Real estate agents feeling housing market pinch

The market isn�t what it was two years ago, but it�s not in the tank, Realtors association spokesman Ron LaMee said. Prices are holding firm and the Valley�s underlying economic factors are sound, LaMee said.

THAT SOUND YOU JUST HEARD WAS ME RUNNING INTO MY KITCHEN WALL AT FULL SPEED. RON, YOU CANNOT BE AS STUPID AS YOU PASS YOURSELF OFF AS BEING IN THE PAPER. PRICES HOLDING FIRM? HAVE YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE TAKEN AN ECONOMICS COURSE? IF YOU HAD, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND A LITTLE CONCEPT CALLED SUPPLY AND DEMAND. WHEN SUPPLY INCREASES, PRICES GO DOWN. THE SUPPLY IN THE PHOENIX MSA IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH RON, FIVE GUESSES ON WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT. SOME FREE ADVICE FOR YOU, THE NEXT TIME THE PAPER CALLS, TELL THEM THEY HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER. YOU LOOK LIKE A DUNCE PARTNER.