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June 5, 2012

The OTHER Reason Not to Like Longer Inspection Timetables

From “3-1-1” to “5-2-1” The primary reason Buyers have a finite amount of time to do their home inspection is because Sellers want to know where they stand. So, if the Buyer and Seller can’t agree on resolving any issues that come up, the Seller wants to be able to go back on the market, with...
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First “Walk Score,” Now “Bike Score”

More Bicycling Accolades for Minneapolis “Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” –Anonymous music critic “Who are you going to believe — me, or your own lying eyes?” –New Yorker cartoon Walk Score, the company whose 1-100 rating system purports to tell home buyers (and renters!) how walkable a given neighborhood is, is beta testing...
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“Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson”

Once you get past the odd, equal billing on the book jacket — I’m told the publisher rejected Isaacson’s first proposed title, “Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs” 🙂   — the book ranks, at least in my opinion, amongst the best half-dozen business books — make that non-fiction books, period — of the last decade. The ultimate praise...
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