Category Archives: Strategy

Canaries in the Coal Mine

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Diane Cohn

Or, for the more morbidly minded, perhaps I should title this post Diane’s Depression Reading. (Now who’s become the hostile pessimist? Bwaa-aa-aaaa…) Brand it what you will, the Great Depression took four long years to progress from the Crash of … Continue reading →

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From Housing Bubble to Bread Lines?

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Diane Cohn

I am deeply disturbed by the direction our country is going. How can I even care about real estate in Reno as the United States goes to hell in a handbasket right before my eyes? Is it just me? Am … Continue reading →

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A Novel Approach to Sell a Property

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Guy Johnson

We’ve been discussing auctions lately on the blog as an alternative to the traditional model of listing and selling property.  But how about a raffle? The flyer below came across my email this morning.  For $100 you get a chance … Continue reading →

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Standard Resale Transaction vs. REO (Bank Owned) Transaction

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Guy Johnson

Our friends at Ticor Title have put together an informative piece showing the differences between a standard resale transaction and an REO (bank owned) transaction. Although REO transactions are typically much smoother than short sale transactions, there are many inherent … Continue reading →

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MLS Lite

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Mike McGonagle

From time to time, Diane has asked what other real estate sites we lay folks use for research, and has asked for comments on her MLS site (many of which have been implemented).  And many of us have voiced disappointment (outrage?) at … Continue reading →

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“The Last Chance Mortgage” Solution

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Guy Johnson

Last week Diane linked to a video of a presentation that we attended at the recent Inman Connect conference in NYC.  Today I’d like to share another one of the excellent presentations we attended.  In this video John H. Vogel … Continue reading →

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Bull Versus Bear? The Debate at Inman Connect NY

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Diane Cohn

As Guy mentioned, the two of us attended a real estate technology conference last week in New York City. One particular session, The Housing Debate: Bull Versus Bear, was by far the absolute standout of the conference. Andrew Ross Sorkin … Continue reading →

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Buy a Parcel, Get a Free House

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Guy Johnson

Here’s some innovative marketing. According to this Seller’s Craigslist ad, if you purchase his lot in Old Greenwood, he’ll throw in a house in Austin, TX for free. Check it out here. And then here are couple flyers I received from builder … Continue reading →

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