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Entries Tagged as 'Ethics'

I said Good-Bye to Cisco Today

November 16th, 2010 · 365 Comments

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If we’ve not met, this probably won’t mean anything to you unless you’re a dog lover.
If we’re friends, you may know that Cisco is a Black British Lab, who was a service dog for  my late wife (who spoiled him out of being a work dog, but never made him less [...]

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Tags: Ethics · Opinion

Is Your Moral Compass Broken?

July 11th, 2010 · 126 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

What Were They Thinking About?

July 29th, 2008 · 212 Comments

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I just read an article about an estate agent at Jackson-Stops & Staff estate agency in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, who listed a house for 650,000 pounds (roughly $1,300,000) owned by two women, Suzanne Richards and Sarah Dobinson.
The couple obviously expected professional service from their agent (after all Estate [...]

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Tags: Ethics · Opinion · Real Estate

What’s Wrong With That?

July 23rd, 2008 · 175 Comments

 
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I read a recent rant in a blog written by a well known blogger who shall remain nameless (because I don’t feel like promoting him).
In the post there is a lot of rhetoric about doing how this blog is the only place where the truth is spoken without commercial consideration. The post [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Ethics · Real Estate · Social Media · Uncategorized

Somebody Flamed Our Listing!

June 27th, 2008 · 169 Comments

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I got an email earlier this week from one of my Partners.
“Would you suggest defending our listing? Check out Philly Blog – the blog is 2040 St Albans. The blog poster was a previous buyer in a failed transaction. The home inspection revealed defects. The seller was willing to correct most but [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Ethics · Opinion · Social Media