From the monthly archives:

March 2007

This Little Light of Mine. . .

March 30, 2007

I saw a post on the Inman blog that covered the debate about requiring registration for access to real estate web sites. I found the post to be quite relevant for two reasons. 1) My wife and I recently rolled out our new website (no registration required); and 2) I recently discussed [...]

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ZebraTalk Gets Delayed Just a Bit

March 28, 2007

If you remember, tomorrow was supposed to be the debut of my talk show on BlogTalkRadio.com.  I am going to have to push back the debut date until April 12th, it appears.  I ran into an unexpected scheduling conflict that I can’t work around.  So, if you can restrain your excitement for 2 more weeks [...]

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Should Commercial Agents Have a Separate License?

March 27, 2007

I spent much of my day today at the Virginia Association of REALTORS headquarters attending a meeting of the VAR Commercial Alliance.  The Alliance is a committee comprised of commercial REALTORS from around the commonwealth who serve the function of addressing the unique needs of commercial REALTORS within the organization.
In case you are wondering what [...]

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The Real Estate Industry Shouldn’t Make It Harder to Participate

March 21, 2007

There is a constant background conversation in the real estate industry that has to do with increasing the standards for real estate licensing as a means of improving the quality of licensees and public perception of the industry as a whole.  Agents all over the country engage in this conversation every year, and talk has [...]

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I Was Not Alone. . .

March 20, 2007

My internet is now back to full functionality (whew!).  It would appear that I was not alone. . .

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34th Edition of the CoRE

March 20, 2007

The 34th installment of the Carnival of Real Estate is up at Mike’s Corner.  Mike did a great job hosting, and the Zebra got a mention.  Be sure to check out all the great posts.
Can’t wait for the podcast. . .
Technorati Tags: real estate, realtor, charlottesville, carnival of real estate, [...]

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My Poor, Crippled Internet

March 20, 2007

I was having trouble this weekend with my internet, but I thought it was the usual in-house stuff. Come to find out this morning that Embarq, my lovely ISP, is having major issues with its service throughout Virginia and North Carolina. According to the message on their customer service line, some websites will [...]

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When You Are Being Judged By Your Actions, Act Accordingly

March 16, 2007

I wrote a few months back about how marketing isn’t just about pretty ads and effective copy. Sometimes, marketing yourself is about what you are communicating through your actions as well.  Both referees and real estate agents are judged largely by their actions. Two recent events remind me of this point, one from [...]

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Dynamite Listings Deserve Dynamite Pictures

March 14, 2007

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the pictures I was taking of our listings were only worth about 700 or so. I mentioned before that I invested in a new digital camera in order to spruce-up the presentation of our listings. I had no idea how much of an improvement [...]

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33rd Carnival Is Up

March 12, 2007

The 33rd Edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is up at Phoenix Real Estate Guy. Jay did a great job this week, giving the carnival a poker theme. My post, Do Inspired Work, made the cut, coming in as “Three of a Kind.” Great work, Jay; and great work by all [...]

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