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Ken Montville

“Loves sunrise walks on the beach, quaint B & Bs, former Barbie® boyfriend..." Ken is a sole practitioner and Realtor Extraordinaire in the beautiful MD Suburbs of DC. When he's not spouting off on Agent Genius he holds court from his home office in Glenn Dale, MD or the office for RE/MAX Advantage Realty in Fulton, MD...and always on the MD Suburbs of DC Blog

Imagine There Was No Government (Apologies to John Lennon)

Imagine There Was No Government (Apologies to John Lennon)

By Ken Montville on March 14, 2010 | 15 Responses

OK.
In the spirit of fellow AG columnist Fred Glick, this will be a short one.
It seems from my last post (and I may be wrong) that there are a lot of people who think that the best type of Government is No Government…

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When a Simple Majority Equals Socialism

When a Simple Majority Equals Socialism

By Ken Montville on March 7, 2010 | 38 Responses

It seems that the “‘Just Say No’ to Everything” party just can’t seem to get their story straight.
First, everything the President was proposing regarding health care reform, addressing climate change or financial reform, was turning toward Socialism and the only way the “‘Just Say…

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Your Client Doesn’t Care: A Contrarian View

Your Client Doesn’t Care: A Contrarian View

By Ken Montville on February 28, 2010 | 23 Responses

Small Disclaimer: I have never met any of the AG writers personally.  I’m positive they are warm, caring, intelligent and thoughtful human beings.  I particularly like Matt Stigliano’s writing. Don’t take this personally.
Your Client Doesn’t Want To Be Your Friend
There has been a…

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The Death of Civility. Was It Ever Alive in the First Place?

The Death of Civility. Was It Ever Alive in the First Place?

By Ken Montville on February 21, 2010 | 7 Responses

Maybe it’s the circles I run in.
Can You Scream A Little Louder?
Lately, I’ve been reading blogs in the RE.net both here on Agent Genius and elsewhere where both blog posts and comments seem to be getting shriller and shriller.  A post may start…

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Immigration – Bringing it on Home

Immigration – Bringing it on Home

By Ken Montville on February 14, 2010 | 10 Responses

Entrepreneurial Initiative
You may have hear that the Mid-Atlantic States got a bit of snow last week.  Two blizzards back-to-back that dumped anywhere from a couple of feet to almost 40″ depending on where you were and how the wind was blowing.  The first phase…

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Playing With Numbers. Budgeting in the Age of Polarization

Playing With Numbers. Budgeting in the Age of Polarization

By Ken Montville on February 7, 2010 | Comment

This week the President rolled out his budget.  There was a lot of hand wringing and posturing about the size of the budget — now measured in trillions —  and the size of the deficit it projects.
Yawn.
Can we please talk about something…

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A Housing Fix or a Jobs Fix? Chicken or Egg?

A Housing Fix or a Jobs Fix? Chicken or Egg?

By Ken Montville on January 31, 2010 | 6 Responses

Now that health care reform is being given the slow morphine drip which can be characterized as assisted suicide or euthanasia Washington has turned its attention to jobs, jobs, jobs. It seems that everyone has gotten on the bandwagon about the unemployment situation (still in…

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Scott Brown, Health Care and the NAR

Scott Brown, Health Care and the NAR

By Ken Montville on January 24, 2010 | 18 Responses

OK.  We lost.  The “‘Just Say No’ to Everything” party is doing their end zone happy dance all over the media and the pundits are  foretelling the doom and disappearance of the Democratic Party.  Senate Minority Leader, John Boehner,  is saying health care reform is…

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Getting a Call From the President (No, Not THAT President)

Getting a Call From the President (No, Not THAT President)

By Ken Montville on January 17, 2010 | 9 Responses

Devoted readers of  AgentGenius and, perhaps, the occasional web surfer may have noticed something I posted last week as an Open Letter to the President of  the NAR.  In that post, I expressed some disappointment with the direction the NAR has been taking with regard…

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Dear Madame President: An Open Letter to Vicki Cox Golder

Dear Madame President: An Open Letter to Vicki Cox Golder

By Ken Montville on January 10, 2010 | 30 Responses

Dear Vicki (may I call you, Vicki?),
I just finished reading the wonderful profile written about you in REALTOR Magazine. As a native Washingtonian now living in the MD Suburbs, I want to welcome you to the Nation’s Capital. It’s a tad different than Tucson…

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