As the real estate market cycles into a recovery, talking heads are discussing what index will be the most accurate predictor of the 2014 market. Will it be new housing starts? Employment? The DOW? I beg to differ. In 2014, we’ll be busier than any year since 2005 due in the largest part to one
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11/24/2013
NO ONE knows the music scene like my friend and colleague Gary. You should check out his blog, and when you are in New York, use his local music knowledge. I could never keep up with him in this department and I always considered myself to be a fairly astute observer of the music scene. Gary is i
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11/24/2013
For those of us not monogomous with Facebook or Twitter as our social network, Google Plus has been a nice change of pace. I don't get nearly the engagement and interaction on Google as I do elsewhere, but I like dropping in more often than not, and the real estate communities there are strong. M
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11/05/2013
I am getting more into the Vine app lately. A "vine," well done, is a 6 second look into the window of another person's life. Vine is kind of like Instagram meets Twitter in video format. Vines are simply 6 second videos, but you'd be suprised at how well done many are. I have a strong belief th
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10/06/2013
There are quite a few search engine terms that members of the Active Rain community covet. For myself, "Homes for sale in Westchester County" would be among those considered a Holy Grail for a page 1 Google ranking. As I found out today, while my Holy Grail is still elusive, another term seems to
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07/22/2013
We've been working on some innovative ways to convey a better, more compelling value add to increase our Internet inquiry conversion. I'd like to share the highlights of the trial and error we've gone through to make it happen. Make sure to ALWAYS- Oh, screw it. OK, so the other night on Faceb
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07/03/2013
While I am known as a guy who is never seen without a gizmo in my hand, I actually think better sketching my thoughts on a yellow legal pad. Typically, when meeting with people they'll see my iPad, smart phone, and computer closely followed by that very old school pad and pen, and only then can I
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06/16/2013
The real estate forums on Facebook are often informative and engaging. And then there was tonight, where a licensee in a state where my license has reciprocity came out with this one: She claimed that her broker had no right to see the files on a transaction she was working on. No right. When sh
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05/10/2013
I know Gail in real life, and we have discussed her husband's circumstances before. In my experience with loan mods and short sales with Bank of America, they clearly do not have good staff on these cases, and do not appreciate the impact their lack of caring has on the lives of many. After thre
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02/08/2013
