The Phoenix Real Estate Guy » Video of the Week http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com Phoenix Real Estate -- Anything and everything about it. Plus random musings... Now with Phoenix area MLS Listings Search! Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:13:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 © jay@thompsonsrealty.com () jay@thompsonsrealty.com() 1440 Phoenix Real Estate -- Anything and everything about it. Plus random musings... Now with MLS Listings Search -- And No Registration! jay@thompsonsrealty.com No no http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg The Phoenix Real Estate Guy http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com 144 144 Wing Suit Flying in Norway: Video of the Week http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/wing-suit-flying-in-norway-video-of-the-week/1755 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/wing-suit-flying-in-norway-video-of-the-week/1755#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:17:17 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/?p=1755 OK, so this has absolutely nothing to do with real estate.

But it’s wicked cool.

I’ll freely admit that certain parts of my anatomy are not large enough to do what these guys do.

For those not aware, “terminal velocity” is the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity. For a skydiver, that’s about 124 MPH (200 KPH).

These guys are nuts.

Hat tip to Jeff Moriarty of Writing is Cake via Twitter (@jmoriarty).

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]]> http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/wing-suit-flying-in-norway-video-of-the-week/1755/feed Think Parking Sucks in Phoenix? Try it in Manhattan. http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/think-parking-sucks-in-phoenix-try-it-in-manhattan/977 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/think-parking-sucks-in-phoenix-try-it-in-manhattan/977#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 23:15:58 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/think-parking-sucks-in-phoenix-try-it-in-manhattan/977 Manhattan parkingHere’s an awful picture I took of some Manhattan parking spaces when i was at Inman Connect in January.

If I recall correctly, these little gems would set you back $1,400 a month.

In this week’s Video of the Week, my city friend Rachel Natalie Klein from IntoTheBox.TV brings us a little more on parking in Manhattan….


So stop yer crying about finding parking in downtown Phoenix…

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]]> http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/think-parking-sucks-in-phoenix-try-it-in-manhattan/977/feed The House is Permeated by Unspeakable Evil: Video of the Week #21 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/the-house-is-permeated-by-unspeakable-evil-video-of-the-week-21/934 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/the-house-is-permeated-by-unspeakable-evil-video-of-the-week-21/934#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 02:48:05 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/the-house-is-permeated-by-unspeakable-evil-video-of-the-week-21/934 Apparently real estate in Britain isn’t a whole lot different than real estate here…

 

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]]> http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/the-house-is-permeated-by-unspeakable-evil-video-of-the-week-21/934/feed Real Estate Video of the Week #20: ActiveRain Winner http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-of-the-week-20-activerain-winner/882 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-of-the-week-20-activerain-winner/882#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:42:25 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-of-the-week-20-activerain-winner/882 ActiveRain, a network of 80,000 some odd real estate professionals had a video contest. I spend almost no time there any more, so I’m not sure what the rules and guidelines were, nor how many entries there were, but here is the winner — from Mike Lefebvre with Century 21 Commonwealth in Massachusetts.

 Well done Mike!


Mike’s got an interesting blog here, which includes a recent letter from the NAR informing him his domain name “AppraiserRealtor.com” is a trademark violation.

Unfortunately the blog doesn’t allow comments (a mistake Mike, in my opinion), so I’ll answer his question here (note, Mike is not a Realtor):

I replied to the NAR asking if I was indeed a member of your cult association, would I be able to use the term REALTOR (R) in my domain names, screen names, etc?…Waiting for a response.

The answer Mike is no. Not even paying members are allowed to use the term “Realtor” in a domain name except in very limited circumstances. You could, for example, use “MikeLefebvreRealtor.com”, but “AppraiserRealtor” isn’t going to fly, dues payer or not.

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]]> http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-of-the-week-20-activerain-winner/882/feed Real Estate Video Listings: Two Different Approaches http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-listings-two-different-approaches/851 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-listings-two-different-approaches/851#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:14:43 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-listings-two-different-approaches/851 I thought this idea was clever: 

And I thought this sucked (extra credit to anyone that can sit through the entire 8.5 minutes):

We’ve frequently toyed with the idea of video listings. I’m sure they are in our future, I just don’t know in what form (clearly video #2 is out).

