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The Psychology and Impact of Front Page Headlines

men reading newspaperThe front page of today's Wall Street Journal featured the following headlines:

Largest Bold Text:  Bill Gates Issues Call for Kinder Capitalism (positive)

Large Bold Text:  Stocks Reverse Early Losses, Close Up 2.5%  (positive)

Large Bold Text:  Developing Economies Face Reckoning as U.S. Stumbles (U.S. still the powerhouse)

Top of the Page Teasers:  Is It Too Late To Resuscitate the Economy? (wait and see)

                                      Not Buying It: Downturn Hits Upscale Retail  (negative)

                                      Housing Bust Makes a Move to More Places  (negative)

At the bottom of page one under TODAY'S AGENDA a small article appeared with the following headline:  For Existing-Home Sales, A Slight Fall is Good News.  The tiny article went on to state existing-home sales are expected to have fallen slightly in December after a rise in November....Realtors have been encouraged by relatively stable sales in recent months.

That's good news, but the consumer has to read past a lot of negative headlines to find it.

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Comments

Interesting break down Norma. I for skim the papers with care these days. My mind is saturated and I have the anti-negativity shields on HIGH! Colleen
Posted by Seattle Real Estate|Colleen Fischesser| |Short Sale Specialist|So King County (RE/MAX Select R.E | Designated Broker/Owner) over 4 years ago
I usually look farther the headlines (and hype stories) but do wonder how many people really do that? Most people seem caught by what's biggest and boldest, as you pointed out...
Posted by Diane McDermott, Charlotte NC Real Estate Market (Realtor®, GRI, Landis e2 Real Estate, LLC) over 4 years ago
Colleen, I thought it was interesting there were two real estate related headlines--the good news was buried at the bottom and the bad news was front and center. 
Posted by Norma Toering Palos Verdes Homes in Los Angeles Area (REMAX Palos Verdes Realty Broker Associate Lic# 01147470) over 4 years ago
Diane -- I 'm usually a skimmer myself, but the placement and presentation of the two real estate stories caught my eye.
Posted by Norma Toering Palos Verdes Homes in Los Angeles Area (REMAX Palos Verdes Realty Broker Associate Lic# 01147470) over 4 years ago
I get so tired of telling people to STOP allowing national headlines to dictate the state of their local market.  They are NOT the same thing!!  CNN is notorious.
Posted by Latonia Parks (Top Bragg Realty, Fayetteville NC, Home of the 82d ABN DIV) over 4 years ago
Latonia, it would be nice to see a better balance of real estate news being reported and "featured" by the media.
Posted by Norma Toering Palos Verdes Homes in Los Angeles Area (REMAX Palos Verdes Realty Broker Associate Lic# 01147470) over 4 years ago
Norma, is the "Not Buying It" article really negative? I guess it depends on how it's written. If it's about people curbing their appetite for "stuff" they don't need, it could be a good thing! Somehow it's probably not that slant!
Posted by Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company Realtors) over 4 years ago
Patricia - "In the luxury-goods business, bleak is the new black."  It's an economic thing, and after four years of galloping growth luxury sales have ground to a halt, per the WSJ.  With the dollar down those cute little bags and shoes are not flying off the shelf.  Maybe some of that money will go into real estate!
Posted by Norma Toering Palos Verdes Homes in Los Angeles Area (REMAX Palos Verdes Realty Broker Associate Lic# 01147470) over 4 years ago

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