January 2010
24 posts
Is “Live Blogging” the Next Wave? →
I just got back from vacation… Thank you, I enjoyed it very much… The family went to Disney World for a week. While there, I was experimenting (again) with Live Blogging.
Video Sunday… with a Turtle →
Last Friday we were at EPCOT in Disney World. One of the coolest things there was “Turtle Talk with Crush”. This is an animated AND interactive feature. Crush interacts with the kids (and some parents) in the audience. Here is a video… Just one this week. I didn’t tape it, but this has higher quality than the one I tried to make.
Mortgage and Housing Volatility Far From Over →
Back in September 2008 the bottom fell out of the mortgage and housing industry, the pillar of our economy at the time, as the MBS market was more or less exposed as a fraud and subsequently deemed toxic rather than the AAA rated investments they were being pimped out as. Former Wall Street stalwarts like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers were heavily invested in such securities and subsequently...
Flashback Friday… Against the Tide →
I ticked off a LOT of people in the real estate business when I came out against the tax credits for first time home buyers. I didn’t tick off as many when I came out against the plan to up the credit to $22,500… More agents saw the folly of the bigger credit.
Here is the post I wrote coming out against the bigger tax credit.
Wayback Wednesday… Looking forward and back →
Two years ago, heading into “Super Tuesday, I wrote this.
Sugar Hill Market Report, December 2009 →
Looking back over the last couple of months for Sugar Hill, GA, the market has been pretty consistent. The biggest thing has been the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. It has had a GIANT pull on the market, and when it “expired” (it was renewed and expanded before it actually expired, but the effect seemed to expire) it altered the direction of the market… as it did when it was enacted. In...
Motoring Monday… in Top Gear →
With the rumors of the arrival of Top Gear to the USA… and then the rumors that the project was canned, I thought it might be cool to show the “Show Reel” for the USA version of the show.
Video Sunday… →
I generally don’t get very political on this blog… it isn’t about that. I wade into politics as they relate to real estate… but this was too funny to pass up.
FHA Changes On The Way… →
We’ve all been talking about Posterous. It is a seriously cool site. In fact, I have enjoyed using it so much that I am going to start up another Posterous blog to cover personal things going on (like vacation next week). It is a GREAT platform.
But it isn’t the only platform. In fact, before there was Posterous, there was Tumblr. And they are very similar. Similar enough that many think...
Posterous isn’t alone… there is Tumblr… →
We’ve all been talking about Posterous. It is a seriously cool site. In fact, I have enjoyed using it so much that I am going to start up another Posterous blog to cover personal things going on (like vacation next week). It is a GREAT platform.
But it isn’t the only platform. In fact, before there was Posterous, there was Tumblr. And they are very similar. Similar enough that many think...
Top Gear, USA? →
Anyone that hangs around my blogs knows that I am a fan of Top Gear, the BBC show that combines seriously cool cars, interesting challenges, speed, British humor and irreverent reviews.
I think it would be terribly cool to have a similar show here in the US… with cars that are actually available in our market. While part of the attraction for the British series is the “out of...
Flashback Friday… Pricing… →
Last year I wrote a post called Misconceived Pricing Strategies? about some of the thought processes I see with buyers and sellers. Obviously, both are fighting towards the same (and yet opposite) goals.
Suwanee Market Report, December 2009 →
The whole year of 2009 was challenging in some segments. In other segments, it has shown surprising resilience and strength. Suwanee is one of the markets in Gwinnett County, GA, that has shown relative strength, even into the last quarter of 2009. And it started off fairly strong.
Looking back over the last couple of months for Suwanee, GA, the market has moved… The biggest thing has...
Duluth GA Market Report for December 2009 →
The whole year of 2009 was challenging in some segments. In other segments, it has shown surprising resilience and strength. It is one of the markets in Gwinnett County, GA, that has shown relative strength, even into the last quarter of 2009. And it started off fairly strong.
Looking back over the last couple of months for Duluth, GA, the market has moved… but only a little. The...
Wayback Wednesday… How Cool is This Video? →
Video has been “on the horizon” for quite a while. I know that for the last few years lots of people in the real estate industry have felt that video would be the “next big thing.” The other technology that has been suffering the same fate is mobile.
Lawrenceville Market Report for December 2009 →
No one will say that 2009 hasn’t been an interesting year in real estate. If you have been on the buyer side of the market, there have been amazing deals available, as well as difficulty in trying to buy in some segments… or if there were credit challenges. If you have been on the selling side, the competition for buyers has been intense. And the bank owned properties and short...
GarageGuy's Valentine's Day Gift Guide... →
Ladies, do you have a Garage Guy at home? Are you wondering what he might want for Valentine’s Day? I’m here to help…
Guys in general are a pretty simple bunch. We like cool toys. We are basically really big 8 year olds… that can legally drive. Garage Guys are pretty simple, too. We like tols and toys. Sometime, tools ARE toys. But, here are a few options.
Motoring Monday… Two DIFFERENT Choices →
I ran across these two rides from different sources. They are VERY different vehicles and are aimed at two very different markets. The only thing they share in common is that they are seriously cool.
Say Goodbye to the Stone Mountain Super Target... →
Originally built in 1999, the Super Target located in the shadow of Stone Mountain, next to the old Olympic Tennis Venue, will be closing as of January 30th, 2010. Faced with declining profits from the store, Target is pulling the plug.
Joomla Content Helpers… (WordPress, too) →
As mentioned last time in WordPress and Joomla and Active Rain… oh my!, dynamic websites are the direction the web is going. In order to live in the dynamic website world, you need to produce content.
That is the first problem. Good, engaging content doesn’t create itself. Readers want to see pictures and video. They want interaction.
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Tumblr, Take Two...
I will be posting up a lot of diverse information here… and playing with the capabilities of Tumblr. Hang out, it should be fun. If you don’t like a post, check a couple more… they will be covering a variety of subjects and sources.