Excel 2003 — or Excel 2012? Maybe the “amen” I heard was just in my head, but I know that that’s what practically every other Realtor in the room was at least thinking when a colleague uttered the line above (at the weekly Exceptional Properties meeting). In fact, at least for some of us Realtors these...Read More
“Birds of a Feather . . . ?” When it comes to hiring a Realtor, which is better: the younger, presumably less experienced Realtor, or, the older one who’s done more deals but whose energy level and technology skills may not compare? Before I answer, first a definition: Notwithstanding my 83 year-old Dad’s definition of...Read More
Yields Down in Housing, Too Yield to a saver is how much interest they get on their savings. To an airline or hotel, it’s how much money they make from a given seat or room, respectively. So, what’s “yield” to a Realtor? It’s how many clients they need to be actively working with to net a prescribed number...Read More
“First Adopters” — or “First Ruiners?” Nobody goes there anymore — it’s too crowded. –Yogi Berra, about a Miami Beach restaurant near the Yankees’ Spring training camp. Are social networks like Facebook becoming like Yogi Berra’s restaurant? In other words, as latecomers and “tourists” fill up the place, is the original, “in” crowd decamping for...Read More
Technology Adapters: Early, Late . . & Never If you’ve yet to “Facebook,” “Twitter,” “Link In” (yes, they’re all verbs) or otherwise seriously partake of the orgy of social media apparently going on out there, I’m sure you’ll relate to the following: If Caroline Cua’s iPhone looked anything like her closet, where she keeps her...Read More
