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After a closing, I usually ask my clients to visit the "usual suspects" of online websites and leave me a glowing testimonial if they feel comfortable doing so.  Most of the time they say "Of course, happy to", but only a small percentage actually follow-through.I recently received an email from ...

Two jobs diverged in a tired careerOne that was known and one that was notAnd sorry, was I that I needed to switchBut job number one was waning and tiredAnd my back was beginning to twitchI took the one less travelled byAnd that made all the difference. Okay, so this is my entry into Patricia Fea...

"I understand you're going to be listing a property for my good friend Fannie", she said."That's great... " I said, sounding much more confident than I felt.  Fannie, Fannie... ?  "Uh... I don't know any Fannie"."Oh... did I say Fannie, I meant Frannie!"."Ahhh", I said, even less confidently... n...

I'm sure there are all sorts of valuable uses for AI, but right now I'm thoroughly enjoying "playing".  This morning, I asked Night Café to give me a version of the Mona Lisa in the style of Gustav Klimt (you know, the guy who gave us "The Kiss"). And look what it came up with.Personally, I love ...

National Association of Realtors settlement: What buyers/sellers should know | Home FrontBudge HuskeySpecial to the Herald-Tribune With all the recent media attention, by now most everyone is aware of major changes afoot in real estate this month. Commentary has run the gamut from the demise of t...

We're all addicted to watching the news these days, and it's fast breaking news. Everything is changing at lightning speed, and it's hard to keep up with.  I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of seeing every single story with the headline "Breaking News".. It's like in high school and c...

What's the fastest you've ever sold a listing?I've never really considered that question.  After all, it's not about speed, it's the motion of the ocean... uh, wait... well, that's not right.Thursday I received a call from a stranger who'd been referred to me by two former clients. (thank you guy...

In 1956 Frank Lloyd Wright first announced (by holding a press conference) that he intended to build a new tower called The Illinois planned to be 528 stories tall and a mile high. If built it would have been four times as tall as what was then the world's tallest building "The Empire State Build...

I know that it's Father's Day, but instead of another Father's Day post, I thought I'd post a poem that resonates strongly with me about our Fathers.  Not if, but when.  Let me know it if touches your heart, like it touched mine, particularly on this day. ________________________________________...

A recent post asked: "What's the craziest thing you've seen...?"... and I gave an instance where I caught a young athletic couple in flagrante delicto.  It was only one of three times that I interrupted people in the middle of the act, but it was the first, and most memorable time of my career.  ...