American Cancer Society invited me and other Hollywood celebrities and residents to walk around the clock Saturday, July 30, to battle cancer at their 2nd annual Relay For Life of Hollywood. Over $34,000 was raised!  My grandma fought breast & cervical cancer several times...she eventually lost. This one's for you Grandma!

Look to the Stars The World of Celebrity Giving states: Celebrities expected to attend: Jayson Blair (The Hard Times of RJ Berger), Ashley Argota (True Jackson, VP), Brandon Molale (True Blood), Lorielle New (Grindhouse), Julie Berman (General Hospital), Lisa LoCicero (General Hospital), Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital), George Gray (The Price is Right Host), Isabella Rae Thomas (Brothers and Sisters), Catalina Rodriguez (Cougars, Inc.), Jessica Hall (Deal or No Deal), Zachary Alexander Rice (VW Piñata Boy), Reginald C. Hayes (Girlfriends), Danny Arroyo (Lethal Weapon 4), Zach Callison (Hannah Montana), Jennessa Rose (Glee 3D), Setorii Pond (The Hills), Julianna Rose (Glee 3D), Jason Rosell (Fortune), Athena Eleanor Ripka (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Derek Bloom (Prank Stars), Mark Valinsky (Hancock), Lawrence Zarian (Nip/Tuck), Temara Melek (singer/songwriter), Danika Yarosh (Billy Elliot on Broadway), Herman Chan (House Hunters) and many more.

Debbie Gibson & me at the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation event, sponsored by Svedka Vodka.

Watch my disco video for Svedka. I was aiming for Lady Gaga, but I think it ended up more  Lady BlahBlah!

It was great to come out for a good cause. There IS more to life than real estate!

I hosted the 2nd Annual Golf Tournament for AREAA at the Lincoln Hills Golf Club. I had a fantastical time emcee-ing the dinner, showcasing the fashion show by Tiana Vega  and raffling over 50 prizes (including an ipad2!). Featured guest was PGA Golf Professional Will Robins. I was offered a few golf lesson but I declined (I look horrible in plaid!)

I am honored to carry the night for such a great group of real estate professionals! Contact me to host your next event!

Kara Swisher and I were both speakers at the Better Homes & Gardens conference earlier this year in Las Vegas.  It was wonderful to see her in action again at this dot429 event.  When she is not keeping Eric Schmidt, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates et al  in check, she runs All Things Digital.  You see, when Kara talks, people listen.

Her speech last night was sooo on point! The big players in the tech world are predominantly "older white straight men". As a proud & out lesbian woman, she is a rarity, especially given her ginormous public persona. "Basically it's a sausage factory!" (Her words, not mine!). 

I commiserated with her afterwards that it was the same in the real estate upper echelon. As a proud & out gaysian who wears his heart (and mouth?) on his sleeve,  I know for a fact I've been blackballed in some quarters. I asked her how she deals with any backlash for her brash critiques & brutal honesty about the insular tech world. DON'T BACK DOWN.

Glad we're on the same page, Kara!  Thanks for paving the way!

Here's my video for WORKopen, a collaboration between dot429 and Saks 5th Ave, to encourage people to come out at work.

"Come meet Herman Chan at our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament, Dubbed the Internet Sensation Videoblogger by Realtor Magazine, Herman is the undisputed Realty Expert whose helpful & hilarious commentary on HGTV, House Hunters, MONEY Magazine, MSNBC has made him everyone's favorite Real Estate Personality!"

Confirmed attendees thus far are: California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones & Congresswoman Doris Matsui

TOURNAMENT FEE: $135

WHEN: Friday May 27, 2011 from 10:30 AM to 9:00 PM PDT

WHERE:  Lincoln Hills Golf Club 1005 Sun City Lane, Lincoln, CA 95648

More info, tickets, and details here

Gracias for all the birthday well wishes, my friends!  I've heard all the jokes today about Easter being my birthday....any more?!

*He(rman) Has Risen!
*Just call me J.C. (Jesus Chan)
*2nd coming of christ!

Here's the only birthday-esque photo I could find of myself. (I forget the other model's name, sorry boo. But photo is from a series shot by the fabulously talented  Billy Winters. The middle pic in my top banner is also from the same session)

When I met Tamara Suminski last year in New Orleans during the National Association of Realtors Conference (aka Nardigras), she was such a ball of sunshine....like me!  Tamara is the current Chair for  California Association of Realtors' Young Professionals Network.

Well, as luck would have it, we are going to share the stage come April 20, 2011.  We've been invited to speak about "Mastering Technology in Real Estate." Check out the flyer for deets.

PS: I love how there are 4 languages on the flyer! I speak Chinese & English. I hope Tamara speaks the other 2!

I just got off the air with the one and only Mother Love!  She is everything that I aspire to be: smart, caring & sassy.  With both our larger than life personalities, we had the most stupendous time.  That hour just zipped by!  I hope her audience not only got a kick out of me but learned a few things about the real estate biz too.

Mother Love grilled me about anal retentive agents, real estate TV shows, McMansions & why I started my videoblog. She also reveals her pet peeve when she was shopping for a home too!

After the show, I got a message from a listener: "Thank you for discussing real estate in a funny accessible way!" What can I say, it's my schtick.

My favorite excerpt:
Mother Love: Where do you see yourself in 10 yrs?
Hermanity: Married with children! j/k.... I'll have my own TV Show

Click here to listen-on-demand. Let me know if I have a career in radio!

I was tickled pink when my gal pal Nicole Seidman asked me to guest-host on her show "Katching up with the Kardashians." You have seen Nicole as a red carpet reporter for Hollyscoop, hosting for Gift Bag Robin Hood on STYLIT.TV, and  web show called "Keepin it Real, the Ultimate Reality-Show After-Show." Her prior guest hosts include DeAnna Pappas ("The Bachelor"), Marcy Guevera (VH1's Cut Off) &  CaCee Cobb ("The Price of Beauty", Jessica Simpson's assistant)

This was taped and broadcast LIVE , so no editing or re-do's allowed.  Nicole re-capped the latest Kardashian episode & I touched on their business acumen....with plenty of one-line zingers of course!  Let me know how I did!