I found this fascinating quote today in a blog published by ELYAC Realty Los Angeles Real Estate Agent, Home Loans, Mortgage Brokers: Here’s a surefire way to start an argument: Suggest that the housing market has reached bottom. To be…
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Unrepresented FSBOs Can’t Be Listed on REALTOR.COM
Image via CrunchBase A Couple of days ago, a press release was sent out that said , in part NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2008 – ForSaleByOwner.com today announced that it has become the nation’s first “by owner” real estate website…
Who Lives in Your Blogosphere?
I’m tough to buy gifts for. It drove my wife and son nuts. But they have always racked their brains and come up with some outstanding things for birthdays or Father’s day. This year my son and daughter-in-law got off…
What are the Fundamentals of Real Estate?
Image via Wikipedia 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…
Business or Pleasure
business or pleasure Originally uploaded by Will Lion I had a conversation recently with my son Hal, President of BuzzBuilderz, our Social Marketing Company. He had just met with a Commercial real estate broker about using Social Networking as part…
What Were They Thinking About?
Photo courtesy of creativecommons.org and wellzee 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,…
It Started in Philadelphia
I love being from Philadelphia. It is a place of opportunity. As an example, when I was kid I touched the Liberty Bell. Like uncounted Philadelphia children before me, I walked right up to it, and stuck my little fingers…
Real Estate is Good Long Term Purchase
Climbing the Property Ladder Years ago, consumers (and REALTORS) were taught that buying a house or a real estate investment was a relatively long term move. People bought homes to live in, and raise families, and fix their housing expense (as…
Somebody Flamed Our Listing!
Photo by KIWI NZ 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…
What Feeds Your Blog?
Photo by Glutnix There are lots of directions that real estate professionals take in their blogging efforts. And even more conversation in the blogosphere about blogging. It may be a narcissistic trend. Or maybe we just want others to validate…