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There has got to be something said about start-ups and watching communities grow. I remember the early days of Activerain, I think about them once in a while..but to me its the now I find truly dazzling..who would have ever thought we the people could change the face of real estate. … (23 comments)
Yup...That's what I said "Stripped Naked" thanks to Active Rain...and it feels a little weird to be so completely naked.
Transparency in my opinion is an abused word or misunderstood. I would have to assume that there are two different ways to define transparency when it comes to mortgages, may it be Conventional, VA, or FHA mortgages.Here is one definition that I hear from some mortgage lenders in today's market.They … (8 comments)
The following was written by David Michonski, CEO of Coldwell Banker Previews. For anyone who is frustrated with the negative coverage of the housing market, this is a *MUST READ* 
Real Time Paradigm Shifting in The Real Estate and Mortgage Industries
The door to opportunity knocks with every connection you make. I stepped inside my daughter's dojo (karate school) yesterday, and here were the words that were displayed on the whiteboard: "Words are real and powerful and should always be proceeded by much mental activity", Verne Gilbert SenseiOnce you fire up your … (11 comments)
Jessica Swesey of Inman News-Transition to Transparency and new Business Models- "how can I engage my customer differently"
BrokerIPTV: Well, I am fortunate to be with Jessica Swesey. She is the VP of content for Inman news and also of the second face of the Inman TV. Is … (0 comments)
There are big brands like Disney, Coke, Wal-Mart. Then there are small brands which is the same category you as individual real estate agents fall in. 
What creatively odd things can you do with a skateboard and an octopus? Well, if it involves a certain meme, probably a lot. I was recently tagged by friend, Dave Sulvetta. The subject being "5 Dark & Daring Secrets from the Heart", but I save those for Margarita Mondays. So here … (10 comments)
The mortgage industry has taught people a bad thing and people eat it up like free cake and ice cream. Why do you think lenders and banks are so quick to advertise their interest rates? Think about it, seriously, think about why that would be the number one question on your … (6 comments)
How often do you expose yourself to the world? What a provocative question. You and I do it every day without ever realizing that we are doing it. Every day when we get on our computers and start blogging, we are exposing ourselves to the ActiveRain community and the blogosphere. Do you let people see … (22 comments)
One of the big buzz words circulating around the blogosphere these days is 'Transparency.' 
First we need to define "Transparency." 
Imagine opening your e-mail and seeing a Performance Review from one of your newest clients. What would it say, and how would you react if it wasn't a good one? We work for the Seller, but sometimes I want to say "Keep the 10%, I'll take the chickens....."Everyday I check my e-mails.....I check them several … (19 comments)
This is pretty good from Inman TV - a discussion about www.Curbed.com. Click here for video! … (7 comments)
Most of us don't give a lot of thought to Toilet paper unless we visit a foreign country. We see it advertised on television, in magazines in fact just about everywhere. You can buy it at the market, the drug store, even some gas stations..just about any place. It used to be something that … (68 comments)
Yesterday I wrote a post titled "Do Not Fear". It was easy to write, the words just poured out of me and in fact I had to go back and edit out quite a bit, as there were details that weren't necessary to get my point across. 
This morning I opened my email and one of the feeds I get is from Sellsius. The question was being proposed about Zillow posting questions for the home seller or lisitng agent and the posting on Zillow. You can read the entire article here.
I just caught up with a great post over on The XBroker by Jeff Corbett called Transparency in the Mortgage Service Industries. As usual Jeff does an admirable job describing how technology is going to affect the industry, what disintermediation means and why borrowers should care. Jeff has been beating the … (0 comments)
Editor’s Note: This is Part One in a Two-Part Series The easy joke would have been to have Tobey as the offer but the wife will tell you I’m idiot enough to handle the job. More than three-quarters of all home shoppers begin their search for their new home on the … (0 comments)
My clients are dogs. They need a leash. No, I don’t mean that literally, but it occurred to me this morning as a showed my dog around his own personal real estate that my role of pet-owner and REALTOR share many things in common. I had been thinking over this … (1 comments)
OZ’S VOICE: Do not arouse the wrath of the Great and Powerful Oz! I said — come back tomorrow! I bought my first house in 1984 when I was 22 years old. It was in Speedway, IN. I do not remember much about the detail of the transaction, but I do … (28 comments)
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for making two "featured posts" on only her first day! WOW! … (1 comments)
One of the problems in the real estate industry is that there is a huge "cloak" making much of the reality of real estate transactions invisible to the general public.I hear a lot about "transparency" in the real estate transaction, and it is clearly the "buzz word" of the day, but … (19 comments)
I've been thinking a lot about change lately. People generally are threatened by change. It's uncomfortable. It's unknown. It's unpredictable. It requires adjustment. Humans on the whole would rather be comfortable and not have to make a lot of adjustments. It's the natural way. We joke about the only sure things … (6 comments)
There seems to be a lot of talk lately about "transparency" in the real estate industry. Many agents are against transparency and think that it's a threat to their livelihood. They seem to think that keeping information "secret" means success and job security.How dead wrong they are... More and more information … (10 comments)
In a separate thread (Open MLS for the Public but still No Complete MLS for Brokers) over on Mitchell Hall's AR blog, I saw a couple of comments that led to a comment that led to this post. Make sure you read the entire post and comments - it got me thinking.