events: Luxury Real Estate Networking Trip offers exclusive tour of Plaza Hotel - 09/16/08 12:48 PM
This is a plug for the the upcoming 13th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference. I thought I'd just say that at the start. I hope to talk about some more meaty things soon, since there is so much trouble going on because of foolish greed, but today I'll focus on (2 comments)
events: Bloggers love helping other bloggers succeed - 08/08/08 11:26 AM
Jim Walberg, the co-Owner/Broker of The Bay Area Team in San Francisco, told me something really cool a few days ago. He said, "Bloggers are the most open and sharing community I have found on the Internet. They want every blogger to win!" I have definitely found that to be true.As (5 comments)
events: Ilya’s Photography captures stunning images of Seafair 2008 - 08/05/08 10:49 AM
"Photography is not about cameras, gadgets and gismos. Photography is about photographers. A camera didn't make a great picture any more than a typewriter wrote a great novel."So says Ilya Moshenskiy, the Principal Photographer of Ilya's Photography in Washington state. I love that quote because, as a writer, I can definitely (0 comments)
events: Malta attracts top designers at international fashion show - 07/28/08 01:20 PM
I have a fun bit of news I'd like to share today.Malta, a lovely island just south of Italy in the Mediterranean, was the site of the Malta International Fashion Show on July 5, 2008. This impressive show attracted top Italian designers who submitted their work for display by top models. (2 comments)
events: Cora Bett Thomas Realty’s own “Forrest Gump” swims incredible distance - 07/09/08 11:37 AM
I recently read a wonderful story I would like to share. It's about a 70-year-old Cora Bett Thomas Realty sales associate named Nash McIntosh, who swam for five hours from Tybee Island, Ga. to Hilton Head Island, S.C. I'm about one-third of his age and I can't imagine swimming that kind (0 comments)
events: Going the distance - 05/14/08 12:07 PM
I'm going to talk about something a little off-topic from my usual discussion of luxury real estate, but which I find compelling and interesting.On Saturday, May 10, 2008, I ran my first half-marathon at the 2nd Annual Tacoma City Half-Marathon. That was 13.1 miles of pain and unique discovery. I had (6 comments)
events: Praise pours in for Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat - 04/18/08 05:52 PM
Here are some quick snippets of all of the wonderful praise being heaped upon LuxuryRealEstate.com for its recent Spring Retreat conference in San Diego, which ended today:Jim Wallberg and Ann Marie Nugent are the Brokers/Owners of The Bay Area Team, the most-successful team at Keller Williams Realty-Danville. They told LuxuryRealEstate.com CEO/Publisher (1 comments)
events: Guess who’s coming to dinner - 04/17/08 11:33 AM
The 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat is off and running. More than 250 top luxury experts are in San Diego right now sharing their insights and building new connections.And tonight, during the dinner and Award Presentation, Ben Stein will make his appearance as the Keynote Speaker at this event. (1 comments)
events: Ben Stein to speak at upcoming LuxuryRealEstate.com event in San Diego - 02/07/08 12:08 PM
Ben Stein, the famous actor, economist, lawyer and author, announced that he will be the keynote speaker at the 6th Annual Luxury Real Estate Spring Retreat, which will be hosted in San Diego from Tuesday, April 15 to Friday, April 18, 2008.Mr. Stein indicated that he plans to speak, in large (2 comments)
events: LuxuryRealEstate.com hosts successful European Conference in Austria - 02/01/08 12:04 PM
Remember in my Mission Statement when I mentioned that I would sometimes use this blog to talk about LuxuryRealEstate.com news? Well, this is one of those times. I'm happy to report that the 3rd Annual Luxury Real Estate European Conference was recently held Thursday, January 24th to Friday, January 25th, in (0 comments)
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