Real Estate

Inspirational Quote of the Week - "Just Do It" - Nike
May 15, 2008, 10:30 AM
I'm inspired! Inspired to share with you my subjective take on five hundred and one of the pithiest, most profound, humorous and perhaps "slap your forehead, duh, that's so obvious" quotes of all time.

Think People Don't Notice How You Run Your Business? They Do.
May 14, 2008, 12:55 PM
Often times the best job we do is the quiet one, shepherding the transaction through bumpy times all the while insulating our clients from the issues at hand.

"The Housing Crisis is Over"
May 09, 2008, 5:55 PM
Though being at the bottom does not indicate a return to booming prices, the trend is no longer getting worse.

Working with Difficult Clients - The QTIP Principle
May 07, 2008, 2:00 PM
there is a fundamental rule necessary in dealing with any client, the "QTIP" principle. Quit taking it personally! We cannot always control the tone of a transaction or quality of its elements. What we can do is control how we choose to contend with the matter.

Is the Worst Behind Us?
May 01, 2008, 12:50 PM
If optimism is a measure of economic recovery, then my coach, Garrett's, take on current trends may serve as a positive indicator in apparently bleak times.

Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller Home Prices Indices Reveal Continuing Decline in U.S. Home Prices
April 29, 2008, 11:50 AM
Southern California, San Francisco, Miami, Las Vegas and Phoenix continue to take a drubbing.

Commission - Should You Negotiate Yours?
April 24, 2008, 5:30 PM
It is in this climate of sluggish sales combined with heightened competition amongst agents that I seem to find myself at philosophical odds with some of my peers.

Nation's Housing Market Report Card
April 21, 2008, 3:40 PM
Hanley Wood, independent research firm.....offers site visitors a sobering view of today's housing market.

Community Vehicle Sharing - Will Real Estate Professionals Buy Into It?
April 17, 2008, 12:50 PM
Whether touring to preview properties with colleagues, showing homes to clients or simply running errands, I'm willing to bet we spend more time in our vehicles as an industry than most. I can only imagine the carbon footprint output of over two million agents nationwide. Imagine if just one percent adopted shared vehicle usage.

Keeping Real Estate and Financial Dreams Real
April 12, 2008, 2:25 PM
There is one fundamental rule in business - without a plan, no matter the goal, it will fail. Inspiration, hope and prayer can take us all only so far.