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Judge Judy Slams Tenants Who Game the System for Free Rent by Filing False Reports about Landlord

11/27/2013

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CNN is Saying Curvy Buildings Turn Us On. Are They Perverts?! 

11/27/2013

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CNN reports: 
"Hadid's soccer stadium in Qatar has been compared to a vagina, a description she has distanced herself from. But Stephen Bayley, a British architecture critic and the former chief executive of London's Design Museum, is convinced there is a sexual element in our response to curves.

"For reasons hidden in the foundations of the brain's architecture, a curve, because it suggests warmth and well-being and harmony, touches a more profound part of the psyche than a parallelogram," he says. "Maybe this is because a woman's breasts are generally not right-angled."

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Angelina Jolie Buys Brad Pitt a $19.7M Island...Makes Him Forget He's Turning 50!!

11/26/2013

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from RadarOnline.com
Our friends at RadarOnline report:

"Brad Pitt turns 50 Dec. 18, and Angelina Jolie is shelling out for quite the birthday gift — Petra, an 11-acre heart-shaped island 50 miles to the north of New York City that the A-listers will be able to call their very own...The spectacular island includes two gorgeous homesdesigned by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright; and a helicopter pad for its’ jet-setting residents."
UPDATE: so the owners of Petra have dismissed the story as rumor! Who knows, maybe the deal just hasn't closed yet!? 
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Xmas Decor on Steroids! Aussie Dude Strings Up 502,165 Lights, Sets Guiness World Record...Again! 

11/26/2013

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This Australian attorney must have suffered a deprived Christmas childhood! Cuz he's gone bonkers making up for it as a grown man.  He's set the Guinness World Record not once but twice for most decorated house. First time was 331,038 lights. This time was 502,165.

29 miles of wire!  Electric bill = $2,200! Clearly he REALLY wants to celebrate baby Jesus! 
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Culture Map! Pretty Much Sums Up SF

11/21/2013

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Does Living in a Penile Shaped House Decrease Property Value!? Yes, Unless It's In The Castro! 

11/21/2013

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The owners in England are skerred their property values will drop because  they just found out their subdivision is shaped like a wee-wee! If this was in SF's Castro district, this actually might be a selling point! LOL! 
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Honestly, they should not be afraid. After all, look at this  Christian Science Society in Illinois. They got the Lord on their side! 
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Teresa Giudice Indicted for Claiming She Earned $15k/mo as a Realtor!...Spin-Off Series Real JailBirds of NJ Coming Soon?? 

11/20/2013

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The peeps at TMZ say:
 "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice says she's NOT a dirty, scheming liar who falsely claimed to be a realtor in 2005 just to get a bank loan. 

Teresa -- along with her hubby Joe -- just left court in NJ where the couple pled not guilty to 2 new bank fraud charges stemming from allegations they filed a false application to get a $361k mortgage loan. 

In the docs, officials say Teresa claimed she was employed as a realtor and made $15k per month. In fact, officials say, Teresa was "not employed outside the home at the time.”
 
If convicted, T and J could face up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. 
The new counts bring the total criminal charges against the couple to 41 -- ranging from conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud to bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud and making false statements.


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New TV SHOW ALERT: Realtor & Her Buck Naked Clients! (Don't Pretend Like You Ain't Gonna Watch, You Voyeurs!)  

11/15/2013

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Buying Naked premieres Wednesday, Nov. 20 on TLC (10 p.m.).
In this case, it's not a Niche Market; it's a Nude Market! TLC's new show Buying Naked follows Florida realtor Jackie Youngblood whose clientele are nudists! "Skip The Outfit, Wear The Lifestyle” is this grandma's slogan. 


House porn & eye candy, sounds like a hit to me. (Don't forget this is the network that brought us Honey Boo Boo!)  My 1st exposure to 'clothing optional' was this HILAARRRIOUS Golden Girls episode "Valentines Day at a Nude Resort". 
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They're Saying Real Estate is 1 of the Most Sexist Jobs Ever! 

11/14/2013

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The Patriarchy strikes again! Ladies, what are we gonna do!? 

