike and demurely from the vehicle.

The beautiful young woman glanced in the side view mirror, as she exited the car, and checked the lines of her ensemble. Pythagoras himself would be delighted and confounded by the lines and curves running the length of the young lady's body. Unceremoniously, Teri Few Realtor and Realtist top producer, carrying a sleek notebook and two imported expensive French pens prepared for combat.

The other expert was approaching Teri Few here at the Real Estate business scene. The approaching woman was tall, middle aged, nearly 35 Teri guessed, and had that listless tired look of a woman who had snagged her man years ago and had given up on fashion; and Teri was sad to observe the first impression the other woman conveyed to others. Teri instantly noticed that the woman's left shoe had scratches from top to sole, and worse the gold bracelet she wore on her right wrist appeared to be 14 carat rather than 22 or 24.

Still Teri Few must do business with people like this lady to be successful, so Teri Few nodded heartily, authentically stuck out her right hand , strode confidently forward, and in a sincere gesture of friendship and trust, smiled as she looked directly into the Lady Psychologist's eyes as she listened intently and with careful concern to what the Lady had to say.

The Psychologist's client was a plain girl, not blessed by nature with looks or fashion sense and her appearance reflected that fact. Her clothes were atrocious, beyond satire, and Teri's heart went out to the poor girl. As Teri Few shook hands with the girl, the lady psychologist's client Teri had a fleeting thought that maybe later she could advise the poor girl on make-up, fashion, and the basics of beauty, and appearance and success.

Later, Teri Few Realtor knew she had made a strategic mistake. The Psychologist's client was not a dowdy plain girl. She was a Hill, the richest family in this State, and the Client was a millionaire many times over.

 The dowdy plain girl was with her psychologist because she wanted an out of the way, white elephant type house and property near the National Park. Because, Miss Hill was a loner, and enjoyed solitude and nature, and did not enjoy business confrontation; she had brought her psychologist along to assist with the Real Estate transaction.

Teri Few top producing Realtor and Realtist  had blundered in her judgment but had still made the sale, at the asking price and with a little luck could get more referrals from the Psychologist and maybe, possibly from others in the wealthy Hill family.

 Looking into the side mirror as she entered her car Teri Few Realtor and Realist noticed she had a streak of dirt under her left eye probably from the tour of the house. Teri few top producing Realtor and Realtist had a black eye but had made the sale and won the commission in spite of her misjudgments and blunders today; things were indeed looking up.