Friday Five: The funnier side of real estate

By: Brad Horner

There is an air of excitement in our office today as the team wraps up for an extended Memorial Day weekend.  As such, I thought today’s Friday Five should take a lighter tone than usual.

How about a few laughs at the expense of the real estate market?  Below are five sites that are sure to make you smile.

1. Lovely Listings This photo blog shares “the wonders of bad, bad real estate listings.”  And “bad” doesn’t even begin to describe some of these incredibly odd and outlandish – yet hilarious – home listings.
2. Life of a Realtor Two creative Conejo Valley Association of Realtors members created a parody of a real estate transaction, as told by song.  They say that the parody “speaks to the grit, determination, perseverance and optimism of Realtors,” but they clearly forgot to mention “creativity”, as these two Realtors are talented.
3. The Realities Of Real Estate Everyone involved in a real estate transaction – including the homeowner, lender, buyer, appraiser and tax assessor – often view the same home very differently based upon their role in the transaction.  This short photo montage shows just how different those views can be.
4. Funny Definitions for Real Estate Jargon For those who have been in real estate for a while, you know there is a fine art to translating home listings.  This list of definitions pokes a little fun at real estate advertising lingo.
5. Funny Real Estate Jokes This site houses many funny real estate videos, misleading MLS typos, comics, jokes and more.

Have you seen any funny real estate sites that should be added to the list?  Please share by leaving us a comment.