Part of my daily reading ritual includes Seth Godin’s blog. He is often described as a marketing genius. I think that well might be true. But, his blog isn’t just about marketing, but also often touches on greater issues. This one certainly did. Although, he actually wrote it four years ago… still rings true. Did you go read it? I’ll wait… … … … .. .
Category Archives: buyers
The better way to look at everything
- Thursday, 27 December 2007 16:53
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Say it until it is true!!!… NOT.
- Wednesday, 26 December 2007 21:55
- Written by Lane Bailey
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While researching yesterday’s blog entry, I ran across this little tidbit. Frankly, it p***es me off. I am proud to be a member of the NAR. I think that there is a place for a strong voice both for real estate professionals, and to champion the issues for increasing home ownership for consumers.
But this is downright stupid. Whistling past the graveyard. Spinning… without anything to spin.
Just as
Housing apocolypse revisited
- Tuesday, 25 December 2007 22:31
- Written by Lane Bailey
- 1 Comment
I ran across a post on Active Rain that pointed me to an outside article that talks about the need for at least a 20% reduction in home prices in order for families to be able to afford to buy. Well, I love it when there are specific claims and statistics. I can usually verify and refute or support specifics. When someone tosses out some general and off the cuff stats, they can’t be verified.
So, I ran into one problem,
Everybody put your heads on the desk…
- Thursday, 20 December 2007 14:35
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Do you remember those words from grade school? The big kid from the back of the class shot a spitball at the teacher, and so everyone got the same punishment. There were 29 kids in the class that didn’t do anything, but they still got the same treatment. What’s worse is that the kid that caused the trouble didn’t suffer any more than the kids that didn’t.
That was simply because it was
Hockey and real estate…
- Tuesday, 18 December 2007 23:55
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Back to the stretches…
We just got back from the Thrashers/Lightning game. The Thrashers were on fire (for a change) and Tampa Bay 6-2. Everything worked. Passes connected. Bounces went the right way. The calls were pretty good. For the Thrashers, anyway…