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real estate: So How Do You Really Feel About That? - 12/12/06 08:23 PM
There used to be this girl in our office---a woman in her early thirties actually, but she reminded me of my 12 year old niece by something that used to always come out of her mouth. Whenever I'd say something opinionated or make an offhand curt remark within earshot of her, she'd blurt out the same hackneyed question..."So how do you really feel about that, Geno?" At first it didn't bother me but then after a month or so I started to notice it all the time, "So how do you really feel about that, Geno...So how do you really feel about that, Geno...So how..." And … (5 comments)
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real estate: Boot This... - 12/02/06 08:45 PM
I realize the majority of 'Rain' community readers live in more 'bucolic' (a Brian Brady term!) settings than here but I thought I'd give my fellow Realtors around the country a little 'slice of life' peek at the 'Windy City'. Click on the links to visit our neighborhoods. If you've never been here I think you'll like.
A typical Saturday for me goes something like this: First client pick up at 8:45AM in say, the Gold Coast of Chicago followed immediately by a tour of six or seven properties along Lake Shore Drive to Lincoln Park. With a coffee break or two in between and … (4 comments)
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real estate: Two Big Bloggers Battle And Divide The Country...Very Ugly - 11/30/06 08:32 AM
Read as a nation of commentors take sides and spit at each otherI've observed long enough so now I must speak. You may not realize it but there is a 'civil war' of sorts going on right now in America between two distinct blogging sectors--The Housing 'Bubblers' and The Housing 'Optimists' (for lack of a better monicker). At the forefront of this seething conflict are Housing Panic's "Keith" (never a last name posted) and BloodhoundBlog's Greg Swann. You may not be aware of the turmoil because the media generally doesn't report on cat fights but I'm telling you its real and … (10 comments)
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real estate: Chinese Math - 11/27/06 08:28 PM
"Now let me get this straight - the press is supposed to control the market - if they say it's bad it must be so - if they say it's good it must be so - they are the keepers of doom and gloom - the ever ubiquitous "they"!(This was a comment from Scottsdale broker and heavy hitter Tony Marriott, Associate Broker, CLHMS, CRB, CRS in response to a segment of an article I posted on an earlier blog, Stay Ahead of the Curve, My Friends.)And my take on this whole recent 'Media vs Realtor Spin Cycle' --and response to his … (5 comments)
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real estate: What I Read.... - 11/22/06 06:37 PM
Most days I have lunch with my Broker at this small Chinese restaurant in Lincoln Park. Almost always seated toward the back is this one elderly individual, clearly from China and always reading the same old book with Asian characters on yellowed pages. For no other reason than this he reminds me of my own deceased grandfather who read only one tattered book over and over, Dante's Inferno. I have it on my bookshelf and have no idea (besides the general premise) what it says exactly--its in Italian. And even if it wasn't I get the feeling that it would still … (5 comments)
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real estate: Correct Pricing in the Present Market - 11/20/06 07:23 PM
This is a rewrite of an earlier blog I posted in an earlier sales cycle. I am of the opinion that now is not the time for Chicago Sellers to be "testing" the market. Hovering above correct pricing hoping to "see what happens" only makes for agonizing market time, frustration and interesting fodder for less optimistic writings than this. (Nakedrepublic.com for one) To be sure, there are still hundreds of transactions a week occuring in Chicago.When an overpriced property goes New on the market three things are immediately set into motion. The first one is Market Time. The clock starts ticking … (0 comments)
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real estate: On The Seventh Day A House Was Sold - 11/17/06 10:49 PM
My Broker is a big proponent of the 'Sunday Open House,' as am I. Tens of thousands of people visit our company website on a monthly basis and rarely a day goes by when a potential client doesn't register as a new user at ChicagoHomeEstates.com. But week in and week out its the open house we talk about at our Monday morning meetings. To use a sports metaphor, Sunday is game day. Its the one day of the week (although many of our associates host Saturday opens as well) where we are guaranteed to have face to face contact with the … (2 comments)
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real estate: Google Your Mom - 11/17/06 10:08 PM
I was visiting with my folks last weekend when I casually mentioned that I had recently Googled them on the internet. They had no idea what I was talking about. The more I tried to explain, the more glazed over their eyes became. They were born in the 1920's and although they do own a computer it's mostly used as a place to display PostIt notes for doctors appointments and grocery lists. The PostIt note--now thats an invention. I should also mention that they own a cell phone, too--the back of which has all their important numbers scotch taped to it. … (8 comments)
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