Ode to My Office Manager

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My lovely wife, who also happens to be my best friend and business partner, has been vacationing with our daughter for the last week in upstate New York. I am flipping crazy about the woman, and I miss her terribly (and my daughter too of course). As many readers know, Francy is also the Office Manager for our real estate brokerage. Yes, yours truly has been running the entire operation alone for … [Read more...]

Maybe love means not ever having to say you’re sorry, but in business sometimes you should.

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Saying “I’m sorry” is not the easiest thing to do. Let’s face it, having to say you are sorry means you’ve screwed something up. By their very nature, human beings don’t like to admit that they have goofed. Okfine, I get that. Apologizing is tough, no question. Sometimes though, it is necessary. A good thing even. And apologizing is always, without fail, better than lying. You … [Read more...]

An Open Letter to Phoenix Realty Executives Agents

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As you are well aware, the local (and national) news this week has been filled with stories about some recent trouble at Realty Executives Phoenix. Lockouts at offices, a lawsuit by an office building owner, and Friday’s announcement that Realty Executives will be filing a Chapter 11 reorganization. Many of the articles are filled with comments bashing Realty Executives and their agents (and … [Read more...]

The Lazy Song

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Right now, I should be penning some treatise on the state of the real estate market in Phoenix. You know, some words of wit and/or wisdom to help inform Phoenix home buyers and sellers so that they can make sound decisions on their real estate purchase or sale. Or maybe I should write about something that may affect the daily lives of real estate professionals that stop by here. Perhaps opine on … [Read more...]

Even the big boys get it wrong. Associated Press misquotes ARMLS. Shocking!

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If you’ve read Phoenix Real Estate Guy for any length of time, you will know I’m not exactly a “mainstream media” fanboy. The MSM’s tendency to write sensationalistic headlines and copy is annoying at best, and down right false and/or misleading at worst. Yesterday was no different. Two Associated Press writers, Derek Kravitz and Janna Herron, blew it in their article Home prices … [Read more...]

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