“Viewed From a Corvette”: Bush Lake Ski Jump in West Bloomington (no, that’s not it in the photo) So, what do the tallest points in those three places have in common? They’re all buildings. Or, in the case of Hennepin County, more accurately, “structures.” Exhibit A: the Bush Lake ski jump in West Bloomington, the...Read More
“The More Things Change . . .” [Editor’s Note: In honor of Twitter’s IPO tomorrow, I thought it was timely to re-run this post from more than 4(!) years ago, offering my perspective on how technology and specifically social media are impacting residential real estate. P.S.: Oh — and I was right about Susan Boyle,...Read More
Why People (OK, Me) Don’t Respect Today’s Politicians If you want instant analysis of Paul Ryan’s selection as Mitt Romney’s running mate . . . believe me, you’ve got lots of (other) blogs to turn to. I’ll limit myself to this parting shot: Unless Mitt Romney is elected and subsequently serves two full terms, the...Read More
Next Stage: Integration + Ubiquity I have a few words of encouragement for Realtors walking around shell-shocked by the (accelerating) pace of technological change in general, and in the housing market in particular: It’s going to get better from here. And easier. That’s because the next stage(s) of evolution likely won’t involve qualitatively new or different technology....Read More
Star Trib: ‘YouTube is Coming Trend’ The most interesting thing to me about the lead story in today’s Star Tribune business section, “Increasing Numbers of Metro Realtors Turn to YouTube,” wasn’t the content, but the byline: the reporter is identified as “a University of Minnesota student reporter on assignment for the Star Tribune.” Hmm ....Read More
Confused by the Crisis? Watch ThisBarry Ritholtz’s blog, “The Big Picture,” features a video — “The Crisis of Credit Visualized” — that provides one of the single best explanations of today’s market melt-down/credit crisis I’ve seen yet. (The video is also available on YouTube in two installments). It identifies all the players and pieces, puts...Read More
