"I AM NOT WORKING WITH A BROKER!" ARE BUYER'S BROKERS DOOMED?

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on April 10, 2011 I have repeatedly heard the refrain “I am not working with a broker!” in the fifteen plus years I have been a broker. The words are said by some buyers almost with a sense of pride and accomplishment. And they are often heard by listing brokers who relish… [Read More]

AMERICAN IDOL REPORTING

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on April 9, 2011 This week, Amercan Idol fans were shocked when one of the shows biggest talents, Pia, was voted off the show…..it was another reminder of the dangers of mass tastes dictating. Without Simon Cowell, the judges superficial, uneducated, Jenny-from-the-block evaluation failed us all. I feel the same way about real… [Read More]

THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF EVERYTHING, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT

\ Posted by Leonard Steinberg on March 26, 2011 With the events unfolding in the Middle East indicating a significant shift in the power of the people to alter things around them through their access to communications that are not easily controlled by governments and those in power, I started to think on how here… [Read More]