news: Diamond Dwellings, ActiveRain and Localism... - 07/23/08 05:43 PM
Let me start by saying this is an ad... Of sorts. It is also a roadmap to where a lot of bloggers and real estate marketers think online real estate promotion is going...
Localism and Local Content
Just like Localism, Diamond Dwellings is based on hyper-local content... blogging and covering a … (7 comments)
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news: IRS will be looking at us... - 07/18/08 07:54 PM
If you get the REALTOR Magazine Daily News, you might have seen the story: IRS Gets Picky About Who's a Real Estate Pro.
This is interesting...
Licensed real estate agents and brokers do not always qualify for real estate professional status under the new rules, which mandate that individuals spend no … (29 comments)
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news: I'm going to Inman! - 07/08/08 12:31 AM
Just nailed the air travel tonight...
I will be flying out to SFO on Monday, July 21st, and attending the RE Bar Camp and Bloggers Connect. I will be flying back to ATL on July 25th.
I'm really stoked. I went to my first NAR Convention last November. I had the … (7 comments)
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news: What If? a different way to sell your home... - 07/08/08 12:20 AM
Maybe for free... Maybe for $999.
The simple fact is that not all sellers NEED a real estate agent. I have some folks I working with right now that have moved 38 times in 30 years. They have bought and sold 38 different homes in 30 years. In real estate terms, … (1 comments)
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news: Teasing and hinting and everything but saying... - 07/08/08 12:02 AM
I joined Diamond Dwellings Realty today. Matt Fagioli and Diamond Dwellings are a finalist for the Inman Innovators Award for a Brokerage or Franchise. Pretty cool.
After talking with Matt over the last few weeks, he has gotten me incredibly excited about the possibilities for this brokerage model. It is designed … (4 comments)
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news: iTeam Investigates... at MY listing!?! - 06/28/08 12:05 AM
And it wasn't a bad thing.
The story won't air until next month (July), but they were filming in one of my listings. Specifically, they were showing a property that was staged with a live-in home manager. Showhomes of Atlanta is the vendor that is doing the job correctly in this … (12 comments)
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news: Woo hoo... June eNewsletter is out - 06/19/08 03:01 PM
I have finally put the last nail in the June GarageHomesUSA - LaneBailey.com eNewsletter. And it has mailed. There are a couple of really good stories in it.
If you aren't already a subscriber... why? It is free, and a way to catch up on some of the posts from various … (3 comments)
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news: And the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says... - 06/16/08 12:21 AM
In the Gwinnett edition of the AJC there was a story about the state of the real estate industry. The reporter called me a few times to help him with the story. I was happy to help. I wrote a post about that not long ago.
There are a couple of … (9 comments)
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news: Party in the Park, Thrasher Park in Norcross - 06/14/08 10:35 AM
Last night, Thrasher Park was swinging to the big band tunes of Atlanta 17. But you probably missed it... ;^ )
But you don't have to miss the next free concert!
That's right... free concert. Every other Friday in Thrasher Park, just across the tracks from Historic Downtown Norcross, the city … (5 comments)
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news: Market update for Gwinnett County, June 2008 - 06/11/08 02:49 PM
Welcome to the update for June. This month's report covers the market numbers for April and May of 2008. Please keep in mind that the numbers for the most recent month (May, in this case) are seldom complete. We don't expect to see solid numbers until July for May.
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news: A lot going on... Lane and the AJC - 06/06/08 05:05 PM
This is reposted from my LaneBailey.com blog. This was my post there on Wednesday. Things have been kind of busy the last few days here in the garage... And that is usually a good thing... and it is.
Earlier today I had a conversation with a reporter from the Atlanta … (0 comments)
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news: Mud 4 Blood... a success... - 05/10/08 10:47 PM
There will be future posts with video and pictures, but I wanted to pass along the results...
150 units of blood were collected...
as many as 450 people could have their lives saved because of THIS blood drive.
For the last few years, the GBR 4WD Club has adopted … (3 comments)
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news: Newsletter #3 is on the way... - 05/07/08 11:29 PM
If you are one of my subscribers, the newsletter is sending as I write. If you aren't a subscriber, you should be... I have a few great posts from LaneBailey.com, and as always, the best of them make it over to GarageHomesUSA.com as well.
Of course, I will never sell, rent, … (0 comments)
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news: Here is what happens when you do a hatchet job! - 04/22/08 12:52 PM
And it isn't pretty...
While rolling through Twitter this morning, I came across a Twit by Jay Thompson. He is a guy I like and respect, and he was busy being VERY pissed off, so I followed it back to see what the hubbub was about...
