I’m in San Francisco for the third ReBarCamp. As a result I got to hang out this weekend with my friend and partner Ginger Wilcox, and spend time with her children and my friends Todd Carpenter and Andy Kaufman.
While we were having breakfast this morning Ginger asked me to read the latest post on her [...]
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Is Your Moral Compass Broken?
July 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Ethics · Foreclosures · Mortgage Lending · Opinion · Real Estate · economy
Have you Made a Reality Check Lately!
March 29th, 2010 · No Comments
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In January I returned from the Inman Connect Conference and the ReBarCamp in New York City and had the opportunity to talk to people from all over the country about the real estate industry.
As is the case in a lot of conferences, there was substantial social interaction as well as business [...]
Tags: Real Estate · economy
This is Why Brandie Young ROCKS!
October 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Its the middle of a really busy work day, so obviously I need to check out what my friends are doing on Facebook (I am after all an American). And there is the lovely Brandie Young on my live feed Asking
Like this? Want to do something about homelessness in Austin, San Antonio, New Orleans, Providence, [...]
Tags: Opinion · Social Media · economy
Why Salespeople Make Me Hate Them
August 17th, 2009 · No Comments
In a recent search, I noticed a post by another brokerage firm about a relationship with RealtyTrac that was promulgated by their national franchise. .
It reminded me why I hate salespeople sometimes.
This post would indicate to a real estate consumer that the agent and firm had some benefit through the publication of their third party [...]
Tags: Foreclosures · Opinion · Real Estate · economy
What Use is a Real Estate Saleperson?
November 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments
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If you follow me in the world of social media, you know that I am a Twitter person. I listen, I comment, and I enjoy watching the stream This morning someone wrote “If Realtors are really successful, why are so many homes on the market. Either you can sell or you can’t. [...]
Tags: Opinion · Real Estate · economy
What are the Fundamentals of Real Estate?
October 8th, 2008 · No Comments
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Maybe I’ve been around the real estate industry for too long.Or maybe I’m just not bright enough to get the economics “du jour” – in any case, when I saw an Inman News article entitled “A new set of real estate fundamentals” I was annoyed.
When I look at the current market, I see [...]
Tags: Opinion · Real Estate · economy
Foreclosures Halted by FDIC
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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As the FDIC takes control of IndyMac bank after the third largest bank failure in History, the Wall Street Journal wrote an article in which they announced that they would be halting foreclosures .
While I understand the political necessity of doing something perceived as positive by the public, and I understand that [...]
Tags: Foreclosures · Mortgage Lending · Real Estate · economy