{"id":1932,"date":"2007-09-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-16T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2007-09-16T12:01:53","modified_gmt":"2007-09-16T19:01:53","slug":"odysseus-medal-nominees-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1932\/odysseus-medal-nominees-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odysseus Medal: Voting for the People&#8217;s Choice Award is open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a ton of very strong entries this week. I had to eliminate more than half to get to a short list of twenty nominees. If you didn&#8217;t make the cut, don&#8217;t despair. You&#8217;ll come back even stronger next week. Everything was terrific, a real treat for me going through them. These twenty survivors are must-reading.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/PeoplesChoice.php\" target=\"_blank\">Vote for the People&#8217;s Choice Award here<\/a>. You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy.<\/p>\n<p>Voting runs through to 12 Noon PDT\/MST Monday. I&#8217;ll announce the winners of this week&#8217;s awards soon thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Here is this week&#8217;s short list of Odysseus Medal nominees:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonathan Miller, <a href=\"http:\/\/matrix.millersamuel.com\/?p=1291\" target=\"posts\">Real Estate Employment: Lower Bar = Faster Response To Market Conditions<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Brian Brady, <a href=\"http:\/\/delmar.typepad.com\/brianbrady\/2007\/09\/the-difference-.html\" target=\"posts\">The Difference Between Right and Wrong<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Steve Leung, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1siliconvalley.com\/what-to-do-if-your-offer-isnt-accepted\/\" target=\"posts\">What to Do If Your Offer Isn\u2019t Accepted<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dan Melson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.searchlightcrusade.net\/2007\/09\/should-banks-be-permitted-to-s.html\" target=\"posts\">Should Lenders Be Permitted to Sell Real Estate?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Michael Wurzer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flexmls.com\/blog\/?p=187\" target=\"posts\">Is Data Free? Or Is There No Free Lunch?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Joel Burslem, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com\/storms-ahead-for-real-estate-sites\" target=\"posts\">Storms Ahead for Real Estate Sites<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Howard Arnoff, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlestononlinehomes.com\/blogs\/howard_arnoff\/archive\/2007\/09\/14\/was-alan-greenspan-to-blame-for-the-mortgage-mess.aspx\" target=\"posts\">Was Alan Greenspan to blame for the mortgage mess<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Shailesh Ghimire, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azmortgageguru.com\/cash-out-re-finances-bankruptcy-reform-as-possible-causes-of-subprime-meltdown\/\" target=\"posts\">Cash Out Re-finances, Bankruptcy Reform as Possible Causes of Subprime Meltdown<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Brown, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bawldguy.com\/the-laws-of-the-physics-of-investing-attention-real-estate-investors\/\" target=\"posts\">The Laws of the Physics of Investing \u2014 Attention Real Estate Investors<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Housing Bubble, <a href=\"http:\/\/blownmortgage.com\/2007\/09\/10\/guest-post-emergency-response-team-tools-to-prepare-yourself-for-buying-in-the-future\/\" target=\"posts\">Guest Post: Emergency Response Team: Tools to Prepare Yourself for Buying in the Future<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Rothamel, <a href=\"http:\/\/realestatezebra.com\/does-the-real-estate-industry-deserve-a-bail-out\" target=\"posts\">Does the Real Estate Industry Deserve a Bail-Out?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Dalton, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daltonsazhomes.com\/blog\/09162007\/will-a-slow-market-change-the-real-estate-industry-not-as-much-as-you-think\/\" target=\"posts\">Will a Slow Market Change the Real Estate Industry? Not as Much as You Think<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Dorkin, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/2007\/09\/14\/how-failures-from-the-maestro-alan-greenspan-lead-to-the-mortgage-crisis\/\" target=\"posts\">How Failures from the Maestro, Alan Greenspan, Lead to the Mortgage Crisis<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dustin Luther, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raincityguide.com\/2007\/09\/11\/rules-for-rain-city-guide-contributors\/\" target=\"posts\">Rules for Rain City Guide Contributors<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dan Green, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themortgagereports.com\/2007\/09\/why-mortgage-ra.html\" target=\"posts\">Why Mortgage Rates Have Dropped Over The Last 28 Days<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jay Thompson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phoenixrealestateguy.com\/a-day-of-mixed-emotions\/468\" target=\"posts\">A Day of Mixed Emotions<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Miller, <a href=\"http:\/\/matrix.millersamuel.com\/?p=1293\" target=\"posts\">Reserve Judgement: The Econometric Disconnect And The Housing Market Reality<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Brian Brady, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1911\" target=\"posts\">How to be a Successful Originator For About $25,000<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kris Berg, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1921\" target=\"posts\">Dogs Playing Poker &#8211; What do you do with great property photos?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Kempe, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1927\" target=\"posts\">Attorneys, Condescension, Immaculate Perception and the NAR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deadline for next week&#8217;s competition is Sunday at 12 Noon PDT\/MST. You can nominate your own weblog entry or any post you admire <a href=\"http:\/\/blogcarnival.com\/bc\/submit_2237.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> or, more easily, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?page_id=1755\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<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>We had a ton of very strong entries this week. I had to eliminate more than half to get to a short list of twenty nominees. If you didn&#8217;t make the cut, don&#8217;t despair. You&#8217;ll come back even stronger next week. Everything was terrific, a real treat for me going through them. These twenty survivors [&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-1932","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":1932,"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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