Troy Williams's (troy619) Blog

Remember the housing boom that spurred the seller's market that started this whole economic roller coaster ride?  Seems like a decade ago even though it was only a few short years! During those days, many of the discount brokerages rose to fame, touting increasingly lower fees with "full service"...

Is it just me, or are you also being inundated with tons of email flyers from fellow agents with information about their listings? I think I get 5-10 emails a day from AlwaysKit, EListingFlyer or TheListingWidget with information about listings and more often than not, I end up deleting them.  Th...

I just want to express my heartfelt sympathy to the families and friends of the innocent people gunned down in the ongoing tragedy in Mumbai, India. As a cable news addict, I get a daily dose of the harsh realities of our world, both at home and internationally, and I always try to put myself in ...

Remember when this whole bailout business started months ago, as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis?  There was rampant panic, people liquidating their assets, buying up gold bars, etc, and then the fed announced they would buy $700B in toxic mortgage paper to free up capital.  How'd that w...