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Is Your Moral Compass Broken?

July 11th, 2010 · No Comments

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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Tags: Ethics · Foreclosures · Mortgage Lending · Opinion · Real Estate · economy

The More We Talk About Change in Real Estate The More It Seems The Same

April 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments

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In a recent post in RealTown, Mike Bowler wrote a post about change in the real estate industry that ended up being more about his preference of educational choices then it was about real change in the industry.
Mike asks the question “Are we at the crossroads where, all companies should just expect agents [...]

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Tags: Opinion · Real Estate

Is Your Marketing Relevant?

February 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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I’m a fan of silly things – they usually make me smile , but sometimes I end up just scratching my head and wondering why people do silly things when they don’t intend to. And more and more frequently I see people doing sill things in social spaces.
Your community ( or [...]

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Tags: Opinion · Social Media

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, [...]

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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 [...]

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Tags: Foreclosures · Opinion · Real Estate · economy

MisGuided Pride: Facbook and the Holocaust Deniers

May 12th, 2009 · No Comments

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I know that this is my platform for writing about the real estate industry, bt today I just want to use this for a quick rant.
In his blog TechCrunch, Michael Arrington recently wrote a great post about Facebook’s refusal to deny a platform to Holocaust denial. The post is well written and cogent, [...]

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Tags: Opinion

To Our Military: Thanks for Your Service

March 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

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September 11, 2001 – was a world changing day. I remember going to work in my car listening to the Howard Stern show on the radio, when Howard started talking about a plane running into the World trade Center. The first thought that went through my mind was that a small plane had [...]

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Tags: Conferences · Opinion

2009 HAS to be Better

January 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

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2008 was a tough year. And its not one I’m sorry to see leave.
The challenges we face in business are just  part of our business, which is now and has always been cyclical. But  2008 will always be the year that I lost my best friend, suddenly, without explanation (not that [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Conferences · Opinion · Social Media

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. [...]

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Tags: Opinion · Real Estate · economy

Is the For Sale Sign Dead?

November 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

 
It seems that everyone is always trying to improve on the poor old “For Sale” sign.
I was reading a recent Blog at Sellsius which speaks about  Custom Fit Realtyin Wisconsin who  is using Matrix codes on its house for sale signs to reach mobile users. The company’s new technology allowing buyers to take a photo [...]

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Tags: Opinion · Real Estate · Technology