Friday, March 30, 2007
Cool article from Inman - Lend an ear, save your career
http://www.inman.com/InmanNews.aspx?ID=62682
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Live from Broker's Class, it's Thursday monring!
Here I am, filling my mind with the educational splendor of Broker's Class. The man in the front, Old Blue Hat (as the professor affectionately calls himself), smiles his smile, dispensing his infinite knowledge on me and the others behind his 2 inch thick glasses - no doubt bought in 1979, and his fisherman's cap - stained brown by years of loyal use.
His strained vocal cords reverberate with a bass that is long past its prime; his weathered face, beaten by decades. Willy Lowman, Arthur Miller's brilliant character, he is! Seasoned, gruff, jaded - his time long passed.
What he must think of us?
What I must think of him.
I respect his experience. I respect his knowledge. But does he respect me? Does he see the vision I see? Does he see the future like I can? Does he care?
I sit, invigorated. Now more than ever, I sit, determined to build the kind of branch where people who understand where we are going as as industry. Now, more than ever, I am focused on those of us who truly get it, rather than wasting time on those who do not.
Do you see what I see? Do you see the potential? If you do, welcome.
His strained vocal cords reverberate with a bass that is long past its prime; his weathered face, beaten by decades. Willy Lowman, Arthur Miller's brilliant character, he is! Seasoned, gruff, jaded - his time long passed.
What he must think of us?
What I must think of him.
I respect his experience. I respect his knowledge. But does he respect me? Does he see the vision I see? Does he see the future like I can? Does he care?
I sit, invigorated. Now more than ever, I sit, determined to build the kind of branch where people who understand where we are going as as industry. Now, more than ever, I am focused on those of us who truly get it, rather than wasting time on those who do not.
Do you see what I see? Do you see the potential? If you do, welcome.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Media be damned!
If there is anything consistent about March, it is the madness it brings. The sub prime lending chaos has brought some fun debate to the end-of-the world skeptics, and the media is still having fun in their bombardment of our industry, but check this out:
WMAL just reported that of the 100 largest metropolitan areas, Washington DC is last in foreclosures. LAST!
The simple fact is our DC market does not reflect the overall trends of the rest of the country. Because Backersfield, CA has an enormous foreclosure rate, does not mean that your client buying in Dupont will be forced into some horrible loan. Just last week, even after the stock market had its fun, Preferred Mortgage Guru, Troy Hines, still had rates as low as 5.875 - and that was on a 30 year fixed loan.
I'm not saying that those in Bakersfield, or Fresno, or Florida do not have it bad because of aggressive loans made by sub prime lenders, I'm just saying it does not effect us.
So the next time you hear a howl coming from the Wisconsin Avenue region of our fair city, know that it is me. For sure, there was a reporter somewhere bemoaning the horrible state of things, and me throwing my remote at the television.
Ah...now I feel better.
WMAL just reported that of the 100 largest metropolitan areas, Washington DC is last in foreclosures. LAST!
The simple fact is our DC market does not reflect the overall trends of the rest of the country. Because Backersfield, CA has an enormous foreclosure rate, does not mean that your client buying in Dupont will be forced into some horrible loan. Just last week, even after the stock market had its fun, Preferred Mortgage Guru, Troy Hines, still had rates as low as 5.875 - and that was on a 30 year fixed loan.
I'm not saying that those in Bakersfield, or Fresno, or Florida do not have it bad because of aggressive loans made by sub prime lenders, I'm just saying it does not effect us.
So the next time you hear a howl coming from the Wisconsin Avenue region of our fair city, know that it is me. For sure, there was a reporter somewhere bemoaning the horrible state of things, and me throwing my remote at the television.
Ah...now I feel better.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Coldwell Banker - LAS VEGAS!!!!!!!
I have now seen the light! Being in a room with 10,000 people, all Coldwell Banker affiliated, is somewhat awe inspiring.
Before you accuse me of being transfixed in a Tom Cruise type hypnosis, I will tell you I have never quite experienced anything like it. Imagine meeting people from Japan, and Denmark, and Israel - agents all, who are dedicated like you to making the dream of home ownership for our clients a reality.
Needless to say, it was way cool.
The bad news is I lost at every game in the casino. Seriously, I should never be allowed into the state again. My dream of being a professional poker player on TV was dashed as I sat there with my head in my hands a woman with a periwinkle bandanna took my chips.
Oh well. Such is life.
This just gives me time to refocus on my other dream, being on Survivor.
Before you accuse me of being transfixed in a Tom Cruise type hypnosis, I will tell you I have never quite experienced anything like it. Imagine meeting people from Japan, and Denmark, and Israel - agents all, who are dedicated like you to making the dream of home ownership for our clients a reality.
Needless to say, it was way cool.
The bad news is I lost at every game in the casino. Seriously, I should never be allowed into the state again. My dream of being a professional poker player on TV was dashed as I sat there with my head in my hands a woman with a periwinkle bandanna took my chips.
Oh well. Such is life.
This just gives me time to refocus on my other dream, being on Survivor.
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