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Southwest Real Estate Blogging Conference: Notes from the epicenter

Jay Thompson, The Phoenix Real Estate Guy, making his presentation on real estate weblogging at today’s Southwest Real Estate Blogging Conference. Jay was fantastic, with one practical demonstration after another of the power of weblogging. Jonathan Dalton added some great insights from the sidelines, and the incomparable Dave Smith made the trek up from Tucson. […]

Lessons from the Epicenter

I am biased towards Phoenix. I should be. I lived in the Valley of the Sun for twelve years. I was married in St. Mary’s Basilica, celebrated that conjugal union at Heritage Square, and watch my daughter come into this world at St. Joseph’s Hospital. I’ve lent money on mansions in Mesa and mobile homes […]

BingHoo

It’s official, Yahoo, the original search brand, is outsourcing its search function to Microsoft. I don’t think either Microsoft or Yahoo had a choice. It’s a shotgun marriage. Those work out all the time, right? Coming out with something that is noticeably better than Google’s Search experience is the only way anyone will  take significant […]

David Bartels Redefines Mortgage Originators as “Borrower Advocates”

I had fun today because  I got to hang out with a bunch of mortgage salespeople.  I drove up the 5 to Irvine, epicenter of the sub-prime mortgage industry, to see the High Performance Strategies Seminar, hosted by David Bartels and Greg Frost.  David Bartels is an executive with Loan Magic .  Greg Frost is […]

For some reason, the Redfin Consumer Bill of Rights is ‘news,’ but will the news extend to exploring real reform in real estate?

Take a look at this map: That’s the route from my home, in North Central Phoenix, to Johnson’s Ranch, a master-planned community in Queen Creek, AZ. The distance is 55 miles by the odometer, but travel time is more like two hours. It’s a brutal, awful trip, over two-lane roads for the last third of […]