This week I joined Jim Duncan and his colleagues at Nest Realty in Virginia. I’ve known Jim for years through our mutual online writings. His Jim’s Note has always been a must read for me.

“This week, we were joined by Jonathan Miller, President and CEO of Miller Samuel Inc., a real estate appraisal and consulting firm based in NYC. We covered a lot of ground – transparency in light of the NAR settlement, how long it might take to find the needed market equilibrium, the magic interest rate number that will open up the market and the offset effect cash buyers, the coming homeowners insurance market crisis, unemployment, and the lack of a “national” market.”