news: New Cuba Gooding Jr. movie films at Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan estate - 10/09/08 05:00 PM
I have some very fun news to share. A new TNT movie starring Oscar® winner Cuba Gooding Jr. is currently filming in the Detroit area, and part of the filming is being done at a waterfront luxury home on Windmill Point Drive in Grosse Pointe Park. This property is being represented … (4 comments)
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news: Live like the king: Elvis Presley estate now for sale - 08/13/08 04:34 PM
There are so many fun one-liners I could use to sum up this story, it's hard to pick just one. I'll go ahead and try this one: Elvis has left the building, and now that building can be yours! Yeah, that'll work.
Elvis Presley's "Graceland West" estate in Palm Springs, Calif. is … (0 comments)
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news: 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)
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news: Luxury Real Estate Blog on the rise on Google - 07/31/08 12:23 PM
Thanks in large part to all of the wonderful contributors within the global Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate network, the Luxury Real Estate Blog is making a tremendous ascent in its ranking on major search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN.www.LuxuryRealEstate.com is the most-viewed luxury real estate Web site in … (8 comments)
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news: 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)
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news: Turning an average news release into a great one - 07/23/08 12:13 PM
I hope this doesn't sound too prideful, but I really like what I write. And I do a lot of writing as the Public Relations & Media Specialist for LuxuryRealEstate.com.While my blogs on ActiveRain and the LuxuryRealEstate.com Blog are sometimes quickly written and they don't have the benefit of as much … (5 comments)
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news: 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)
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news: 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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news: New LuxuryRealEstate.com member listed among top RE/MAX brokers - 06/27/08 04:45 PM
I have some good news and some even better news. The good news is that RE/MAX Cayman Islands just joined LuxuryRealEstate.com, expanding our global network even further into the Caribbean. The even better news is that Kass Canada Coleman, the Broker/Owner of Beachcastles and an agent with RE/MAX Cayman Islands is … (1 comments)
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news: 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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news: 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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news: 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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news: 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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news: 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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news: 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)
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news: Confusation: Is now a good time to buy a home? - 04/15/08 04:12 PM
I would like to share a confusation with you. What's a confusation? It's a mixture of confusion and conversation. I'm all for preserving the English language and avoiding the addition of new and pointless slang terms. But, at the same time, I enjoy having a little bit of fun with ideas … (2 comments)
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news: LuxuryRealEstate.com tops Ultimate Homes list, by far - 03/21/08 05:49 PM
Every year, Ultimate Homes magazine lists the top 1,000 most-expensive homes in the United States, and in the recent issue the competition between the different luxury-broker networks isn't even close. LuxuryRealEstate.com has more than twice the number of luxury properties on the list as the closest network. Check it out:HERE'S HOW … (1 comments)
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news: Looking beyond the gloom - 03/18/08 04:57 PM
I was looking through Google News a few days ago, and a Reuters story caught my eye. The story is entitled "Mortgage broker, lender plan too little too late." It's a somewhat dreary article, describing the hopelessness of our situation and the inability of the current plan devised by U.S. Treasury … (4 comments)
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news: Tragic house burnings expose sad truths - 03/05/08 04:58 PM
Woodinville, a suburb of Seattle, suffered a sad event on Monday, March 3, 2008, according to an article I found in Yahoo! News. Three luxury homes were burned and two others were damaged in a case of arson. Thank goodness the homes were unoccupied and so no one was injured.These homes … (0 comments)
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news: 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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