According to the folks at U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, here are the 4 jobs with the largest gender wage gaps:

1. Insurance sales agents
Women’s median weekly earnings: $641
Women’s pay as a percentage of men’s: 62.5%

2. Retail salespersons
Women’s median weekly earnings: $436
Women’s pay as a percentage of men’s: 64.3%

3. Sales and related workers (all other)
Women’s median weekly earnings: $653
Women’s pay as a percentage of men’s: 65.6%

4. Real estate brokers and sales agents
Women’s median weekly earnings: $680
Women’s pay as a percentage of men’s: 66%

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Did They Make Lady Gaga's Egg into a Real Home!? 

11/11/2013

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Gaga has influenced fashion and music, but this is a first! How egg-citing! 


"This egg-shaped, fully solar-powered home in Beijing has close proximity to parking and is ideal for any frugal individual who stands under 6 feet tall." 
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Kudos to Kansas Agent Who Helped Nab a Drug Thief at Her Own Open House! Girl, You Got Guts! 

11/11/2013

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This brave realtor was minding her business at her open house when she recognized the thief her Association has warned their members about. Yikes! I would have fainted right then & there. But cool as a cucumber, she texted her hubby and seller to call 911...and they nabbed him! So nice to have a husband. For us single gals, we have to fend for ourselves! So carry pepper spray! 
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Now You Can Take a Bath With Your Honey...& Not Get Cooties!!

11/11/2013

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This bathtub is called the Yin Yan Tub, but I call it the Ding Dong Tub. How are you supposed to ding your dong with your boo in something like this?! This don't make no dang sense....
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Why Do Kids of Home Owners Do Better in School?

11/7/2013

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Wokking a Fine Line: Working With Asian Clients! 

11/6/2013

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Chinese buyers are taking over the world. Just check out the billionaire demographic. Asia is off the charts! Meanwhile, rich folk in Europe are dwindling (probably fleeing, especially in France where they have 75% tax on affluent people)


Here's a tongue in cheek article I penned for Asian Real Estate Magazine that's worth reading if you are gonna take on Asian clients! Enjoy! 

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My Interview on Better Homes & Gardens Radio: My Tips On Video Marketing!

11/6/2013

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I started Habitat For Hermanity as a videoblog years ago, so I love sharing how video is  not only a great brand builder for agents but it's what consumers expect now! 73% of consumers say they prefer agents who use video. Shocker: Only 1 in 10 agents have a youtube account! 
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#1 Agent for Coldwell Banker Utah Arrested For Forging Termite Reports!  That Bugs Me! 

11/6/2013

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Desert News reports:
"In 2012, Ashworth was named Coldwell Banker's top sales agent for its affiliate offices in Utah. He is also a recipient of the Uintah Basin Board of Realtors Presidential Award.

The  award-winning real estate broker has been sentenced for forging federal termite inspection records and other mortgage documents.

On Tuesday, 8th District Judge Clark McClellan sentenced Kyle David Ashworth to serve 14 concurrent terms of up to five years in prison for his convictions on eight counts of forgery and six counts of communications fraud."



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Herman Chan Quoted on Bankrate & Fiscal Times: "Do Rentals Really Ruin the Neighborhood?" 

11/5/2013

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Bankrate and Fiscal Times tapped me for my thoughts on rentals in neighborhoods. 
It's a long-held belief that rental properties hurt the values of nearby homes.

"Buyers are definitely concerned about too many renters," says Herman Chan, a real estate broker in San Francisco. "People are less inclined to make an offer on a house that is in a street filled with apartment buildings (because) they perceive (the area) to be more congested, have less parking, and consider the residents more transient."

Read the full article here (I'm cited again at the end).  LMK if you (dis)agree?! 
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10 Reasons Why You Need a Realtor! Cool Infographic!

11/5/2013

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Pop Culture Guest Host on #SayWhat?! Show! 

11/5/2013

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Check out #SayWhat web show for the latest & greatest in pop culture foolery! 
Earlier I had blogged about Tori Spelling losing a fortune on her real estate sales. She's releasing a ding dong book now to make moola. Girlfriend is a hot mess!  Apparently, the peeps at #SayWhat!? agree. They invited me as a guest host to talk Tori (it's kinda sorta NFSW but that's entertainment)! God, is gonna get me!
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Tacky! Princess Di's Bro Rents Out the Estate Where She's Buried...for $40k/night! Does He Need Dough That Bad?

11/4/2013

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We always thought he was suspicious! 

RadarOnline reports: 
Spencer, 49, is renting out the property Di used to live in — and is buried at — on the Althorp estate in Northamptonshire, England. The fee? A whopping $40,175 in U.S. currency!
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