Posted by Leonard Steinberg on November 12th, 2013 Yesterday was Veteran’s Day, and while I have never fought in a war, I am considered somewhat of a ‘veteran’ in the real estate industry. Here are a few nutty and ironic observations during the day that I thought I’d share: 1) While trying to navigate… [Read More]
WILL THE BLACKBERRY-WIELDING-BROKER BE AN EXTINCT BREED?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 1st, 2012 The number of brokers switching from Blackberry has grown dramatically over the past year: An increasing number of top companies and government departments that were once devoted to the Blackberry are instead now giving some staff the option of using Apple Inc’s iPhone or smartphones running off… [Read More]
REAL ESTATE LIFE IN THE BLACKBERRY BLACKOUT
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on October 12th, 2011 As the BLACKBERRY BLACKOUT continues, I as a real estate broker vow never to complain about my Tech ever again, even though at times it may be warranted. Life in real estate land in New York is simply HORRIBLE without a functioning Blackberry. I feel I have… [Read More]
SCREEN SOCIETY: IS THE i-HEAD NEXT?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 20, 2011 As New York real estate brokers, we have become the SCREEN SOCIETY, our faces confronted by a screen/monitor literally all day long, either via a desktop computer, a laptop computer, an I-pad or a Blackberry/I-phone/cellphone. ….and then there is the TV, the TV monitor on the treadmill,… [Read More]
WE ENTER THE ERA OF THE FLASH-CRASH!
The recent equity market flash-crash was determined to be a product of the computer-run systems we rely so heavily on. The flash crash produced a 1000-plus point market drop. And worse, we should expect another flash-crash in the future. With our lives increasingly over-taken by computers, the FLASH CRASH could happen not only on Wall… [Read More]
BLACKPAD AND I-PAD: HOME AUTOMATION AND BROKERAGE CHANGE FOREVER:
With Research in Motion’s announcement today that they are developing a similar device to Apple’s I-Pad, we should feel certain that home automation and real estate brokerage will more than likely be entirely controlled by these devices going forward. And why not? Unlike cell phones, the larger screen is much easier to read, and much… [Read More]