I know, I know. It is one of those pervasive statements in real estate. Everyone in the business says it.
Buyers are liars.
But, are they really? I don’t think so. My buyers tell me
Category Archives: honesty
Lane’s Crazy Idea of the Day
- Monday, 08 October 2007 10:34
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Barely after midnight, and I have already had my best crazy idea of the day…
In almost every form of motorsport, the drivers are festooned with the names of all of their benefactors. As Kurt Busch stands in Victory Lane, chugging a Coke, wearing a Miller hat, and holding a quart of Mobil1, all of us know that they pay his way. Of course those are the best products on the planet… they pay his check.
When Jimmy Johnson talks up Lowe’s, or Jeff Gordon mentions his new energy drink, we know why. There is no question.
But, what I want to know is…
Who spent the big bucks for Hillary Clinton? What about Fred Thompson? John McCain? Barack Obama? Who paid for their last elections, and who is funding them now?
Maybe politicians should get nifty suits like NASCAR drivers. It would be interesting to see who’s name shows up where.
Wouldn’t that be fun?
The sky is falling… and the bubble is coming…
- Sunday, 30 September 2007 09:16
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Sorry to disappoint.
I picked up a story today about a “Bubble Blogger” in San Fransisco. I actually enjoyed the article. Here is the link. I have read a few of these bubble blogs in the last couple of years. Some are quite educated, and others are just rants. I actually
What are we doing here? Looking at the housing landscape…
- Thursday, 27 September 2007 12:20
- Written by Lane Bailey
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This morning, the NAR kindly sent me this little update through the Real Estate Insights eNewsletter. It explains, quite well, the steps that we will need to move through before the market stabilizes, both locally and nationally. And then, this afternoon, in my REALTOR(R) Magazine Daily Online, I got this story.
Both have something underlying that I think is very important. Congress needs to
X is for Xenophobia
- Wednesday, 19 September 2007 09:45
- Written by Lane Bailey
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I think I was at E when I figured out what the subject of this post would be. As I was writing about ethics, I knew that I would just have to do this post. However, I’m going to stretch the definition to fit my needs.
Simply put