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Twitter 101 A few weeks ago I shared with you my opinion of who real estate agents should follow on Twitter. This list, in...
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Twitter 101 A few weeks ago I shared with you my opinion of who real estate agents should follow on Twitter. This list, in...
Here we go again, folks – hang on for the ride of your life. I think the holiday drinking spilled over into the work...
I’ve been out of town awhile, but the MLS has not let me down in my absence. Like a confused turkey, the MLS ran...
Proskauer Rose signs on This week prominent law firm Proskauer Rose signed an office lease for more than 400,000 square feet at the vacant...
I started out with the wrong strategy When I first started using Twitter I searched for and followed real estate agents all over the...
Did you ever wonder how some houses get sold? Scott Friedman just posted a great article, “What Sells a Home and Why Most Agents...
Eggs in one basket… …seems to be the latest lesson learned in the real estate industry when it comes to using any type of...
Hospitality industry in the dumps According to industry statistics, up to 10 percent of the nation’s hotels/motels are in serious trouble, and could be...
One of the more remarkable methods used (even by “Intelligence Agencies”) to establish if something is true or not is to is to label...
Kick up the creativity Everyone’s spouting the same advice: with commercial property sales and leasing, you have to get creative, or you won’t succeed....
We survived! (For now) It’s now 9 p.m. on D-Day … April 30, 2010. The tax credit has expired (thank God) and from what...
Bank of America is on Twitter for the win…here is my tale: Almost six months ago I got a short sale listing from a...
Usually I have to skip a week to gather enough material for my MLS blooper review, but this past week was especially rife with...
The $300 million dollar lease Is the market rebounding? Signs of life are starting to pop up in the news and some dare propose...
From vacant to chic boutique In a trend that’s been around the New York City area for years, vacant condos and other upscale buildings...
Job creation legislation rewards retrofits The Building STAR Energy Efficiency Rebate Act of 2010 was introduced last month in Washington. The job creation bill’s...
April 30 or Bust The real estate world is all abuzz with the latest deadline about to be thrust upon us: April 30 is...
This might be a shocker confession. I’m a geezer. When the NAR comes out with the stats that show the average age of a...
Vacancies Up, Dollars Down The Wall Street Journal announced today that shopping center vacancies are up (no “news” there) and lease rates are down...
We’re just a touch over 90 days into the current year, and as the flowers start to bloom, it’s a good opportunity to sit...
$wimming Pools, Movie $tars…and $treets of Gold! Hey friends – instead of a humorous look at the MLS this week, I wanted to share...
Can you meet with me? I had a meeting with my broker a few days ago. No, I didn’t get called into the principal’s...
Well, it didn’t take long to collect a few more MLS typos that are real hooters…uh, I mean “hoots.” Take heed when typing, friends, and remember...