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Archive for December, 2007

they lost the battle, but will win the war

Posted by admin on December 31st, 2007

Netscrape vs Internet Exploder. That was how aficionado’s of their various browser’s disparagingly referred to their competitors product in the mid to late 90’s. It was a heady time, evidenced by the hugely successful IPO of Netscape Corporation in 1995.
I recall when I first moved to Silicon Valley, working for a semiconductor fabricator [...]

I blog, therefore I am

Posted by admin on December 29th, 2007

Ok, hardly worthy of Cartesian logic, but there is something to be said for the concept. If you are not creating content, and blogging is perhaps the best way to do so - as we have repeatedly stated on this site, then as far as the online world is concerned, you do not exist.
One of [...]

the blame game, lets get REAL

Posted by admin on December 21st, 2007

While I work within the ‘traditional’ real estate structure, I am certainly not an apologist for the real estate industry or REALTORSĀ® in particular, nor for the mortgage industry or any other sector of the broader whole. When I hear that the real estate industry is under assault from the media, I try to [...]

synch or swim

Posted by admin on December 17th, 2007

I start my commute nearly everyday asking myself the same question… why can’t I talk to my car and more importantly why can’t it talk to the internet for me?
Voice recognition has made huge strides. Cellular technology as well. And the internet is just there waiting. Yet the best I [...]

Always be closing - the Quantum REALTOR®

Posted by admin on December 15th, 2007

Sometimes a little humor is good, so if you will forgive my quixotic mood… this is a pun, intended to hopefully brighten your holidays in this difficult market period.
Recently a practitioner asked me “How can I always be closing.”
Being a literal person, I took his question at its face and set about trying to [...]

SOS

Posted by admin on December 13th, 2007

I am hearing a lot of this right now. To say that this is a tough time for many in our industry is an understatement.
So what can you do? Well, without knowing your business model and strategy, it is hard to answer precisely. But I thought it might be a good time [...]

The best time to buy

Posted by admin on December 5th, 2007

The best time to buy is of course when Availability is high, Prices are low, and Interest rates are reasonable.Ā  API… Availabilty, Price, Interest.
Now, before I go any further, let me preface this by saying that I have been studying the Greater SF Bay area market pretty intently for 5 years, and I <strong>have never [...]