It’s time, y’all. Given all of the energy and action of late around housing, housing finance, and future of homeownership by the Federal government, I think it’s time the RE.net (and others!) put together a Carnival of Real Estate Policy. I’ve organized one and will host the first one here on Notorious. Submission deadline is … Read more
Last night, the RE.net and the world lost a thinker, a mentor, a wit, a pioneer, and above all, a good man. Joe Ferrara has passed on. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, and his wife Sandra, whom he loved above all else. Joe’s Sellsius blog was one of the first and best … Read more
Joel Burslem over at 1000watt has proclaimed July 9, 2010 as the day that the real estate blog died, and given the thoughtfulness and intelligence of the author, it’s difficult to disagree with his conclusion. Given how Joel defines “real estate blog”, the conclusions he draws are somewhat difficult to escape: For every Phoenix Real Estate … Read more
So this post will likely depart significantly from my normal topics of discussion: real estate, marketing, technology, etc. Well, it might touch on technology… and who knows, it might find its way back to something useful. But probably not…. That’s why this is my personal blog, not a series of industry white papers. Was talking … Read more
There is a viral YouTube video going around right now, a “parody/spoof” of Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” with Alicia Keys. Here it is, in case you haven’t seen it: I understand that the people behind the video, one Pantless Knights, were making a parody. I hope to God that they’re ridiculing the people being … Read more
Last week, a couple of folks were speculating about my employment status. Apparently, I had taken a job at MRIS as the Director of Marketing, and so on. As flattered and grateful as I am that people take an interest in my ability to pay income taxes 🙂 I thought it might be time to … Read more
I got a couple of requests via email/DM for this so… This is the rent-buy worksheet I used while writing my latest Inman column (subscription required). I took it from Khan Academy and then modified it. Feel free to point out errors, etc. right in the comments, and I’ll modify what I can. 🙂 Rent/Buy … Read more
On Twitter tonight, Sue Adler (@sueadler) says nonchalantly: Shocking to find MY town pgs & photos copied exactly on another’s site. Hoping this agent, who I know well, hired someone & wasnt aware. hmm That ain’t a “hmm” Sue — that should be a, “I’ve been robbed!” That’s outright copyright violation — a theft of … Read more
Earlier today, we had a bit of a brouhaha among the Twitterati of the real estate set. The genesis was this video blog by Greg Cooper in which he blasted Todd Carpenter, attacked him personally, and laid the heavy artillery on to NAR. Which then brought responses from various members of the RE.net, some friendly … Read more