I'm just going to say what we're all thinking: this market is getting weird. Let me tell you how this episode came about. Annalie walked into my office after hearing someone compare today's market to 2009, and we watched each other deflate. One comment, and suddenly we're both having flashbacks to short sales and bank-owned properties.

"I don't want clients to think I'm handpicking listings to make their home valued higher or lower. I'm showing them every single thing and this is live and this is exactly what it is. I'd rather err on the side of overwhelming people with information than not enough." - Annalie

"If you get there and somebody is running around with their hair on fire and they haven't even opened it - OK, we're talking to a certain kind of person. If there's post-its on every page... you know what you're getting into." - Annalie

"If you were dropped in a new city or if you're starting over, it's daunting. It still feels like, my God, am I going to have a paycheck in real estate again? How do I get this engine moving again?