More Tabloid Fodder? “Spider-Woman is Leaving Troubled ‘Spider-Man.” –Headline, The New York Times (12/29/2010) Who even knew that Spider-Man was in a committed relationship? And wasn’t his love interest supposed to be Mary Jane Watson? Next: Spider-Woman holds a press conference where she announces that she’s represented by Gloria Allred. 🙂 P.S.: If you didn’t know,...Read More
Minnesota Too Nice Stay at a hotel in Manhattan, and various local taxes and surcharges will add more than 50% to your bill. The same phenomenon applies to car rentals, restaurants, and alcohol sales: namely, local tax authorities — especially in high-demand destinations frequented by tourists — disproportionately soak outsiders to fund their budgets. So,...Read More
Does Selling Homes “Scale?” One of the interesting byproducts of posting on a hot company — which Groupon and its social media brethren certainly are right now — is the raft of related search engine queries that follow. So it is with “Groupon for Realtors.” Work your way through the Google “hits,” though (besides my posts, “Memo...Read More
No, I don’t have any hard data backing me up. But, try to find an experienced Realtor who disagrees with me. On what? The (negative) relationship between a home’s time on the market — and specifically, its most recent list price — and the ultimate selling price as a percentage of that list price. “Just Tell...Read More
