Baron Briefs

Business 2.0 put real estate on the cover of their November edition which arrived in the mail this week. As with any real estate feature, I dove in immediately. The coverage is good because it doesn’t dwell on the bubble bursting. Rather, opportunity is the focus.

Within seconds, however, my eyes were drawn to a footer on page 85 titled “New Ways to Buy and Sell: The latest real estate websites go beyond just searching the listings”. Occupying one of only eight panels was none other than RealtyBaron.com:

It’s an awesome feeling to see a major business publication take notice of my creation. Thanks, Business 2.0.

I can’t remember how many times I’ve read an economist say a softening housing market could turn ugly once sellers and buyers become “disconnected”. Joseph Colgan, a ZipRealty agent on the front lines of Santa Clara’s real estate market, says that time is now:

A huge trend is for buyers and sellers to be just a few thousand dollars apart and then the negotiating stalls. Sellers are believing that a better deal will come in. Buyers believe the next seller will be more generous.

Deals take more work [ZipRealty]