If you are a victim of Social Media, one is constantly being asked questions like; What was your favorite song of 1972?, or Who was the most influential person in your life?, or Where have you been that you would never return? Today we have Memes. Political Memes, Travel Memes, Sports Memes, and so many more.

When I was 14, I delivered the newspaper. I had 100-110 papers on my route. No-pays ran between 2 and 4 homes. Imagine, fighting the cold, the wet, and the early morning alarm clock and not getting paid! Some people?

At the end of my route, I was about three, maybe 4 blocks from a donut shop. I’d meet some of my buddys there when finished, and I’d always open a left over paper to read the funny pages. This is where I learned about Doonesbury. Back in the day, it delighted, offended, and educated a young lad.

Today, however, a Meme for every person on earth is produced. There are so many, it is difficult to even declare which one is the most popular. I’ve never heard of the Top 10. And, it is typical to not even know the source of a Meme. They get clipped and reposted a thousand times in the first minute it’s up.

Anyway, the same thing is so true of Real Estate advertising. Everyone seems to be in battle mode for differentiation and superiority. Page Views and SEO are the rigor of the day. And me, I play along. When I do try to sell something on Facebook Marketplace, I do provide a video.

Anyway, the world is in constant flux, Future Shock by Alvin Toffler predicted all this in a book from 1970. Informational Overload was a phrase Alvin and his wife Heidi coined 55 years ago. Still applicable today and segways back to Doonesbury carrying the torch. Doonesbury started in 1970 also. Garry Trudeau but now only runs originals on Sundays. That’s the issue that weighs an enormous amount, breaks bicycle baskets, and makes walking bags sag. (Most people don’t know this, but Garry is married to main Jane Pauley with three kids, but one is named Thomas. Full circle.

This week in Denver’s Single Family Residential Market looks like this.

So, a dramatic drop in the number of New Listings with both Pending and Closing covering, let’s see how this has affected the Total Number of Active Listings!

Looks like the tide has turned as they say. The growth in Active Listings was de minimis this week. If this happens again next week, the summer surge of new inventory may be finished. Time will tell, won’t it.

As we keep this going almost every week-in-and-week-out, follow along, ask questions, and keep us on our toes. I had my first cup of Ryse Mushroom Coffee this morning. More to come on that too!

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