media: Luxury vacations are a steal right now - 09/11/08 05:37 PM
I don't have a whole lot of time today, but I just wanted to share an interesting CNN article entitled "The staycation effect: 5 reasons to travel now." Because people have been very wise with their money this summer and have not gone on as many vacations, right now is a … (1 comments)
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media: Manmade global warming a costly deception - 09/05/08 12:19 PM
I recently finished writing an interesting article for the winter 2009 issue of LuxuryRealEstate.com Magazine. The article is on "green" homes, and it was a challenge to write, mainly because I have a number of concerns about the current global-warming scare. I was able to find a lot of good in … (2 comments)
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media: Higher education is becoming worthless - 08/22/08 12:26 PM
A while ago I stepped back from writing about luxury real estate to discuss a terribly destructive force that threatens to destroy families and make people miserable: debt. I would like to discuss something that I find to be just as dangerous as addiction to debt - the illogically high cost … (8 comments)
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media: Bloggers beware! Copyright battle might be coming - 07/02/08 01:58 AM
Here's a helpful warning to bloggers: "Be prepared." It's the Boy Scout motto and it's also good advice for people in all walks of life. It appears that many bloggers, myself included, are a little unprepared for the possibility of close scrutiny of blogging. What if we were told that we had … (49 comments)
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media: John Brian Losh interview on Lakefront Radio a big success - 06/25/08 04:03 PM
As a follow-up to my last blog entry, I'd like to report on the interview LuxuryRealEstate.com Publisher/CEO John Brian Losh enjoyed on Lakefront Radio on Friday, June 20, 2008. It went very well, and I have to give a lot of credit to hosts Mary Thompson, Chuck Thompson and Lee Kantor … (1 comments)
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media: LuxuryRealEstate.com CEO John Brian Losh in the news - 06/19/08 06:04 PM
I have some fun news to share about John Brian Losh, Publisher/CEO of LuxuryRealEstate.com and Broker/CEO of Ewing & Clark, Inc., Seattle's oldest real-estate brokerage.Mr. Losh will appear on Lakefront Radio, an Atlanta radio show on Friday, June 20, 2008. He will discuss the luxury real estate market and high-tech trends … (1 comments)
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media: Estate of the art: Combine art and luxury real estate - 06/13/08 03:54 PM
Check out this great article I recently read in the Arizona Daily Star, entitled "Home, art inside are both for sale." I think the sellers in this article are onto something pretty smart by joining forces with a local art museum to sell their property.Author Christie Smythe points out that showing … (2 comments)
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media: Drowning in debt - 06/11/08 10:42 AM
I'd like to talk about a topic that is not necessarily a pressing matter for people buying luxury real estate, but which I still find very important: Debt. It is very sad to me to see so many people struggling with the enormous burden of debt.I recently read a wonderful editorial … (5 comments)
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media: Good news and a good question about the media - 06/06/08 04:38 PM
I just have a quick thought to share today. I wish I had more time to write more about this topic, but I'll just do the best I can in a short space. I read a wonderfully informative Inman News article today entitled "Media create foreclosure hysteria." As you can tell … (3 comments)
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media: Do you EVER stop smiling? - 06/04/08 10:49 AM
"Do you ever stop smiling?" One of my neighbors asked me that question on Monday, June 2, 2008 while I was walking back home from my mailbox after I got home from my job at LuxuryRealEstate.com. I was pleasantly startled by the question because it was asked by the young woman … (2 comments)
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media: My thoughts on the NAR/DOJ settlement - 05/30/08 01:44 PM
I planned on writing this blog entry earlier this week on the proposed settlement between the National Association of REALTORS® and the Department of Justice that would allow multiple listing service members to make private MLS information available to non-members. However, immediately after the story broke, plenty of real-estate bloggers came … (4 comments)
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media: Choosing not to fear - 02/20/08 03:38 PM
I am not a particularly pessimistic person. I believe that good eventually triumphs. I put my trust in "old-fashioned" values, such as honesty, saving for a rainy day, avoiding harmful substances and risks, and being kind to all people. Some or all of these things might be out of style right … (7 comments)
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media: Sumptuous morsel of positive real-estate news - 01/25/08 05:21 PM
I've been talking a lot about the media lately, but my thoughts just keep dwelling on this topic. When I see headlines talking about how many people believe we might be in a recession, I start to wonder if that is simply reflecting the fact that everyone hears and reads predictions … (7 comments)
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media: Finding hope in the real-estate market - 01/16/08 06:54 PM
Similar to yesterday's post, I would like to focus on some issues that I hope will show that current real-estate worries shouldn't frighten buyers, sellers and agents too much. It seems like everything is going wrong right now because that is what we have been hearing over and over in the … (8 comments)
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media: Why you shouldn’t fear drops in home prices - 01/15/08 04:03 PM
"The drop in house prices is a good thing." So says a recent editorial, entitled "Relief for home buyers," in The Seattle Times. Exactly. Thank you, Seattle Times editors, for succinctly stating a fact that cuts to the heart of this matter. If prices are always rising, then that is certainly … (5 comments)
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media: Media’s objective or biased look at the real-estate market – part 2 - 01/09/08 01:21 PM
RISMedia's article entitled "Where the Truth about Today's Market Really Lies" continues to interest me. It begs the question: Are media sources being fair in their coverage of the current U.S. real-estate market or are they being overly negative? To answer this question, I suggest that there is a stigma against … (0 comments)
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media: Media’s objective or biased look at the real-estate market – part 1 - 01/04/08 01:50 PM
Quick, guess which of these two stories you're more likely to read in the news: A family that dutifully makes its mortgage payments each month or a family that misses several payments and is unable to keep its home. Let's face it, conflict is inherently dramatic and interesting. It grabs our … (4 comments)
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media: The best thing that can happen in real estate - 12/06/07 02:35 PM
Here's a joke I find both funny and sobering: At a bad man's funeral, no one could be found who had anything good to say about him. Finally, an elderly woman, who had known the man since they were children, was asked to share something good about him. So she stood … (10 comments)
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media: Let's combat negative media with positive real-estate news galore! - 11/16/07 04:51 PM
Thank you, Bernice Ross, for your profound and eye-opening article entitled "Real Estate hurt by media spin" in Inman News. Sometimes one person can give the rest of us permission to speak up, inspiring us to combat half-truths with positive, accurate information. Ms. Ross focused her remarks on the fact that … (11 comments)
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