The Tim on King 5 News Tonight?

[The Tim]

I just got off the phone with reporter Kim Holcomb with King 5 News. They want to interview me tonight for a story on the housing market. They're also going down to Bellevue to interview a representative for the REALTORs.

Any advice? I figure I better at least shave :^)

[acurawsu]

[TJ_98370]

[biliruben]

[TJ_98370]

[rose-colored-coolaid]

Very cool!

I would recommend focusing on the human interest side a little bit. People on this site are interested in cold hard facts, but that's not what moves most people. Use facts followed by touching stories, and have each point you want to make ready on a 3x5 card before the interview. That way if they hit you with questions out of the order you expected, you can think quickly on your feet.

For instance, when mentioning rising inventory, throw in information about how real people are having trouble selling. I personally know people who have not put their house on sale this autumn for fear it wouldn't sell. Likewise, I know people who have lost their house to foreclosure because they couldn't sell it fast enough.

Good luck!

[Alan]

Maybe mention that the rate cuts intended to save the housing market have caused the US dollar to tank. We lost 8% against the Canadian dollar just in the last month.

http://www.exchange-rates.org/history/CAD/USD/G/30

[CliveL]

If possible, ask them for a recording so that it can be posted on this site.

[perfectfire]

Make sure to portray "bubbleheads" not as vultures hoping for a horrible crash, but as normal everyday people that want to get a reasonable loan to buy a reasonable house, but can't due to the bubble. I'm sick of being portrayed by realtors as a terrible person simply because I cannot afford a house.

[The Tim]

Had the interview. I think it went well. We'll see how it ends up after the editors get done with it. Watch KONG at 10:00 or KING at 11:00 tonight.

[deejayoh]

Ah, we can say "I knew him when"

congrats. I'll be tuning in.

[laxtosnoco]

I'll definitely be watching. Any guesses what they're going to call you? In other words, your name will pop up on the screen and it will say what?

The Tim
Local Real Estate Blogger

or maybe

The Tim
Skeptic

or maybe

The Tim
Dirty Renter

[pumpkin]

I just saw you on KONG 16, and it seemed that their narration and editing was saying "Tim couldn't buy before so he started this blog, and he's still waiting to buy." The piece was quite slanted towards the "bitter renters are celebrating" rhetoric. It's nothing you said, but rather the way they packaged it up and tied the bow... oh well. Just wait, they'll see!

[Alan]

Just saw it on my DVR. Very nice. It's about 8 minutes into the 30 minute program.

[deejayoh]

link to the story on King5 web site

http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories ... 20fc8.html