This American Life - Return To The Giant Pool of Money pod cast - 09/30/09 07:16 PM
I highly recommend all of the 'This American Life' pod casts (like one of the previous shows on 'Frenemies'), but this one is particularly relevant to the industry and current issues within.
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You can also find the first pod cast 'The Giant Pool of Money' to hear the original story although the follow-up covers much of what was in the original. 
 
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Sometimes junkmail makes me smile... but all should be aware... $8k tax credit - 09/15/09 01:34 AM
I get my share of junkmail, as I'm sure many of you do.  However, being in the real estate business, I try to be sure that the masses of real estate junk mail I get isn't legitimate business mail.
Today I ran across this [partial email] that made my day:
"I'm sure you have all seen on the NEWS over this past weekend all the advetising about the First Time Home Buyer's $8000 TAX CREDIT from the government if you purchase (MUST BE CLOSED) a home by November 30, 2009.    It takes about 5 years to close your loan so we need … (5 comments)

Burning Down the Block on 9/11 - 09/11/09 02:39 PM
It's September Eleventh.  I started out my morning a bit melancholy; reading news stories saluting those who had fallen eight years ago.  Had it really been that long?  Strange sensations of feeling connected yet disconnected from that day and the path in which it has detoured all of our lives.
It wasn't until the date had really sunken in that I realized I wanted to and could properly honor the emergency teams in the presence of working firemen.  Today was the last day of the controlled burn that was happening down the street from my home. 
                       
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