Enter the Redfin blog and Carol Hian. … (6 comments)
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news: February/March Gwinnett County Market Report posted - 04/09/08 11:05 PM
I finally had a moment to put together the Market Report for GWinnett County covering February, with the preliminary numbers for March. As always, the March numbers need a big ol' grain of salt... they WILL change over the course of the month.
The news is mixed, which isn't too bad. … (3 comments)
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news: Recession anyone? - 03/11/08 11:10 PM
I ran across an article online from USA Today showing the different states and measuring if they are in a recession. It also graded various metro areas.
I am pleased with the mixed results for this area...
Georgia is shown as "At Risk." That isn't so bad... although there are only … (4 comments)
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news: Want to destroy the economy and dreams of home ownership? - 03/05/08 01:47 PM
It's pretty easy...
House of Representatives Democrat John Conyers of Michigan knows how to do it. He has outlined a simple plan.
Allow bankruptcy judges to set aside mortgage balances in favor of "good faith attempt" to pay off mortgages... and the borrower gets to keep the house. While the plan … (9 comments)
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news: Why, oh why? It just doesn't matter... - 02/13/08 03:00 PM
As I dropped off expired packages this morning, and now doing some other office work this afternoon, the radio and TV are abuzz with the testimony of Roger Clemons and his trainer. And then... Congress is talking with the commissioner of the NFL about the illegal tapes made at games.
Who … (14 comments)
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news: Let's link to seemingly unrelated stories - 01/18/08 01:07 PM
While glancing through today's REALTOR(R) Magazine Daily News Brief, there were two stories that jumped out at me. One was a call to action, and the other looked like the groundwork for a call to action later...
The first was: Withholding Mortgage Help Could Hurt Everybody. Among other things, it said:
The Center … (11 comments)
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news: My own magazine? - 01/17/08 11:20 AM
Yep.
In (what I hope to to be) the last incarnation of my website for a while, I will be making it an online magazine. I am building the February issue, which will be the debut on the site right now. Each day it changes just a little, but come the … (2 comments)
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news: New home construction drops 25% in 2007... It's about time! - 01/17/08 10:06 AM
When I logged on to the computer this morning, I ran across this story from Yahoo News. It is from the Ap, and basically says that in 2007, new home construction dropped 24.8% from 2006 levels. That is the highest drop since 1980... when interest rates on mortgages were worse than … (11 comments)
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news: A better real estate video - 01/17/08 09:37 AM
We Rock Chicago - Curb Cut Media - Chicago, IL 60646Here is a better real estate video. It is well worth the time to take a look. Whether we like it or not, this is the wave of the future.
While over at Real Estate Radio yesterday, I ran across this story … (38 comments)
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news: Idiot move of the week, Cleveland suing banks - 01/12/08 12:26 PM
Here's your card...
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the city of Cleveland is suing 21 banks that loaned money in their inner city areas, saying:
...subprime lending in inner-city neighborhoods has created a public nuisance that hurt property values and city tax collections.The story goes on to say:
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in … (22 comments)
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news: Say it until it's true!!!... NOT - 12/26/07 10:11 PM
While researching yesterday’s blog entry, I ran across this little tidbit. Frankly, it p***es me off. I am proud to be a member of the NAR. I think that there is a place for a strong voice both for real estate professionals, and to champion the issues for increasing home ownership … (48 comments)
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news: Housing apocolypse revisited - 12/25/07 09:37 PM
I ran across a post on Active Rain that pointed me to an outside article that talks about the need for at least a 20% reduction in home prices in order for families to be able to afford to buy. Well, I love it when there are specific claims and statistics. … (3 comments)
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news: Sometimes doing the right thing hurts - 12/21/07 01:12 PM
I started by explaining in Everybody put your heads down on your desk... how we got to this ugly spot in the road where we see the paths of:
Government intervention in loansorA rush of foreclosuresIn this installment, I'm going to outline the case for why it is the wrong thing for … (8 comments)
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news: Everybody put your heads down on your desk... - 12/20/07 02:41 PM
Do you remember those words from grade school? The big kid from the back of the class shot a spitball at the teacher, and so everyone got the same punishment. There were 29 kids in the class that didn’t do anything, but they still got the same treatment. What’s worse is … (0 comments)
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news: Let's blame the media... or not... - 12/17/07 07:32 PM
This is not inspired by Ken "not the meteorologist" Cook, but I did read his post a little earlier, Did The Media Cause This, Fuel This, or Just Report It? That said, I did mention this post in the comments there, because they are related... Great minds think alike... ours do … (8 comments)
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news: Is a clear sky blue? - 12/10/07 03:07 PM
Sitting down this morning getting my Fox News fix, I noticed a release by the NAR that has me re-thinking a position I have taken...
