A Little Bite of the Big Apple

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Michael McClure and has 8 comments.
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I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Inman News’ (@InmanNews) Real Estate Connect New York (#ICNY). Unfortunately, due to scheduling issues, my stay was far too brief and I missed out on connecting with many people I’d really hoped to see (Sherry, Nicole, Reggie, Marc, Joel…the list goes on), but, even with my admittedly [...]

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Must-Read RE.Net Blog Posts for 2010

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 3 comments.
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I LOVE reading real estate blogs. And I especially love reading the posts written by the people who I believe are shaping the future direction of the real estate industry. I’ve learned so much from some of the brightest minds in the game. How much? Several of the major components of our real estate franchise [...]

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Smells Like Tech Spirit

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 31 comments.
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The year was 1990. The music scene was decidedly late-80′s. That is, it sucked. Like a Dyson How badly? Debbie Gibson bad. Richard Marx bad. New Kids on the Block comically bad. Post-Laker-girl/pre-American-Idol Paul Abdul bad. And Milli-freaking-Vanilli “we’re-winning-a-Grammy-while-lip-syncing” bad. Yeah, THAT bad. And then, from nowhere, a new sound exploded on the scene. And [...]

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#RTB | Bigger is Worserer

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 4 comments.

Brian Boero (@1000WattBrian) of 1000 Watt Consulting wrote a blog post recently entitled “Knuckleheads Beware.” This is how that post opens: In real estate, stupid scales. Excellence lives in small pockets. That’s how it’s always been. And it will be this way until, someday soon, a rising tide of technology and consumer frustration reaches flood [...]

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