ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2008 

Since 1922, The Harvard Business Review has been published as a monthly digest of research-based articles written specifically for high ranking business practitioners. It is an esteemed publication and is revered by the icons of global business management and is highly regarded as being quite au...
01/31/2008
Real Estate News This Morning - January 31, 2008January 31, 2008 The Morning Review of Today's Top Real Estate StoriesGet your cup of coffee and settle in with this morning's top real estate related stories right off the newswires! In an effort to keep you informed, we have searched the wires and...
01/31/2008
On January 8, 2008, there was a blog posting here that caused quite the firestorm. In that post it was stated that it sure seemed to us like the National Association of Realtors had decided not to answer the bell and was in effect commencing a going out of business sale. Well today, there's more...
01/30/2008
Real Estate News This Morning - January 30, 2008January 30, 2008 The Morning Review of Today's Top Real Estate StoriesGet your cup of coffee and settle in with this morning's top real estate related stories right off the newswires! In an effort to keep you informed, we have searched the wires and...
01/30/2008
Real Estate News This Morning - January 29, 2008January 29, 2008 The Morning Review of Today's Top Real Estate StoriesGet your cup of coffee and settle in with this morning's top real estate related stories right off the newswires! In an effort to keep you informed, we have searched the wires and...
01/29/2008
What Is Your Brand Identity?January 28, 2008 Brand IdentityDefinition: How you want the consumer to perceive your product or your brand.Today's marketer can position themselves any way they want to. Whether you want to appeal to dog lovers, single mom's, Gen X or Gen Y'ers or empty nesters, you c...
01/28/2008
January 28, 2008Over the last week or so, I wrote a couple of posts relative to defending the almighty sacrosanct real estate commission. I have literally spoken or corresponded with thousands of real estate agents and other than the usual talking points from the National Association of Realtors,...
01/28/2008
January 27, 2008 Last week there was a lot of chatter on real estate industry blogs about the Ummel case in Carlsbad, California in which a client has taken her real estate agent to task over alleged misrepresentation and incompetency. As can be expected, many major news media organizations have ...
01/27/2008
Sometimes it does not matter if the fight is won. The wounds and the bleeding can cause considerable damage long after the fight has concluded. When a battle is waged and the pugilist is already weary and bruised, it can hasten his demise. In Carlsbad, California, Marty Ummel, a 114 pound, 61 ye...
01/26/2008
  In 1928 the very first television show was broadcast. The Queen's Messenger, was a modest, 40-minute dramatic production broadcast from Schenectady, New York, and the sound was simulcast on radio station WGY.It was not until 13 years later that viewers were interrupted for the first time. The w...
01/25/2008