{"id":1825,"date":"2007-08-19T12:14:55","date_gmt":"2007-08-19T19:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2007-09-25T10:42:11","modified_gmt":"2007-09-25T17:42:11","slug":"the-peoples-choice-award-pick-the-best-of-this-weeks-real-estate-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1825\/the-peoples-choice-award-pick-the-best-of-this-weeks-real-estate-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"The People&#8217;s Choice Award: Pick the best of this week&#8217;s real estate writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the (not very) short list of this week&#8217;s nominees for The Odysseus Medal. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/PeoplesChoice.php\" target=\"_blank\">vote for one of these posts for the People&#8217;s Choice Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These are this week&#8217;s entires:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan Green &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themortgagereports.com\/2007\/08\/how-sub-prime-a.html\"  target=\"_blank\">How Sub-Prime and Alt-A Mortgage Markets Are Behaving Like NFL Draft Picks<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Kapowich &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/siliconvalleybroker.com\/deja-vu-many-qualified-buyers-sit-out-the-sweet-spot-of-a-buyers-market-then-enter-the-market-in-droves-when-the-scales-tip.html\"  target=\"_blank\">Deja Vu ~ Many Qualified Buyers Sit Out the \u201cSweet Spot\u201d of a Buyer\u2019s Market, Then Enter The Market in Droves, When the Scales Tip<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Erik Hersman &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realtythoughts.com\/?p=344\"  target=\"_blank\">When You Should Consider Using Property Specific Domains to Sell Your Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Johnpaul Moses &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.flippinghomes.com\/index.php\/commentary\/real-estate-investing-guru-goes-to-prison\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Real Estate Investing Guru Goes to Prison<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Steven Groves &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/stevengroves.typepad.com\/stevengrovescom\/2007\/08\/mls20---what-is.html\"  target=\"_blank\">MLS2.0 &#8211; What is the future of real estate listings?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Brian Brady &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1787\"  target=\"_blank\">It\u2019s A Lenders\u2019 Market<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Kempe &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1792\"  target=\"_blank\">Hating Selling through the Art of Sales<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lani Anglin &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1797\"  target=\"_blank\">Consumer\u2019s View on What Bloodhound Blog Is\u2026<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Michael Cook &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1799\"  target=\"_blank\">Does the Real Estate Industry Need Realtors?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kris Berg &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1806\"  target=\"_blank\">What\u2019s love got to do with it? Shopping for a commodity instead of a home.<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Brian Brady &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1810\"  target=\"_blank\">The Countrywide Federal Bailout Act of 2008<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kris Berg &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1812\"  target=\"_blank\">The extinction of the pterosaur &#8211; If your goal is long-term profitability, skimming the surface can kill you.<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Kempe &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1820\"  target=\"_blank\">Redfin: Lessons in How NOT to Succeed<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russell Shaw &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1824\"  target=\"_blank\">Is is Stupid to Hold An Open House &#8211; Or is it Great Marketing?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dan Green &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themortgagereports.com\/2007\/08\/what-changing-m.html\"  target=\"_blank\">What Trader Joe&#8217;s And Yogurt Taught Me About Home Loan Scarcity<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lani Anglin &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/rerevealed.com\/?p=140\"  target=\"_blank\">A Call for ALL to Participate in Blog Transparency<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Carl Drews &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funmurphys.com\/blog\/archive\/001420.html\"  target=\"_blank\">How real estate commissions work<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Artur Urbanski &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/activerain.com\/blogsview\/171738\/Is-your-income-below\"  target=\"_blank\">Is your income below $12,000 per year?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Turner &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/activerain.com\/blogsview\/172884\/The-Problem-With-Alexa\"  target=\"_blank\">The Problem With Alexa Rankings &#8211; Accuracy<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Brown &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bawldguy.com\/a-billion-here-a-billion-there-and-pretty-soon-your-talking-real-money\/\"  target=\"_blank\">A Billion Here, A Billion There, And Pretty Soon You\u2019re Talking Real Money<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Robert D. Ashby, CMPS &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/floridamortgageplanner.typepad.com\/certifiedmortgageplanner\/2007\/08\/will-the-mortga.html\"  target=\"_blank\">Will the Mortgage Industry Follow the Likes of the Airline Industry?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Steve Leung &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1siliconvalley.com\/considering-one-hoa-versus-another-or-no-hoa-at-all\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Considering One HOA Versus Another<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voting ends Monday at 12 Noon PDT\/MST. We have file permissions issues with the new server, so you definitely <i>can<\/i> vote more than once, and I definitely <i>will<\/i> catch you. So don&#8217;t.<br \/>\n<!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/blogging\" rel=\"tag\">blogging<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate\" rel=\"tag\">real estate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate marketing\" rel=\"tag\">real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the (not very) short list of this week&#8217;s nominees for The Odysseus Medal. You can vote for one of these posts for the People&#8217;s Choice Award. These are this week&#8217;s entires: Dan Green &#8212; How Sub-Prime and Alt-A Mortgage Markets Are Behaving Like NFL Draft Picks Patrick Kapowich &#8212; Deja Vu ~ Many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,3,6,5,23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1825","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blog-carnivals","7":"category-blogging","8":"category-marketing","9":"category-real-estate","10":"category-the-odysseus-medal","12":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1963,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1963\/voting-for-the-people-choice-award-the-long-and-short-of-short-listing-odysseus-medal-nominations\/","url_meta":{"origin":1825,"position":0},"title":"Voting for The People Choice Award: The long and short of short-listing Odysseus Medal nominations","author":"Greg Swann","date":"September 23, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Week by week, I'm seeing more and more great Odysseus Medal nominations. 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These are just some of the topics addressed in this week's Odysseus Medal competition. Vote for the People's Choice Award here. You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy. Voting runs\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2307,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2307\/the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-9\/","url_meta":{"origin":1825,"position":2},"title":"The Odysseus Medal competition &#8212; Voting for the People&#8217;s Choice Award is open","author":"Greg Swann","date":"December 2, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"A baker's dozen this week. Vote for the People's Choice Award here. You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy. Voting runs through to 12 Noon MST Monday. I'll announce the winners of this week's awards soon thereafter. Here is this week's short-list\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2448,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2448\/the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-13\/","url_meta":{"origin":1825,"position":3},"title":"The Odysseus Medal competition &#8212; Voting for the People&#8217;s Choice Award is open","author":"Greg Swann","date":"December 30, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Only seven entries on the short list this week, but the long list was barely 25 posts. Vote for the People's Choice Award here. You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy. Ahem: Please don't spam all your friends to come and vote\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2347,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2347\/the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":1825,"position":4},"title":"The Odysseus Medal competition &#8212; Voting for the People&#8217;s Choice Award is open","author":"Greg Swann","date":"December 9, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Fifteen nominees this week, mostly about big ideas. Vote for the People's Choice Award here. You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy. Voting runs through to 12 Noon MST Monday. I'll announce the winners of this week's awards soon thereafter. 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