If He’s the Whore, Who’s the Pimp?
Agent Genius had the story last week, and today Barry Ritholtz at the Big Picture lays into the National Association of Realtors with blunt words and a big stick. In his words, David Lereah was a whore; I guess that makes the NAR the Pimp?…
This Week’s Carnival of Real Estate
And it's the holiday edition at real/diaBlog. I always forget to submit a post for the Carnival.
Not Only is the Downtown Mall Walkable
It provides for a great day with the kids. I love Sean's description of his day on the Downtown Mall with his kids. Read the whole thing. I'm grateful to him for sharing. One of the things I enjoy best in the world is putting…
Great Discussion on New Urbanism and Walkability
At CvilleDevelopment. Related: Where are the walkable neighborhoods in Charlottesville? and Are there Two Charlottesvilles?
Church Hill, Weather Hill – Who’s Next?
Wade saw the writing on the wall and transitioned out of the new construction space in November of 2007. Then, it was Church Hill. Now possibly Weather Hill ... because of Hauser? It's not necessarily the construction, or the lack thereof ... it's the land.…
I Heart Woot
If you haven't heard of Woot.com, take a minute and visit their site. Not only can you buy one thing a day, they have some wonderfully sarcastic wit on staff. Woot.com sums it up with their first "official recession-era newsletter" - Welcome to Woot's first…
Magnifying the Little Guy’s Voice
Found via Alltop - Advice To Any Attorney Contemplating Filing A Suite Against A Blogger Yes, if there is a clear libel or defamation (hopefully supported by bulletproof evidence), you should probably do what you do the best- be a good attorney and protect your…
Every Customer Counts
*Disclaimer - this is probably a tempest in a teapot, but it's a useful exercise in reputation management that directly influences business. Especially in this economy, every customer counts. A brief anatomy of how at least sixty people are less likely to eat at the…
Too Cynical to Post about the Foreclosure Christmas Presents
So instead, I'll point you to the Real Estate Bloggers and Calculated Risk.