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]]> http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-listings-two-different-approaches/851/feed Social Identity and Reputation: Video of the Week #18 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/social-identity-and-reputation-video-of-the-week-18/831 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/social-identity-and-reputation-video-of-the-week-18/831#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:46:49 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/social-identity-and-reputation-video-of-the-week-18/831 Those NoMoreDoorKnocking guys up in Saskatoon have released a Common Craft style video about social identity and reputation.

It’s important stuff. We’ve all seen someone’s on-line reputation get crushed with a few misplaced comments or keystrokes. And who knows how many fake personas there are out there on the various social network platforms?

The video hints at what the Vendasta team is up to… could be an interesting play inside, and outside, the real estate space.

Nomoredoorknocking is a small part of a much bigger solution that will ultimately allow professionals of all kinds to leverage their social graph (people they know and trust) to bring them business and referrals.

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]]> http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/social-identity-and-reputation-video-of-the-week-18/831/feed Housing Bubble What’s The Trouble: Video of the Week #17 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/housing-bubble-whats-the-trouble-video-of-the-week-17/806 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/housing-bubble-whats-the-trouble-video-of-the-week-17/806#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:06:39 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/housing-bubble-whats-the-trouble-video-of-the-week-17/806

Dave Girtsman, former musician turned real estate appraiser turned web development project manager has penned a little ditty on the housing bubble.

I bet you sing the chorus more than once today…

Hat tip to Jonathan Miller (via the Wall Street Journal Developments bog)

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]]> http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/housing-bubble-whats-the-trouble-video-of-the-week-17/806/feed Real Estate Ads Down Under: Video of the Week #16 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-ads-down-under-video-of-the-week-16/756 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-ads-down-under-video-of-the-week-16/756#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:21:30 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-ads-down-under-video-of-the-week-16/756 I’ve always enjoyed the humor from our friends down under.…

 

And here is an interview with Simon Baker, CEO of RealEstate.com.au (Courtesy of Trulia and Inman Connect NYC 2007). Interesting look at some of the differences between the US and Australia in how real estate is transacted.

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]]> http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-ads-down-under-video-of-the-week-16/756/feed Home Buyer Suing Agent: Ummel v. Little — Today Show Video http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/home-buyer-suing-agent-ummel-v-little-today-show-video/702 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/home-buyer-suing-agent-ummel-v-little-today-show-video/702#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:21:16 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/home-buyer-suing-agent-ummel-v-little-today-show-video/702 As discussed here on Wednesday (On Buyers Suing Agents), San Diego home buyer Marty Ummel is suing her real estate agent Mike Little, saying they were deceived, defrauded actually, and their home wasn’t worth what they paid for it.

The Ummel’s appeared on the Today Show this morning, along with a legal analyst. This is a very interesting video and worth watching. For the life of me, I can’t get this thing to embed on the blog, so please click here to view the video

Phoenix NBC Channel 12 ran a story today on this as well. They have a little video snippet on that page that quotes your’s truly and a commenter here. (And IMHO, they swiped Athol’s comment — “This may be the tip of the iceberg” — to open the video!)

The case is set to go to trial in March.

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]]> http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/home-buyer-suing-agent-ummel-v-little-today-show-video/702/feed Real Estate Video of the Week #14: Mortgage Guideline Changes http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-of-the-week-14-mortgage-guideline-changes/687 http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-of-the-week-14-mortgage-guideline-changes/687#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:30:58 +0000 Jay Thompson http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/real-estate-video-of-the-week-14-mortgage-guideline-changes/687 Trying to make sense out of mortgages and mortgage guidelines can make your head hurt. Dan Green at the ever-brilliant Mortgage Reports blog has a spiffy little video that outlines in easy-to-understand words and pictures what has been happening in the mortgage scene the past few years.

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