Heres another reason why these Real Estate Investment Network Events are so important for Members and investors - cutting through the crap and confusion that is created everyday in our busy world of Over Information Take a minute to read this confession from one of the most respected journalists in Canada. This is how he opens his story (and it gets even better). Worth the read, and makes me proud of our 20+ year track record of debunking a lot of the hype that surrounds the discussion of real estate at these events. Gary Lamphier opens with: It hardly qualifies as breaking news, but that doesn’t make it any less true — the media thrives on conflict, death, fear and destruction. That’s our bread and butter, and there’s no mystery why. Put a story about a plane crash next to one about a trade deal, and I’ll tell you which one draws more eyeballs, 99 times out of 100. It goes back to our caveman days, I guess. Sure, we’ve got flat-screen TVs and all those 21st century toys. But psychologically, humans are primitive. We’re still programmed to scan the horizon for predators and other threats. The same kind of thinking dominates the business media. From Enron and Nortel to Fukushima and Bitcoin, scandal, corruption and bad news trumps good news every single time. Which is why Lululemon’s recent screw-ups and every pipeline leak or oil spill in recent memory attracted big play, while yet another quarter of blowout bank earnings prompts little more than a shrug. Over the past couple of years, Canada’s business media has focused on two perceived storm clouds in particular: the possibility of a U.S.-style housing bust, and the dangers of record-high consumer debt levels. read more here: edmontonjournal/story.html?id=9555292 And then register for this ACRE Weekend event (or the upcoming one in April in Toronto) so you too can have the tools and strategies to cut through the mis-information. See you there! Robert F. McLeod CHBA - Calgary Region Invest Alberta Real Estate Investment Network R.E.I.N Real Estate Investment Network SPIN Inc. March Monthly Seminar - Strategic Property Investors Network ACRE™ Live - Authentic Canadian Real Estate
Posted on: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:29:21 +0000
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