Paddy Deighan Real Estate Blog

I have been in technology my entire adult life. Even as a law student and lawyer, I used technology and consulted with IBM on various projects.  Later, obtaining two doctorates in science - I am always on the elading edge of technology (even after battling Best Buy techs to install family Christm...

Seems almost daily I read misinformation on the mnational derbt and mortgage rates so I finally decided to put pen to paper(or rather, fingers to keyboard LoL).For starters, the government never has to pay off the national debt (and hasn’t since 1836). What it does have to do is roll over the deb...

Earlier today, I posted about practical issues in AI generated image enhancement. Naturally, there are legal implications as well.  It is not a far stretch to allege that the images created by AI created a scenario of fraud. One reason is....when you prompt AI to enhance a listing image, you may ...

Recently, during a weekly Zoom call, we discussed AI imaging enhancement in listings. I have some thoughts from a practical view.  How would a buyer agent feel when they drive up with a buyer and the photo does not match reality? Is enhancement such a good idea?  Car dealers do not enhance images...

In a weekly Zoom call, the group discussed photo imaging.   Many concepts were discussed and two issues stood out:  who owns the image and editing the photo from a legal viewpoint.In terms of who owns the image, this gets very complicated.  The law is in flux but there is a bit of guidance. It is...

Several days I wrote of a few of life's annoyances that we can be on our annoyance list. It is important to rem,ember these things as we prepare to give thanks for the MANY blessings we all have (including the 9 pound brat Pomeranian that seems to have taken over the family home in NJ LoL). I for...

As we approach the holiday season and prepare for Thanksgiving...there is an age old adage that we cannot have good without bad, bla bla bla. ERGO, if we are thankful uring this time, there must be the counter balance - things we are not thanful for!! A list: landscaper leaf blower folks...every ...

For many years, we have been told that diamond is the hardest substance on earth.They MAY still be a "girl's best friend" (LoL).  I have known for many years that this is untrue. Diamonds are actually (officially) number 7!!  I say diamnods are number 8.The actual fact is that the hardest substan...

Some things are just to funny not to post...recognizing that some may find this annoying (or worse), as the title says...I just couldn't help myself. After all humor should be universally acceptable - even in this day and age when we have lost our ability to laugh at things that are truly funny, ...

Most taxpayers received good news -without even knowing it - when the 2026 tax brackets were announced. The standard deduction rate was also announced.Many do not realize that the IRS DOES change the brackets to adjust or cost of living and/or inflation. The standard deduction increases to $32,20...