Here is information on sales and inventory for my specialty areas, YTD 2007: Sales information reports for specific properties (7/1/07-present) may befound at https://spake.com/market.htm Information deemed reliable but not warranted

When Dr. Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream in 1971, Las Vegas was a different place from what it is today. There are definitely elements to be feared and loathed, but Las Vegas has the friendliest, most polite and most customer […]

Check out this great new loft condo listing at The Lofts, 505 Tennessee. On the Trolley line – a short ride or walk to everything cool Downtown. Take the tour at:http://www.circlepix.com/home/WGNMXB Get the details at: http://joespake.crye-leike.com/memphis/2664074

Imagine being in a large hotel in a desert oasis, with ceilings painted to look like Venice,with 35,000 real estate agents milling around talking on their sell phones, doing deals, and generally exhibiting that alpha personality…….Compared to much of the country the market is great in Memphis. Pundits today say that the market is on […]

I am about to begin the National Association of REALTORS convention here in surreal Las Vegas. As I look out my hotel window at that big Paris baloon, and the Eiffel Tower (yep, just like in the aerial shots from CSI), I have great expectations of this meeting of 35-50,ooo real estate agents. I will […]

Daily stories continue to appear in local and national media on the mortgage crisis, the housing slump, and high foreclosure rates. Seldom do we see any positive news among the doom and gloom articles and cartoons. I have mentioned the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS Hop Off The Fence Campaign in the past which provides […]

Writer and consultant Molly W. Wasserman wrote this a while back. It seems to become timlier with each reading : Real Estate Internet Warning©Despite advertising claims to the contrary, the Internet is not an experienced real estate professional. It cannot consult, counsel, advise, apply knowledge of local real estate laws and market conditions, make judgments, […]