I’ve gotten more than a few requests for a copy of my presentation to NAR’s Association Executives Institute meeting from Monday. Now, it’s over 172MB so emailing it is out of the question. However, the wonders of the Internet never cease. I’ve uploaded it to Slideshare.net and am embedding it below. Ozymandias 2013 AEI 1.1 … Read more
So, um, I just started a premium content service, with my first piece on Zillow, Trulia, and Realtor.com just published. Then I noticed in the settings for my paid content plugin that I had made a major boo-boo, and was sending everyone to a “Show Me the Money” page when they clicked on the post … Read more
The other night, I was out with a friend having a drink at the local watering hole when I happened to fall into conversation with three *ahem* significantly younger *ahem* people at the next table over. Ages were 22, 24, and 26. Ah, Millennials! Happens they were talking about music, and one thing led to … Read more
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak to the Georgia Association of REALTORS at their annual Inaugural Meeting. It was one of my favorite experiences so far, partly because I was addressing a roomful of Association and MLS leaders throughout the state of Georgia. At the start of my presentation, I half-joked that I … Read more
As you may have noticed, this website has a new theme. I love this theme, called Twentytwelve, despite it being the default theme for WordPress.com, which likely makes it the single most popular theme on the planet. I will likely make a few more changes, personalize the design some more, add back the iconic header … Read more
This would be a good time to remind you all that this is my personal blog, and not a real estate blog. Since this has nothing whatsoever to do with real estate, please skip it if you’re one of my readers who are only into real estate stuff. The Talented Miss Migliorini The Telegraph … Read more
There was a time when I thought 40 was the end. I was probably 19 or so, drunk on the peculiar poetry of youth, philosophical in the way that only the semi-mature can be, and caught in the strange shadowlands between the unbounded world-is-your-oyster optimism and the soul-killing despair at the evils of the world. … Read more
I’ve watched the above video three times now. It’s Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker who made a number of documentaries, the most widely known of which is Supersize Me, talking about his new project: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. It’s a look at the world of sponsorship, branding, and advertising. Watch the whole video. The TED … Read more
I just went to Easter services — the one worship service I make a point of not missing, even though I’m a terrible, terrible Christian in so many ways — at a local church here in Houston. Given that we haven’t yet found a home church, which likely will need to wait until we find … Read more