As we quickly approach the first long weekend of summer and the second half of the year, a book with the title No Matter What! is definitely a timely read. In the book author Lisa Nichols outlines a strategy for overcoming every obstacle and living the life you love. Lisa gained mainstream notoriety a few years ago as one of the featured trainers in The Secret and author of two Chicken Soup for the Soul books.
Whether filling my gas tank at a full-service station (whatever happened to the man who squeegees the windshield?) or dining handsomely at a five-star restaurant, my service expectation does not waiver. I’ll admit it, I’m a service snob.
I had the pleasure of dining at Scalini Fedeli in Tribeca, New York last Saturday evening. The restaurant had been recommended by a friend so I asked around, read reviews and visited their website. Everything I heard and read piqued my interest and raised my level of anticipation for a wonderful dining experience. As always, the real test is always in the actual experience and everyone at Scalini Fedeli lived up to my expectations and more, delivering one notch above throughout the evening.
As local emissaries, real estate agents and brokers could be broadcasting valuable info about their market through their Twitter account instead of the typical stream
As we are coming down the final stretch for launching our direct marketing tool using the Meredith Corporation subscriber database I have been entrenched in the concept of putting the right message, in front of the right consumer, at the right time, to get the desired response. So it would be fitting that I actually saw a real world example of this last week from Amazon.com.
Selling through the current economic “Yin-yang”
(The coherent fabric of nature and mind, exhibited in all existence)
The Yang
It is interesting how there always seem to be two sides to every economic rebound. One recent effect of increased real estate market activity is a gradual increase in long-term mortgage interest rates. After bottoming out this past March in the vicinity of 4.5% for a 30-year fixed loan, the current and still historically low rate of 5.5% seems inflated to increasingly price-sensitive consumers. As a result, homes sales and refinancing are being impacted, albeit only slightly.
If you’ve been following the US Open, you’re likely as frustrated with the rain as all of us living in the area are. It has rained almost every day of June in New Jersey. And I don’t mean a short shower; I mean raining cats and dogs for hours, upon hours, upon hours…
I’ve been joking with people that my spirit is damaged. Could 18 some odd days of rain and temperatures well below seasonal really do that?
Marketing Experiments blog did a great job of compiling a list a must read Twitter tips for business all in one post. Just when you
Occasionally we need to laugh at how funny the English language can be. I saw this and couldn’t help but be amused. For the second
I attended my very first RE BarCamp just a few weeks ago. BarCamps are scheduled one day events in major cities across the country. The attendance
Granted we’re bullish about Twitter. But we’re also realistic about it. TechCrunch brings some of that realism to life in this post titled On Twitter,
I take a deep breath, swing open the car door, pop the umbrella, grab my stuff and make a run for the office through the pouring rain. Just another day in Jersey! As I’m jumping over the puddles I hear my iPhone ringing and think here we go.
There is evidence that the soft real estate market is stabilizing, but let’s not gets too carried away! Signs of weakness in the real estate sector are slowing and while that is surely a welcome sight, it is important not to confuse these signs with an actual recovery.
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