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5/8/25: Larry Edelman wrote, "Last Friday marked 50 years since “May Day” — Day NY Stock Exchange ended fixed-rate commissions"
Subheadline below reads, "Despite legal settlements & new rules, home sellers are still footing same 5-6% fees."
Will paltry payouts turn into future payback?
#Save_10K
Subheadline below reads, "Despite legal settlements & new rules, home sellers are still footing same 5-6% fees."
Will paltry payouts turn into future payback?
#Save_10K
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
5/8/25: Larry Edelman wrote, "Last Friday marked 50 years since “May Day” — Day NY Stock Exchange ended fixed-rate commissions"
Subheadline below reads, "Despite legal settlements & new rules, home sellers are still footing same 5-6% fees."
Will paltry payouts turn into future payback?
#Save_10K
Subheadline below reads, "Despite legal settlements & new rules, home sellers are still footing same 5-6% fees."
Will paltry payouts turn into future payback?
#Save_10K
Financial therapist Aja Evans observes oppositional tone that caused friction in this couple's househunt
When Chantal says "I'm coming in w/ facts," Ava says "sounds defensive"
Host @ReemaKhrais adds "Not a problem you & your partner tackle together"
Use collage to cocreate #UUtopia visionboard?
When Chantal says "I'm coming in w/ facts," Ava says "sounds defensive"
Host @ReemaKhrais adds "Not a problem you & your partner tackle together"
Use collage to cocreate #UUtopia visionboard?
May 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Financial therapist Aja Evans observes oppositional tone that caused friction in this couple's househunt
When Chantal says "I'm coming in w/ facts," Ava says "sounds defensive"
Host @ReemaKhrais adds "Not a problem you & your partner tackle together"
Use collage to cocreate #UUtopia visionboard?
When Chantal says "I'm coming in w/ facts," Ava says "sounds defensive"
Host @ReemaKhrais adds "Not a problem you & your partner tackle together"
Use collage to cocreate #UUtopia visionboard?
Imagine author is on a book tour, do any venues offer virtual participation or are previous appearances already available online?
If so, please post link(s).
Beyond zoning, does the book address #LandlordNation & #WealthHoarding?
Impact of Trump's #FauxTaxREform 2017? Implications if extended?
If so, please post link(s).
Beyond zoning, does the book address #LandlordNation & #WealthHoarding?
Impact of Trump's #FauxTaxREform 2017? Implications if extended?
March 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Imagine author is on a book tour, do any venues offer virtual participation or are previous appearances already available online?
If so, please post link(s).
Beyond zoning, does the book address #LandlordNation & #WealthHoarding?
Impact of Trump's #FauxTaxREform 2017? Implications if extended?
If so, please post link(s).
Beyond zoning, does the book address #LandlordNation & #WealthHoarding?
Impact of Trump's #FauxTaxREform 2017? Implications if extended?
MA shares CA's desire to streamline permitting & has settled on 900SF by right (or half lot size whichever is smaller).
#EOHLC inviting public comment thru 1/10/25. Next Zoom, 12/16/24:
Hope local pushback on short-term rentals leaves room for grandparent visits
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#EOHLC inviting public comment thru 1/10/25. Next Zoom, 12/16/24:
Hope local pushback on short-term rentals leaves room for grandparent visits
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 11, 2024 at 5:56 PM
MA shares CA's desire to streamline permitting & has settled on 900SF by right (or half lot size whichever is smaller).
#EOHLC inviting public comment thru 1/10/25. Next Zoom, 12/16/24:
Hope local pushback on short-term rentals leaves room for grandparent visits
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#EOHLC inviting public comment thru 1/10/25. Next Zoom, 12/16/24:
Hope local pushback on short-term rentals leaves room for grandparent visits
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
State of MA following CA's lead but #EOHLC projecting just 8-10,000 units in 1st 5 years?
Why just 2,000/yr when est. 950,000 lots = ADU eligible
What lessons can be learned from "ADU Boom" in CA?
"..[CA] has seen more than 113,000 ADU permits issued from 2017 to 2023" - @Dwell Mag
bit.ly/49zLWpd
Why just 2,000/yr when est. 950,000 lots = ADU eligible
What lessons can be learned from "ADU Boom" in CA?
"..[CA] has seen more than 113,000 ADU permits issued from 2017 to 2023" - @Dwell Mag
bit.ly/49zLWpd
The ADU Boom Has Begun. Is It Adding the Housing We Need?
Experts say affordable housing must come in many forms. But early signs show backyard homes—a win for landowners and renters alike—could be a crucial one.
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December 11, 2024 at 4:55 PM
State of MA following CA's lead but #EOHLC projecting just 8-10,000 units in 1st 5 years?
Why just 2,000/yr when est. 950,000 lots = ADU eligible
What lessons can be learned from "ADU Boom" in CA?
"..[CA] has seen more than 113,000 ADU permits issued from 2017 to 2023" - @Dwell Mag
bit.ly/49zLWpd
Why just 2,000/yr when est. 950,000 lots = ADU eligible
What lessons can be learned from "ADU Boom" in CA?
"..[CA] has seen more than 113,000 ADU permits issued from 2017 to 2023" - @Dwell Mag
bit.ly/49zLWpd
About this time in 1992, a keynote speaker who regulated the real estate industry in NY told Consumer Federation of America's Financial Services Conference that
"Real estate is the Sleeping Giant of the Consumer Movement"
Now Debra Kamin is under attack for exposing the #RECartel:
bit.ly/4fZamel
"Real estate is the Sleeping Giant of the Consumer Movement"
Now Debra Kamin is under attack for exposing the #RECartel:
bit.ly/4fZamel
James Dwiggins on LinkedIn: There are going to be more articles coming out from the NYT in the coming… | 60 comments
There are going to be more articles coming out from the NYT in the coming days about our industry and specifically from this reporter who is not shy about the… | 60 comments on LinkedIn
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December 10, 2024 at 11:58 PM
About this time in 1992, a keynote speaker who regulated the real estate industry in NY told Consumer Federation of America's Financial Services Conference that
"Real estate is the Sleeping Giant of the Consumer Movement"
Now Debra Kamin is under attack for exposing the #RECartel:
bit.ly/4fZamel
"Real estate is the Sleeping Giant of the Consumer Movement"
Now Debra Kamin is under attack for exposing the #RECartel:
bit.ly/4fZamel
Session began w/ Q: More effective housing policies at state or local level?
#ADUbyRight = example of state policy unleashing local response, not from developers who build at scale, but intergenerational HH's who had been grieving fact that #GenerationPricedOut couldnt afford to live in hometown
#ADUbyRight = example of state policy unleashing local response, not from developers who build at scale, but intergenerational HH's who had been grieving fact that #GenerationPricedOut couldnt afford to live in hometown
December 9, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Session began w/ Q: More effective housing policies at state or local level?
#ADUbyRight = example of state policy unleashing local response, not from developers who build at scale, but intergenerational HH's who had been grieving fact that #GenerationPricedOut couldnt afford to live in hometown
#ADUbyRight = example of state policy unleashing local response, not from developers who build at scale, but intergenerational HH's who had been grieving fact that #GenerationPricedOut couldnt afford to live in hometown