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Explaining Stock Market Volatility: Two Competing Theories

“Program Trading Gone Wild,” the Sequel? What’s behind gyrating stocks the last three weeks or so? (I know, it seems much longer). Here are two theories: One. Age-old human emotion — fickle, fear-and-greed driven human psychology — is the culprit. In particular, less experienced “retail” investors who chased high-flying tech stocks, and are now freaking...
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Why (Some) Realtors Have Big Egos

Two Theories As someone who’s worked in several fields, including law and public accounting, before becoming a Realtor, I can honestly say that real estate sales has a relatively small number of professionals with inflated egos. But, that doesn’t mean there are zero. In such a people-centric business, why give prospective clients a reason to...
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“Sure I Can Sell My House . . . But Where Am I Going to Move To??”

Explaining Why There’s Nothing for Sale:  A Theory Just when Twin Cities Realtors and brokers thought local housing inventory couldn’t get any tighter . . . it did. As of this week, there are barely over 10,000 units for sale in the entire 13-county metro area. That compares with more than 30,000 units for sale...
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Explaining Buyer Behavior (or at Least, Millennials’)

Pre-Thanksgiving Cabin Fever?? Want a good explanation why Millennials and Generation Z-types — roughly, people aged 20 to 35 years-old — were AWOL from the housing market this past Summer? It was Summer! (Duh). So, why do they seem more active now? Thanks to the suddenly not-so-benign Twin Cities weather, many are now cooped up ....
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Election 2014: “You Can’t Gerrymander a Gubernatorial Race”

Explanations and Silver Linings (or Not) for Defeated Democrats At least some Democrats seeking solace in the wake of Tuesday’s blowout Republican win are pointing to gerrymandered Congressional districts as the explanation. Exhibit A:  liberal Austin, Texas, which is represented in Congress by no less than four Republicans — each of whom represents a district...
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NBA Players Strike: Why So Long?

Richer Players = Longer Holdouts? Here’s my theory about the long-lived NBA players’ strike (now on the verge of cancelling the 2011-2012 season). It’s all about the money. Not what the players are asking for, mind you. Rather, what they currently make (or made). Average Salary:  $5 million Once upon a time, when pro athletes...
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