Somtimes I wonder. So many agents get into this business and I notice, even the experienced ones don't really know it. Even the most basic thing, like the Code of Ethics. I am Chairman of a large Association of Realtors in Metro Detroit and I am always Read More...

I'm not making any announcements here, but I actually have been grooming myself the last 10 years for that distinct possibility, if it ever came up. I have a very successful real estate career and in fact, have never done anything else. (Started when Read More...

Is it dirty or is it just dirt? Is it a fascination or just simple pleasure? Can it be tasteful or do you prefer the raunchy kind? It almost seems like people just can't get enough of it. I'm talking about the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . real estate Read More...

Statistics that may make you cry. Download latest document containing Metro Detroit listing and sales statistcs comparing 2006 to 2005. Read More...

Goes to show how ineffective writing gives ineffective results. Reposted here is a post from the other day regarding the value of the most coveted house in the free world, The White House. Read the former post and see the details of what you need to do. Read More...

Contest: The White House needs to be listed for sale and you receive the call to go on what may be the most important listing appointment of your life. Do you know how much it is worth? Win a $20 Lowes gift card. Read More...

Real estate agent fees/costs: What do agents do to deserve the commissions they earn. Read More...

The "Audit Team" of the Internal Revenue Service has a slogan: "We've got what it takes, to take what you've got". They won't admit this is their slogan, but a trusted source tells me it is. At the end of this post you can read my audit story and how Read More...

Realtors and others may be responsible for a local homicide. Homicide in Detroit, Michigan Read More...

Saskatchewan, Canada REPOST--ACCIDENTAL DELETION OF FIRST POST. February 19, 2007 For immediate release: Brendan King, CEO Point2 Technologies Inc. ... Point2, the leader in real estate website technology puts shivers into the spine of Realtor.com with Read More...

Sorry, I couldn't resist to ask the question. It sometimes feels like the longer I am in this business, the less love I feel. I don't mean from friends and family, but from consumers, market forces, and government. Not feelin' the love. Especially due Read More...

Definitive list of services the State of Michigan is proposing to apply a 2% tax. Read More...

Assuming you are outside my market area of Detroit, Michigan, it would be of no harm to share your contacts?? I am a veteran Realtor of almost 20 years and a licensed appraiser for 7 years. I have a lot to offer banks, mortgage insurers, etc. in handling Read More...

My control panel says I need to contact the site administrator to enable cross-posting and a file folder. Who is the contact? Or is there one? Read More...

Just days after her Michigan "State of the State" address to the Michigan Legislature, a proposal to tax services by 2% is gaining momentum. We are already allowing foreign competition ruin our Detroit/Michigan manufacturing business, so the proposal Read More...