ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2007 

I'd like to take a crack at defining the 2 in Web 2.0. (here is the WIKI definition of 2.0)Many mistake the 2.0 as being simply innovative new websites. But that isn't always correct.The key to being "2.0" is the added interactivity of user input. Blogging is 2.0. This is 2.0. Congratulations! Bu...
11/07/2007
Last night I wrote a blog post that sparked a ton of debate.Part of my message was lost in my winded approach. So here I would like to dissect one issue.The Post reported: "[HUD] spokesman Brian Sullivan said business relationships between brokerages and lenders are common, but cross the line int...
11/06/2007
I rarely write commentary about news articles but this one stood out. I was intrigued by Dina ElBoghdady's exposé today: Realtor Discourages Use of Outside Lenders, Long & Foster Pushes Own Mortgages, where she questions an email sent by P. Wesley Foster Jr. Mr. Foster to all Long & Foster agents...
11/05/2007
When two of my blog readers send me WSJ articles on the same day, you know something big is up.Appraisals 101: An appraisal is a report that is supposed to be a 3rd party impartial review of a property (usually under contract) to make sure the price is in line with recent closed sales (not count...
11/03/2007
The results are in for the NVAR Board race!  I LOST. BUT SO CLOSE! Out of the 1,400 Realtor votes, I was just 200 votes short of capturing a seat on the 2008 NVAR Board of Directors!  If that wasn't good spin, I don't know what is! Isn't it funny how easily data can be manipulated. Basically we ...
11/02/2007
This is the Results Show for the Parkside of Alexandria Auction on Sun. Oct 28 at Hilton in Alexandria. As background make sure you read: Parkside Alexandria 47% Off Auction About 300 people showed up. Of which, over 100 were registered buyers with an auction number. About 50% of those had atten...
10/31/2007