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How to Pick Right Realtor: Follow Your Instinct. If They're Too Slick, Run! Find One Who Tells It Like It Is! (Herman Chan for US News & World Report)

5/28/2014

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US News & World Reports asked me for advice on selecting a real estate agent. My favorite quotes from the article:
COMMUNICATION:
Communication is especially important for buyers house-hunting from afar. Chan has clients in London or Asia who communicate with him via Gchat or FaceTime. He’ll also record tours of potential properties and upload the videos to YouTube with a private link.
POINT OF CONTACT:
Also ask who will be your main point of contact, because some busy real estate agents use a team of assistants or sub-agents to handle day-to-day tasks, and you may not have direct access to the agent you choose. "Maybe some people don't care, but I think that's an important question to ask," Chan says.
FOLLOW YOUR GUT
These questions can help you get a sense of the agent’s process and personality, but the right decision may depend on your instinctive reaction. "Follow your intuition," Chan says. "If they feel too slick, it's not a good sign. It’s a good sign when you find an agent who can tell it like it is."
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FOX News Pundit Who Blamed Santa Barbara Shooter's 'Gay Impulses' Worked for COLDWELL BANKER! 

5/27/2014

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Can you believe that Fox News pundit Dr. Robi Ludwig (who theorized the reason for Santa Barbara shooter's rampage was his "homosexual impulses") was employed by Coldwell Banker?! She was their lifestyle real estate correspondent! What kinda lifestyle do you call this?
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UPDATE: She has been laid off by Coldwell Banker. No trace of her anymore on their sites! PR disaster averted. 
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Herman Chan On Stage for LUX/TECH CONNECT AREAA Vancouver! 

5/27/2014

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 CONNECT:  REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY & THE LUXURY MARKET
• NETWORK with hundreds of global industry leaders, practitioners from across North America.
• Enhance your understanding of LUXURY INVESTMENT STRATEGIES and advancements in TECHNOLOGIES.
• CONNECT with AREAA members and investors looking for real estate in Vancouver and across Canada.
• Participate in luxury real estate and technology sessions featuring industry leaders from AREAA, NAR and national brokerages.

JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THE SPEAKERS:
Ivan P. Choi – Chairman of AREAA
Nobu Hata – Director for NAR
Kelly Deck – Director for Kelly Deck Design
Ian MacLeod – President of LuxuryHomes.com
Tina Mak – President of AREAA Vancouver
Raj Qsar – Owner of The Boutique Real Estate Group
Janet Case – CEO of Proxio
Kathy Tsao – Manhattan Broker Douglas Elliman

TIME LOCATION & REGISTRATION:

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 – 8 am – 6 pm
At the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver BC
1038 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0B9, Canada
Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver Hotel Rooms available
Buy tickets at areaavancouver.com

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More Fang For Your Buck! Dracula's Castle For Sale at $80M! 

5/27/2014

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From Smithsonian:
Bran Castle, a 12th century fortress perched atop a hill in central Romania, is for sale. The castle is popular tourist destination—thanks to its most famous (but fictional) resident, Count Dracula. The current owners, however, are getting older, the Telegraph reports, and hope to hand over the reins to a Dracula- and history-loving visionary who can breathe new life into the place. 

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Angela & Tony Struggle To Find the Right Tenant For Their New Rental! Angela Gets Jealous Over Tony's Pick! LOL! 

5/27/2014

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I came across an episode of one of my all time favorite 1980's sitcoms Who's The Boss, where Angela buys a rental property.  Lesson  that Tony learned: Don't pick a tenant just because they are hot. Do a credit, income, job check! 


I miss the good ol' sitcom days! I used to watch this everyday after school
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Double Standard!? DC Guy Says He'll Marry a Girl For Her Nice Apt & People are Saying He's "Resourceful"....Um If It Were a Girl, They'd Say She a Golddigger! 

5/26/2014

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This 30 year old guy in DC can't afford a place of his own so he  placed an ad on craigslist, saying he'll "marry" a female for her apartment. Based on the ad below, sounds like this guy just wants a sex-bud and needs to piggyback on some poor lonely gal's big apt. Ladies, watch out! This has gone viral w/ people saying he is smart and resourceful?! But you know if the gender roles were reversed,  she'd be crucified as a floozy! Is that fair?!
The Rent is TOO HIGH! Solution, let's get married!

Who can afford this ridiculous rent here in DC? Not this guy. $1,800 for a studio so small you can stick our your arms and touch the walls in a sketchy neighborhood. Sure, here's 50% of my monthly income, thank you.

We all know that parquet floors is code for "this building is older than you are." And "up and coming neighborhood" means you'll probably get mugged on a semi-regular basis. Any building that with a "classic" look is falling apart. You're sick and tired of having mice run around your pantry?

Me too. Solution? Let's get married. (Kinda!) All of the married couples get to split rent on a 1br. Dating and getting married is expensive and time consuming. Ain't nobody got time for that! We'll just skip ahead to the living together part. Cool?

I am- a 30 yo male. Employed. Reasonably attractive. Healthy. Never married. No kids. Good job. Great hygiene. Bonus: I'm a cuddler!