Here is the link to the NAR news release. To summarize, the position the NAR takes is that housing will start to pick up in 2008. Existing … (9 comments)
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news: Making the change, from Blogger to WordPress - 12/10/07 10:32 AM
It is a big change for me. I started seriously blogging back in June on Active Rain. In July I picked up Blogger (Blogspot). I wanted an outside platform that would be more configurable. But, everything was fine with Blogger. I changed the theme a bit to better fit with … (0 comments)
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news: Can we ease the water shortage? - 11/17/07 11:54 PM
It looks like there is an idea to do just that.
If the US Fish and Wildlife Service signs off, the water coming off Lake Lanier could be dramatically cut. Right now, we have about 79 days left. If this plan goes through, there would be a reduction in the Apalachicola River … (0 comments)
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news: I'm giving away $1000... - 11/06/07 11:00 AM
...to a Senior at Parkview High School in Lilbun, GA. Now we just need to see who it is. Sometime next week I hope to announce the details, but I have decided to offer a $1000 scholarship for a graduating Senior at Parkview HS. I hope that I am able to … (4 comments)
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news: Market update for Gwinnett County, September 2007 - 11/01/07 11:04 AM
Below are the numbers for September 07. Before getting into the numbers, I would just like to mention again that I will now be working to post numbers right at the beginning of each month for the month that ended 30-35 day prior. I would love to be able to … (0 comments)
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news: Zero-tolerance = zero-brain - 10/22/07 02:25 PM
>>Time for a non real estate related rant<<
I am SO tired of hearing stories like this. So, I am going to toss out the controversial statement right out in the front so that people that comment without reading much won't have any trouble finding it.
Zero tolerance policies, whether from schools … (4 comments)
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news: On droughts and mussels - 10/16/07 12:33 PM
Ok, we have hit the point where one has to live under a rock to not have heard about the drought in the Southeast. It is a real problem. But there are a few things that don't seem to be getting the play that they should.
The Army Corps of Engineers … (0 comments)
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news: Where does this guy get his data? - 10/12/07 12:44 PM
I just can't help myself...
I just ran across this little release from the NAR. Basically, the CEO of Countrywide says that the subprime mortgage mess could widen the home ownership gap between whites and minorities. However, in the same daily brief, the NAR sent out this piece as well. it states … (6 comments)
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news: The sky is falling... and the bubble is coming... - 09/25/07 09:46 AM
Sorry to disappoint.
I picked up a story today about a "Bubble Blogger" in San Fransisco. I actually enjoyed the article. Here is the link. I have read a few of these bubble blogs in the last couple of years. Some are quite educated, and others are just rants. I actually … (8 comments)
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news: Market update for Gwinnett County, August 2007 - 09/18/07 11:12 AM
It time for me to make my prognostications for the coming market, while recapping that which has happened. Please keep in mind that even on the 18th of September, the numbers for August WILL change. I will come back and correct them before posting the October results. I originally posted … (2 comments)
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news: Closing Firms facing tough choices - 08/17/07 09:03 AM
One of my lawyer friends forwarded a story to me yesterday. He isn't involved in real estate law, but thought I might like to know what was going on. I won't copy the whole article here, but unfortunately I can't find it online in a format that doesn't require a subscription. … (3 comments)
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news: Market update for Gwinnett County, July 2007 - 08/10/07 04:33 PM
Gwinnett County sales comparison for residential real estate. 7/07
It time for me to make my prognostications for the coming market, while recapping that which has happened. Please keep in mind that even on the 10th of August, the numbers for July WILL change. I will come back and … (0 comments)
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news: Eminent Domain Abuse... - 08/09/07 04:33 PM
This should be one of the keystone and defining issues for the NAR. I know that the NAR and some of the state associations are working (too) quietly to curb governmental abuses of the Power of Eminent Domain.
If you are unfamiliar with Eminent Domain, it is the power that governments … (2 comments)
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news: Cobb County restricts population density in homes - 07/31/07 02:28 PM
I just saw a clip on Fox News (please don't whine about the source) that Cobb County has passed a new regulation limiting the number of adults living in a home. The basic restriction is that there needs to be 390 square feet for each adult. They also limited the number … (4 comments)
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news: DeKalb County Limited Building Moratorium - 07/31/07 09:41 AM
I just received this from Jenna Graber, the DeKalb Association of REALTORS PR person. It was forwarded from the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. Quoted as follows:
On Tuesday, July 24, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners adopted a 30-day moratorium on the issuance of certificates of appropriateness, land disturbance and building … (0 comments)
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