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October 14, 2009

Coen Bros’ "A Serious Man"

The Hebrew School Connection [Editor’s Note: ‘A Serious Man’ isn’t a mystery, so revealing the ending isn’t exactly ruining it. However, if you plan to see it and would rather be surprised . . . stop reading here. Regular blog readers may recall that I ran a post, “Economic Stimulus –Local Version” commenting on the...
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Pop(Up) Goes the Neighborhood

Teardown-Lite What do you get when you combine a high-demand, close-in neighborhood, smallish existing housing stock, and small city lots (typically, 120′ x 40′)? Not tear-downs, because of the lot size. And not bump-outs, for the same reason (there’d be no yard left). Give up? Pop-up’s. As in added second stories. One of the areas...
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"59′ Lakeshore" vs. "Waterfront"

“Full Service” vs. “Discount” Realtors Much attention is paid to what Realtors get paid. A lot less to what services they perform for that money. The reality is that there is no such thing as a “discount Realtor” offering full service. Rather, what they offer is more properly called “limited service.” What do I mean...
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