You are - A female between the ages of 26 and 33. Social drinker. Non smoker. No drugs. Good hygiene. No felony charges. Healthy.

We find a one bedroom in a great apartment building with granite counter tops, rude 24hr concierge, and floor-to-ceiling windows. This is a must! We move in together. Enjoy the amenities. Have friends over. Enjoy life.

Caveat - You must love live music, books, crazy wild sex, good wine, and be willing to try out my (often misguided) attempts at cooking.

Who needs dating and getting to know each other and all that nonsense?! We can just cohabitate at 425 Mass, View 14, West End 25, Post Mass Ave...

If interested (and how could you not be after this kick-ass proposal?), respond with a little bit about yourself. Please include photos!

(No Republicans, please.)

*Also, we're not for real getting married. Maybe...*

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House Hunters Int'l Spotlights Top 10 Old World Charm Homes  (& None Are in USA! )

5/26/2014

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Oh No He Didn't! GOP Congressman Says Only Property Owners Should Have Right to Vote! (Cuz That's How It Used To Be)

5/21/2014

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 Ted Yoho, as first term Republican congressman,  suggests limiting voting to property owners -- laws not seen since the days of the Founding Fathers.

"I’ve had some radical ideas about voting and it’s probably not a good time to tell them, but you used to have to be a property owner to vote," Yoho said.

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To Get A Home in San Francisco, First Get A $140,000-A-Year Job...The Struggle Is Real!! 

5/20/2014

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Wall Street Journal Reports:
What kind of job do you need to afford a good house in San Francisco? One that pays around $140,000 a year before taxes, according to a new report from financial publisher HSH Associates....And even then you’ll be unable to qualify for a good number of homes on the market. That salary makes the City by the Bay the least affordable major city in the country
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Hypocrite! BuyOwner.com Does "For Sale By Owner", But Their Own CEO Is Caught Hiring a Realtor to Sell His Home! WTF!?

5/20/2014

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Since 1984, Al Bennati’s company BuyOwner.com claims it assists people sell homes without a professional REALTOR. 

Its website states: "BuyOwner.com allows you to reach the most potential buyers in the shortest amount of time, in the most effective (the Internet) and most cost effective manner (no commission!) possible."

Oh REALLY?! Then how do you explain this? After telling thousands of sellers to forego a realtor, what does he do when he sells his own house?  This two faced CEO hires a realtor to get him top dollar! Hypocrite! _
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West Hollywood House is Gaudy, Outdated Yet Fabulous Because It's Dolly Parton's! (Yours for $1.4M)

5/16/2014

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Somehow I can't imagine someone like Dolly Parton living in a place like this....but then again, I kinda can.  You can take the girl outta the country, but not the country outta the girl, right?!
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Realtor Gets Fired for Suggesting a Different School District to Over Sensitive Parent Obsessed with Test Scores!  

5/16/2014

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If you are a realtor selling to Tiger Moms, don't you dare suggest another school if it's not the top school! Or else you will get fired! That's what had happened to this realtor in the SF Peninsula when he brought up the possibility of an alternate school for his buyer. 

SF Chronicoe"As I was sending him houses in his price range he would say, 'Nope, bad school,'" Du Bois said. "He actually fired me because I pushed back and said that school's fine." 
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SHOCK CRIME! Realtor Dodges Sexual Attacker Using a Code Word. #DangerousProfession

5/16/2014

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People who think being a real estate is easy don't know how dangerous it is! This realtor in North Carolina showed a home to a "buyer" who pulled a knife on her and tried to sexually attack her. She was able to call to her office to tip off her coworker with a pre-determined code word that meant "SOS, somebody's tryin' to molest me!!!" Someone showed up and the pervert was caught. Be careful out there! 
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Gone With The Wind! Bounce Houses Fly Away!! 

5/14/2014

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Clutch My Pearls! Pacific Heights 2 Bedroom Sells for $1.405M...OVER List Price (That's 70% over!)

5/7/2014

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Utter insanity! A San Francisco home just sold for $3.4M. That's normal...except that it only had 2 bedrooms and was listed at $1.995M. It soared 70% OVER the asking price. Geez! 


Sellers market is escalating to dizzying heights here! Those poor buyers out there can't catch a break. 




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HGTV Cans "Flip It Forward" Show Whose Stars Really Really, & We Mean Really, Hate Gays, Muslims & Abortions!  

5/7/2014

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HGTV has decided not to move forward with the Benham Brothers' series.

— HGTV (@hgtv) May 7, 2014
HGTV has been on a casting streak for casting good looking,  strapping hetero hunks like Property Brothers & Holmes on Homes. I guess they know their demographic well (lots of straight women & gays) ....but maybe they don't know. Because how could they have cast these 2 guys who are major haters?!  In this age of social media and google search, did HGTV just think audiences would be blinded by man eye candy and ignore that they  are anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-Muslim extremists?!  You won't believe what the Benham brothers have said and done! 
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Homes Are Flying Off The Shelf! 

5/6/2014

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Another Haunted Mansion for Sale...And This Time It's Real! Realtor Hired an Energy Reader. What They Need is an Exorcist!

5/2/2014

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Owner must have been possessed by a demon to paint it this color!
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The doll room has the highest paranormal activity! Freaky!
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