Last month I spent a day at a seminar for real estate agents. The hotel I stayed in was packed with other real estate agents all...
The latest scandal to hit the real estate industry (foreclosure robo-signing) has really gotten me fed up. Is it wrong? Yes. Is it being investigated? Yes. ...
In case you missed all the fun, last week I hosted a virtual real estate discussion in the Redhead Lounge. This second installment includes the same...
Sniff, Sniff. Stepping down sounds so dramatic. As if I’m abdicating the throne, giving up my gold medal after being caught with a needle full of...
Apology Apologies are often given. Some are better than others. Some are more sincere than others. There are even times when the apology is so poorly...
Hating the Tree This week I was delivering a lecture on Agency Law. For those who have read my posts before, you know that to...
I don’t know about you, but we’ve been hearing about so many people getting scammed on-line with vacation and regular rentals and I hate to point...
Let’s face it – in a world of real estate sharks, the biggest and meanest will win the biggest prize, will make the most money and...
Alienation or Amelioration? It’s been a catch phrase since my first day of licensing class… I remember distinctly the instructor saying, “We need to increase professionalism...
I was sitting in a RE/MAX Company meeting eight years ago today. One of the agents cell phone was getting blown up with calls from his...
A Day in the Life of A Hollywood Real Estate Agent - From Sharks to Shrapnel
Having friends is good. This topic is talked about all the time – the value of any relationship. Whether it’s our clients, our agent friends, our...
Originally published 05.24.08: I spend a lot of energy reading about real estate trends, marketing, public relations, and the like and in this instant gratification culture...
One of the realities of life is impermanence. And yet, people act as if their current state of circumstances will never change, when of course, they...
I do not go around pointing fingers and criticizing – it’s just NOT my way. But today I was on the phone with a gentleman from...
Here’s something really bizarre that will blow your mind, but only goes to show that strange things do happen in the on-line world. What if you...
Just 10 Good Agents? There’s a Biblical story of Abraham and God fighting over God’s wrath against a city. In the story God has had enough...
It’s my Fault (With a nod to a well know blogger who has a propensity for using latin, I would explain to those readers who are...
Life can be so cynical – right after I wrote 10 Don’ts of Social Media I went through an extremely uncomfortable yet gratifying experience and came...
The Inevitable Question You’ve all heard it…THE Question: “You must never sleep, how do you find time to learn all this stuff?” It comes up as...
Last week I had my first opportunity to meet some of my online friends at REBarCamp Los Angeles. In addition to the wonderful connections I made,...
So many rules, so many people telling us what to do, so why would we listen if the medium is so new and rules are written...
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