The weekly poll is over there in it’s usual spot. Go vote before it gets foreclosed on and evicted.

This week’s poll topic has to do with the media and its role in the bursting of the housing bubble. When I was recently given the opportunity to talk to a local news station about Knoxville home sales and foreclosures, I was stunned by the reaction of another agent, who sternly warned me that if I knew what was good for me, I would stay as far away from reporters as possible, as “they are the reason we’re in this mess.” And I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t hear an agent, buyer or seller complain that if the darn media would just stop talking all that doom and gloom about real estate, this market would go ahead and turn itself around. And to be honest, there are some days that I agree with them and some days I think they’re just looking for someone to blame.

So what do you think? Are reporters, journalists, bloggers and other media types either fully or partially to blame for the current state of the housing market? Would homes really sell better if the media only reported positive news about real estate? Cast your vote and let me know.

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