I cannot validate the story I am about to tell you but it came from a good friend who told me last weekend what happened last week to her best friend's daughter who is an elementary teacher in Fort Lauderdale. The fifth grade teacher was asking her students Read More...

What goes up must come down but when? Now that we have seen the rise and fall of the proverbial real estate bubble , when do you think the other bubble will burst? I am talking about the inflation bubble. That bubble launched just about at the same time Read More...

This week, Barb Van Stensel replied to my post titled: The New Jack The Ripper. She ended her response with “Just my two cents.” I thought, she gave me a reply that is far much invaluable that just “two cents.” Barb's and all of your inputs are not just Read More...

Haven’t you heard? Lately, a new Jack the Ripper has emerged but this time he may be marauding your neighborhood. As the result of angry and frustrated homeowners who are losing their homes to foreclosures, it is reported that “roughly half of all foreclosures Read More...

In my long lifetime sales career, I have listened to and read many great positive slogans, invigorating messages and success formulas that are uplifting to average salespeople --. Some were very clever and practical. Even on Sunday, our coffee clutch Read More...

Trying to reconcile with the extreme polarities or real estate of recent years, something extraordinary happened lately that finally made me understand the value of real estate versus asking prices. Price is something we can easily grasp, usually retail Read More...

With the sudden rise of residential property “short sales” and “foreclosure”, I don't know how your County Property Appraiser is assessing recorded sales but, here in Broward County, Florida (Greater Fort Lauderdale), our Property Appraiser has been excluding Read More...

Do you think you are a positive person? (People who really know that answer are our peers, our friends and family.) Since the decline of the real estate market in the past two years, everyone gradually psyched down and now they are crying the blues. I Read More...

Before “Green Earth”, Ireland was ahead of the curve for centuries symbolizing green with its mythological mascot, the leprechaun. But, is the leprechaun a myth? Everyone knows that Martians who live on that red planet are green (endearingly called “Green Read More...

Sorry guys but, somehow the picture on my post "Go Away" has vanished and has been replaced by that red X, at least on my screen. The picture did show up last night, though. Is is a picture of a fox that burries its head in the snow. The HELP page tells Read More...

Times must be scary - like the ostrich, our wise fox sellers are sticking their heads in the sand (well, in the snow) pretending that this whole real estate debacle is not really happening. Read More...

There is not much difference in principles involving casino gambling and real estate – they are both driven by human emotions. However, the only variation between the two is that casino gambling, whether one wins or loses, happens fast, usually at one Read More...

The Star Burglar is back again . Isn't that odd that all of us who were given 5 stars on our posts since yesterday have been robbed of a few stars each except for Becky? It has been clearly apparent to all of us that lately Mary campaigned arduously and Read More...

Today, almost all over the world, the cellular phone has become incontestably the most indispensable tool ever. Almost every one has a cellular phone (included the homeless). We are inflicted with a "stay-in-touch" addiction even to indulge in the most Read More...

Belinda, I am sorry to have posted a piece yesterday titled “ Evolution of the Homeless ” that provoked friction between you and Gary and became the arena for a bantering match. I have to bring closure to that event. I can understand both your sides of Read More...