Thursday, May 17, 2007

Lereah: It Was My Publisher's Fault

David Lereah was interviewed by ROBERT SIEGEL of NPR.

ROBERT SIEGEL, host: But to put this in some context, you have been a positive voice for real estate. So much so that a couple of years ago, you published a book in 2005 whose original title was "Are You Missing The Real Estate Boom" .... the subtitle of that book was "Why Home Values and Other Real Estate Investments Will Climb Through the End of the Decade." What went wrong? Where was the point where you stopped seeing real estate values going up through 2010 and something happening to it instead?

Lereah: Great Question! First the boom was Double Day Random House Word that ..

Seigal: that your publisher, you are telling me

Lereah: .. put on the title. It wasn't my title unfortunately. So it was a poor choice of titles.

Siegal: You are not the first person with that excuse in this studio.

Lereah: But if you actually read the book. I say the boom is not good, it cannot sustain itself. I actually redefine boom to be a healthy expansion.

Siegal: Well wait a second. But in the cover of the book you said it would be the "golden age' of real estate.
A most interesting exchange. It is amazing to see the press actually press David Lereah for his relentless cheerleading, his half truths and bad predictions.

10 comments:

chicago real estate bubble said...

"A most interesting exchange. It is amazing to see the press actually press David Lereah for his relentless cheerleading, his half truths and bad predictions."

Only 4-5 years late.

Kevin said...

Bring him to the gallos

Vaxalon said...

This is why I listen to NPR

Anonymous said...

"I say the boom is not good, it cannot sustain itself. I actually redefine boom to be a healthy expansion."

"I say the boom is not good/I redefine boom to be a healthy expansion."

Wow. Just . . . wow.

Anonymous said...

Christ almighty,

Stupid people saying stupid things. Whether David J. or David L.; wish I had all that knowlegde. Meanwhile, I would be taking rental app's - but I have no vacancies. The "entitlement generation" is paying off all my property.

crabman said...

What a jackass! "We didn't know speculators were straying from the fundamentals".

Jim said...

David,

Bashing Lereah is getting old..., can you please find something else to say?

David said...

"..., can you please find something else to say? "

Since Lereah has now left the NAR, there Lereah will hardly be mentioned again.

Anonymous said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgtpxBPYnvE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fhousingpanic%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F

Anonymous said...

I love it. Not only did he lie, he didn't even write his own book.