So, how many of you have heard of this? The X Prize. Back when I wrote the A-Z series, it was my back up plan for the letter X. Currently, it doesn’t have much relevance to real estate, but one day it might. The original X Prize was $10,000,000 to be awarded [...]

Z06 Corvette, Nissan 240Z, Z28 (1LE!), Zamboni, Zagato, Zonda, some other fabulous car beginning with Z….No. Zillow. I mean really, this is a real estate blog. How could I go through the alphabet and not hit Zillow for Z? If you don’t know what Zillow is, go ahead and Google it… [...]

Welcome to the home stretch… and I do mean streeeetch. If you’ve been following along, you know that I have been running a series of posts going from A-Z. I am almost done, even though I don’t know what Z is going to be yet…It’s Y time!Youth… and real estate… how am I [...]

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, xenophobia is the fear [...]

One of my favorite things about residential real estate is that everyone can win. Think about it. We have a seller. The house is generally no longer serving their needs. Maybe they are leaving the area because of a new ob, a transfer or retirement. They might be having a [...]

I think that this might be the most over-used word in our lexicon. We live in a world of Virtuals. Virtual AssistantsVirtual ToursVirtual StoresVirtual MeetingsVirtual OfficesAnd my very favorite…Virtual Real EstateYes kids, there is “virtual” “real” estate. Second Life offers people the opportunity to “own” real estate in a virtual world. [...]

Ultimate. There is a loaded word. For me, it brings to mind a 3,000 square foot garage with high performance floor coatings, a pair of lifts, a dedicated welding bay, loads of tool storage, a kicking HVAC system, and compressed air available in each work space. Of course, there would be a [...]

Talk about a can of worms…As an agent, there are so many types of technology, and so many options within those types that it can be overwhelming. Every day, I get dozens of emails offering me the exact new technology that is going to make buyers and sellers step all over each other to [...]

***I’m proud to have a guest host for today. Angel Walker is a professional stager here in the Atlanta area. Here is a quick bio about Angel.Angel Walker is an Accredited Staging Professional Master™ and the owner of Staging Professionals, LLC. Angel received her training directly from Barb Schwarz, the [...]

I know I’m being picky, but this needs to be said. All REALTORS(R) are real estate agents, but all real estate agents aren’t REALTORS(R).One becomes a real estate agent by passing a test. One becomes a REALTOR(R) by joining the National Association of REALTORS(R). In order to join the NAR, a REALTOR(R) [...]