Sometimes paranoiacs are right. I’d have never thought it, but there a couple of people out there who have tried to shut me up and might try again. That’s why I’m not naming names here. It’s funny that someone who will make a completely irresponsible statement to the public does not want to be identified when challenged on its veracity.

That’s OK. It really doesn’t matter who is making the irresponsible statements. And, they are coming from a lot of different places. The worst offender by far is NAR, and that’s where the public awareness really needs to be focused.

Asking for what? Making hyperbolic statements on a blog and employing over-the-top invective and humor? Go read Housing Panic (http://housingpanic.blogspot.com/). The stuff posted there on a daily basis make my comments seem pretty lame.

BTW, an agent who makes public statements that sound the “all clear” signal about the housing market- when we’re not even out of the first inning of this mess- stands a much greater chance of being sued. Witness the couple in San Diego that made the national news last week by suing their agent.

If somebody took the time to single me out for some “treatment” on a blog, I’d laugh about it. Hell, it’s free publicity. Besides, if you’re not making a few people mad in your daily business, you’re probably doing something wrong.