Misleading News Media

Posted February 13, 2008

Misleading News Headlines

I have written about the misleading nature of the current news media for some time now. The news media today is no longer worried about providing real news. They are more worried about eye catching headlines and the ability to keep you around long enough to sell more advertising.

Case in point… Fox News at 10am in Charlotte NC, last night. Now I really don’t watch a lot of news as I consider a lot of it to be misleading and unreliable. But as I was doing the dishes, it was background noise. Then the teaser… “Coming up next, find out what pop idol Miley Cryus, better known as Hannah Montana, was caught doing that makes you wonder if there are any stars your children can look up to!”

Immediately, I wonder… what did she do? There were rumors of pregancy, but I doubted it could be that. Drinking, drugs, partying, sex? What in the world would this young lady that seems to have her head on straight have been caught doing? Maybe at worst she was smoking…

“Welcome back to the News at 10. Pop Star Miley Cirus (Hannah Montana) was caught doing something that makes you wonder about teen idols.” Again… what did she do? This must be something big… they are teasing the hell out of it.. sure sounds big…

She was caught.. are you ready for this? Driving without a seatbelt! OHHHHH NOOOOO! The horror.. the shame! What in the world will we do now? How could our young girls ever look up to such a horrible example???

Or better yet, how in the world can we as intelligent people continue to count on the news media for… well, news?!?!

I share this to emphasize what is going on in the housing and mortgage markets today. Yes, there are issues and yes things need to be addressed. But if you listen to all the talking heads in the news media, the real estate and mortgage markets sound like they have crashed and burned! Why in the world would you consider buying a home in this market???

Simply put, NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY A HOME IN CHARLOTTE NC! The rates on a 30 year mortgage are still around 6% or less for most Charlotte home buyers and there are so many homes for sale in Charlotte! You could not ask for a better time to make your Charlotte home purchase!

What about refinancing? NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO REFINANCE YOUR CHARLOTTE MORTGAGE! If you have a rate over 6.5%, or an adjustable rate mortgage, you really need to get a free mortgage analysis right away! With Charlotte mortgage rates so low, you could save thousands of dollars!