Unbeknownst to most folks, when the NAR and DOJ settled their lawsuit, home sellers came out the winners. It was recognized by both parties that homeowners have certain rights with respect to how and where their homes are listed, or not listed, for sale on the internet and MLS. See NAR-DOJ Settlemen...

Is this a big surprise from Trulia? This post by Norm Werner on the Trulia blog entitled “Sick of the ads” caught my eye.  Norm says Trulia is sponsoring ads from the “make your thingee bigger”companies.  (Well, Norm, Trulia’s American Nightmare survey says 92% of hom...

I love using video and was looking for a video player I could brand and put on the blog, email and use on the web.  But I couldn’t find anything.  Then I started using the TalkFusion video email tool. While TalkFusion was designed to have your email stand out from the crowd (it does), I saw ...

Larry Yatkowsky is a REALTOR in Vancouver, BC, Canada, aye.  (No, that’s not Larry) Besides being one of the wittiest fellows I’ve ever met (I’m smiling now just thinking of our time together in San Francisco), he has a critical and pragmatic mind. His blog, YatterMatters, is one ...

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity ~ Andre Gide {image credit: Rudy Bachraty} I read this post over at the Oy Vey Hound Pound and had to laugh.  Here’s a fellow who regularly accuses the NAR of being a criminal organization and ...

Moonlights are patented free-standing, indoor/outdoor globe lights that really stand out from the crowd. The Moonlight globes come in four diameter sizes 9.85’’, 13.75’’, 21.65’’ and 29.50’’ , with a flat bottom to prevent them from rolling away.  They are made of sturdy polyethylen...

Timing is everything. My friend (and fellow attorney), Scott Forcino, Esq., founder of ProRealEstateCity, a business networking site, told me about TalkFusion, a video email product he was using to market his new website.  He sent me a few which I thought were pretty slick. Since I am a fan of vide...

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence ~Henry Louis Mencken Because I am a homeowner,  I am not a Zillow lover.  I’m not saying the whole site is a turn off (it’s not, by the way) but only that, IMO, it violates certain homeowner rights– including: how their home is...

The Washington Post, figuring folks may be finished lining their bird cages with print, have looked to third party websites to keep real estate eyeballs on their website.   They just got SERP ball hog Trulia to take their readers to home listings and coolio heat maps and now want to get into the m...

For the exhibitionist mobster. The Chinese maker of this transparent bathtub claims it is not only bulletproof but also bomb proof (and easy to clean). Hmm…  because it’s see-through, I suppose you can see if a bomb is attached but I don’t think  hit men are trained to aim at the...