I’m no Abe Lincoln. I don’t posses his self-assurance. Or his legendary judgment. But he taught me the importance of holding two opposing thoughts in my head at the same time – something I was called upon to do this week. On Monday, I had strong set of beliefs about social media. Today they are [...]
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Takeaways from a gathering in Dallas
Dallas, Texas. The annual Real Trends Gathering of Eagles Conference just concluded. I have about five hours of down time before I swing over to DFW and begin the long, multi-connection flight home to California. My observations, takeaways and random thoughts on the event follow. Over brunch one morning, a broker shared the issues his [...]
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Daydreaming deep
As young man, in my early 20′s, my bedroom (in the attic of an old Victorian) had an alcove with a window that looked out over the entrance to a wooded area. The alcove was deep enough to house one…
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What a brokerage must become tomorrow
The media center for local real estate The repository of real estate facts and truths The provider of valued benefits to the community The trusted source The one-stop provider for everything real estate Virtual Profitable What was In the 1999…
Some blue sky through a black cloud
So you go to Vegas with $500. You win $3000 playing craps. Then you blow $1000 on slots on the way out. Good times or bad? MSN MoneyCentral published this today. And for the first time in a while it…
Life during wartime
Part one of a two-part series. A hubbub of technological euphoria swirls in real estate. It’s been here since the early days of agent domain squatters and will likely last well past Real Estate Connect 2008, where talking heads, brokers,…
Sirius XM
The long-awaited merger of satellite radio’s two players has finally been approved by the FCC. As an early subscriber to XM who converted to Sirius, I am pleased that, soon, I will be able to reap the benefits of their…
You’re going to Real Estate Connect, aren’t you?
Do not miss Inman’s Real Estate Connect event next week. The crowd is big and the program rocks. Whether you’re an agent, broker, vendor, media company exec. or pretty much anyone interested in the future of the industry, you need…
A House Divided
Curtain call and lights grow dim Tragedy, love all lie within Each player takes his chance to play And lives to fight another day –The Damned, 1977 Our industry had its heyday. Business boomed. Organization memberships ascended. Buyers flocked. Sellers…
Redfin sets sail: Are you following?
Redfin broke a big taboo this week by “co-mingling” FSBO’s and foreclosures with MLS listings. Under every circumstance it’s the right thing to do. It delivers exactly what the customer wants: All the listings, in one place. But there’s something…
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