By Athol Kay on February 14, 2008
I just had this random unfinished thought about social media. Though I’m not really sure what social media really is.
I suspect that newspapers were the first “social media”.
Then radio.
Then TV.
Then the Internet in…
Posted in Real Estate
By Athol Kay on February 12, 2008
It all comes back to 1991.
I have to title this post “Tales For An Accelerated Culture” because if I simply called it “Generation X” you’d more than likely assume I…
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By Athol Kay on January 30, 2008
I just finished reading Benn’s post on Does This Yun Make You Look Fat? and started a comment that grew and grew. In Benn’s view the NAR public relations problem is Lawrence Yun the current Chief Economist for NAR. My view is that shooting…
Posted in Mortgage, NAR, Realtors, Subprime
By Athol Kay on January 16, 2008
When transactions really get messy, the representation offered by agents is superseded by that offered by the lawyers. We’re like the kids in the back, strapped into car seats and sucking on pacifiers while Mom and Dad sort out where we’re all going.
We aren’t…
Posted in RE Software, Realtors
By Athol Kay on January 10, 2008
I’m trying to whip up a top ten list for the worst photographic mistakes agents make. I can easily make the list of errors, but what do most people think the order should be in?
Here is what I have so far, in no particular…
Posted in RE Moments, Realtors
By Athol Kay on January 9, 2008
Push Marketing = TV ads, newspaper ads, signs, flyers, door knocking and cold calling and all the other manners of yelling for a customer to buy something.
People generally hate being Push Marketed these days. We’re completely jaded by it. Ever buy a Sunday paper?…
Posted in RE Moments
By Athol Kay on January 5, 2008
I took photos for some people I now consider my friends about a month back who were listed with another agent. And please if you visit that link, don’t let the rage here spill over into there in the comment. This is the Agent Break…
Posted in RE Moments, RE Software
By Athol Kay on January 3, 2008
Well it’s not quite that nasty, but it certainly feels a little uneasy on my end of the deal. I usually get 3–4 requests a week for trading links and I routinely decline them all.
Today I get a quite nice, and generally friendly request from my…
Posted in Real Estate
By Athol Kay on December 30, 2007
It’s apparently the rage sweeping this blog to figure out a New Years Resolution list, so here goes.
10. Have food on the table.
9. Still be blogging and whatnot this time next year.
8. Get about 100 photo shoots in.
7. Really, actually get…
Posted in Real Estate
By Athol Kay on December 24, 2007
Ever get asked that question like its some kind of probing question about to tear the fabric off the top of our little twisted universe and reveal the darkness within?
I’m just answering it with…
“Gee I dunno, why does everyone have a photo of…
Posted in RE Moments
