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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 by Higbie Maxon Agney, Inc. Realtors, a member of Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate and the Board of Regents.Check out this wonderful story in the Grosse Pointe News that I received earlier this week. Sorry I don't have a link to the story online. Apparently, that newspaper doesn't post some … (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 now for sale. Talk about a house with some history, this two-acre estate, nestled in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, is where Elvis (the king of Rock and Roll) lived for almost eight years, recorded eight songs in the living room in 1973 and spent his last birthday. … (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 relate to his point about great works being written by people and not by keyboards or computers.Ilya is an amazing photographer in a variety of fields, including luxury homes, weddings, events and cuisine. He has been the Official Photographer of the past nine Luxury Real Estate conferences and he always … (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 the world and it comes up first on most searches for luxury properties, luxury homes and luxury real estate. But the Luxury Real Estate Blog is fairly new and we're building it up to the heights of our main Web site. We owe much of our success to Jim Walberg, … (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. These high-profile designers included Giorgio Armani, Versace, Salvatore Ferragamo, Enrico Coveri and many others.You can read the full article by Fiona Galea Debono entitled "Gozo on the catwalk in international fashion show" in the Times of Malta. Dr. Carl Peralta, founder and President of 77 Great Estates, pointed this story … (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 outside editing as I usually receive for my other work, I think they give you a taste of my writing skill and style.My mind is constantly working before, during and after the writing process. I think about what is interesting about the story I am currently writing about. I ponder … (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 of distance. In May, I ran for a little over two hours in my first half-marathon and that left me sore and unable to walk for several days. So five hours of physical exertion seems nearly impossible to me.I found this story on the Cora Bett Thomas Realty Blog, and … (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 used too much of someone else's news article in our blog entry or that we got our facts wrong and are guilty of negligence or even defamation? It's a scary thought, but that's the risk we take in offering our work in a public environment.Have you noticed that, as bloggers, … (52 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 No. 6 on the list of top international RE/MAX brokers, based on residential commissions paid from January through April 2008.It's always nice to hear good news like this. Apparently the Cayman Islands are enjoying a very healthy real-estate market right now. Check out Kass' website www.beachcastles.com for some in-depth information … (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 with hosts Mary Thompson, Chuck Thompson and Lee Kantor.The radio show is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. You can listen to the show live by visiting the Lakefront Radio website. That will be great. I'm sure Mr. Losh will have some great insights to share.In addition to … (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 art in a home can be beneficial for both the artists and the home sellers. Beautiful paintings, sculptures and other pieces of art can add something special to a home that makes it more memorable to potential buyers. Plus, the artists receive exposure to new viewers and their works of … (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 in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer entitled "The great seduction," in which author David Brooks points out the astonishing truth about debt. Brooks notes that for the past 30 years Americans have forgotten our noble heritage of frugality and living within our means. We have even forgotten the lessons of the Great … (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 by the headline, this article is trying to explain what various media sources are currently saying and not saying to make our current real-estate troubles seem even worse than they actually are.Perhaps there is not a concerted effort to cause a panic by inflating numbers. Maybe the reporters who are … (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 before me in a slightly exasperated way, as though it had been building inside of her for some time. She said that she has seen me on numerous occasions walking nearby and I always have a smile on my face. She found herself worrying that I was either hiding something … (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 John Brian Losh, "Hey, Brian! Thank you for your commitment to the vision you have regarding Luxury Real Estate being the brand of excellence throughout the world of real estate. Your Spring conference has been the best use of our time in years as we continue to grow and expand … (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 and rules because of my playful nature. I would like to share some of my thoughts in an open, possibly random, way. So, without further ado, let's begin our confusation.According to a CNN article entitled "Majority not buying homes, poll shows," an Associated Press-AOL Money & Finance poll found that … (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 POPULAR FRANCHISE/AFFILIATE COMPANIES AND MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS STACKED UP THIS YEAR:Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate (LuxuryRealEstate.com) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420Sotheby's International Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … (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 Secretary Henry Paulson to save the U.S. economy and homeowners from our current troubles.There is so much fear in this article and many others I read each day. So much fear... I don't intend to make the same mistake twice and claim that there is nothing to fear about our … (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 were part of last year's Street of Dreams, an annual event that allows people from all over the Puget Sound to walk through and experience the incredible features of cutting-edge luxury homes.The homes that were destroyed were actually much smaller than some of the more opulent homes that have been … (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 now, but I think that they will always be important. I'm not even sure if this introduction is relevant to what I want to talk about, but I just started writing what is on my mind and this is what came out. I hope you don't mind.I recently read a … (7 comments)
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Robert Lockard
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WA
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