Real estate agents, not unlike other business professionals, are only as good as the answers they provide and the advice they dispense. 

September is stretching thin. October is at the corner. I like October. It’s a month often associated with change and a new beginning, like a new season.

There is a lot of money flowing around this world. Might not always flow fast enough in the right place (like in your bank account and mine) but, trust me, there is plenty to go around today, and on many shores. 

Real Estate 101… There are two sides to a transaction: the listing side and the selling side. So far, so good. Simple enough. Everything else, beyond this point, is more complicated

…Not my favorite sport. Although, if you want to lose calories, it’s a pretty good workout. Burns a lot of time and energy. It’s a process. At the high end, it’s a ceremony.

Summer. Vacation time. Finally. How nice it is to wake up with the birds singing rather than with the alarm-clock. Time to relax, recharge and enjoy days without deadlines, crises and long meetings.

Who cares about the market conditions? Good year, or bad year, or OK year…. It does not make any difference for the top agents in the US. Somehow, they always find a way to adapt and thrive, year after year.

It takes two to tango. The US and China make beautiful partners on the real estate dance floor. They are at both extremities of the same bridge. On one side, in the US, we have the most coveted luxury homes.

How do you choose a Realtor? What are you looking for when selecting the agent you are willing to trust with the marketing of your home or the search for the next one?

If you think that, everything being equal, young people share the same dreams and explore the same real estate opportunities regardless where they live on the planet Earth, think again.

I woke up in a bad mood this morning. I need to complain about something. A few topics come to mind but I’ll try to cut the list of options down to just one. 

Do you always do what you say you will do? Do you always say what you do, whether good or… bad? Seriously? 

Every once in a while, I need to be nice to myself and write a blog about a topic close to my heart. A topic I so believe in that I am always surprised when I need to explain its logic to puzzled real estate professionals. 

If you are a luxury market aficionado and like to study the horizon, three years deep into the future, you’ll be happy to learn that exceptional residential properties will very likely remain a hot commodity. 

If you are on a tight budget for your family Summer vacation and you have not booked your trip overseas just yet, It might save you a good chunk of dollars by checking cost of living stats around the world.