{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Be Better Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog","title":"NAR's March Release: Is the Media Too Positive this Time?? - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Be Better Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VzGzU4Zd8Z\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/review-of-march-releases\/\">NAR&#8217;s March Release: Is the Media Too Positive this Time??<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/review-of-march-releases\/embed\/#?secret=VzGzU4Zd8Z\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;NAR&#8217;s March Release: Is the Media Too Positive this Time??&#8221; &#8212; Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Be Better Blog\" data-secret=\"VzGzU4Zd8Z\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Sorry to play the contrarian again, but why all the hoopla over NAR's release this week? Was the news really good enough to elicit a \"wow\"? Believe me, after absorbing one ugly headline after another (both fair and unfair) for years now, the industry could certainly use a positive spin on the numbers. Like many others I know, I felt that the media practically reveled in reporting bad news while too often failing to expand on the whole story. This time around, though, I must be missing something because I just don't get why this is the month when the figures are being trumpeted as the possible first signs of a turnaround. So pardon me if I'm flying against the positive media winds when I think February was barely different than prior months; as before, I see in the numbers reasons to be both cautious and cautiously optimistic. But I sure ain't ready to call this yet."}