This weeks worst real estate video is courtesy of Realty Times. Realty Times seems to exists solely to promote the idea that there is no such thing as a subprime crisis, and all the “negative press,” must be bad for your business. In fact, they will guarantee a “positive spin,” if you should choose to make a “newsletter,” with them.

Hmm. Then I take a look at one of their youtube videos. Seriously. This is a sixteen million dollar property.

And a sixteen dollar video. What is it with the slide shows? Did some marketing guru somewhere say, “What you really need to get the best from video is a thirty second, out-of-focus slide show. It really pulls in the best buyers. Everyone loves them.”?

If I was the realtor, I would be doing my level best to have this one expunged from the records and asking for my sixteen dollars back.

On the other hand, this one was posted to youtube more than a year ago and has had 1,600 views, so maybe he doesn’t need to worry as no one has watched it.

Current count of youtube videos tagged “real estate” - 31,300.