No one likes a good press release more than I do. This press release here from the folks at Redfin claims the the role as the industry’s swashbuckler who saves consumers money and dismisses the rest of the real estate industry as mere gifters of wine. Well…. I rather resent the implication that I only gift wine. I run [...]
Real Estate and Life
Baird&Warner a Top Chicagoland Company
November 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Pretty darn impressive. Chicago Tribune has selected Baird&Warner as the 3rd best company to work for in Chicagoland here. That’s among all companies, not just real estate companies. Our 1,700 real estate brokers, mortgage, title and staff people share a commitment to a collaborative environment that is dedicated to serving our clients. Reinvention? The world is [...]
Facebook and Zillow. Boundaries and Privacy
November 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
How do you define privacy? The very concept of privacy developed along with human consciousness, including the notion that some thoughts and ideas are better left unshared, unsaid. Social and personal boundaries defined what was private versus what public. And then came the internet. The ability to communicate to many people and receive information from many people fundamentally changes the [...]
Two Minutes. Two Questions.
November 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s time to do next year’s business plan. We analyze our activities and spending, failures and triumphs. Out of this process, we are told, we will create a shiny new plan for success. Well, this process never goes very well for me. I get lost in reflecting on my mis-steps back in March and never [...]
Who’s Your Ideal? Brokers and Agents Speak Out
October 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The real estate world would like to think that it is reinventing itself right now. There is an endless cycle of chatter, criticism, condemnation and chest-pounding. It’s pretty clear to me that no one has more contempt for the real estate business more than some of the people who work in the business. Some people [...]
