That meant one of the most difficult things about this job was finding numbers to support what real estate agents were saying about the market.
Fortunately, there were some Realtors who thought the attempt at secrecy was nonsense and successfully argued that, in the words of one, if they didnt provide sales numbers when the market was bad, how would I know when it was good.
Sensible, because all real estate is local - down to the block, if youve been to Kensington lately.