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The Luxury of Speculation
The luxury of speculation is that it allows us to wonder and gossip about Wall Street and tech world takeovers–and covet the fortunes being made. Continue reading
Trash Journalism: US Weekly
by Roberta Murphy Luxury Home Digest is neutral politically and generally focuses on luxury homes and real estate issues. But with a journalism background, there are several things I abhor–including mean-spirited personal attacks, hackers, shoddy reporting, and abuse of publishing power. Not … Continue reading
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Tagged daughter, jann wenner, lies, luxury homes, national enquirer, pregnant, real estate isues, sarah palin, scandal, star magazine, us weekly, yellow journalism
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A Most Unorthodox Market: Bob Dyson
by Roberta Murphy Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to sit across from Bob Dyson at his office in Del Mar and listen to this real estate legend discuss today’s real estate market. We were also fortunate to have Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Info, Rants, Real Estate News, Real Estate Trends
Tagged arizona, bob dyson, california, chris dyson, del mar, florida, nevada, real estate
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A Pox on Congress this 4th of July
by Roberta Murphy I received an irate call from my father, Bob Michelson, this morning. He, a calm and decorated veteran and pilot of three wars, was fit to be tied. In addition to following the stock market closely, he … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, Bob Michelson, Citibank, Congress, General Motors, GM
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Databases Coming Out the Wazoo?
by Roberta Murphy Call this a geeky rant. Call it a blonde tirade. Call it what you want, but I just don’t know what to do about diverse databases. I think I have them coming out the Wazoo. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Info, Quality of Life, Rants, Real Estate News
Tagged 1 park place, ants software, database, enterprise, housevalues, luxury, microsoft, real estate, realigent, realtor, san diego, sybasae, top producer
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Troubled Homeowners: Beware the Predators
by Roberta Murphy The real estate predators are always there–in good times and in bad. There are whispered stories in real estate circles of certain escrow and loan officers who, in the heady days of real estate, slipped deeds into … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Gossip, Rants, Real Estate News, Real Estate Trends
Tagged banks, beware, criminals, deed of trust, elderly, foreclosure, homeowner, luxury, mortgage, predators, professional, promissory note, real estate
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Real Estate Fraud: Cash Back and Consequences
by Roberta Murphy Opportunities for real estate fraud couldn’t have been more ripe than in 2005 and 2006, when real estate prices started to quietly soften–especially in fertile markets like San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Miami. Home prices in … Continue reading
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Commission Conundrum with Luxury Real Estate
by Roberta Murphy A year or so ago, real estate circles were abuzz with argument and discussion about the pros and cons of discount real estate services and commissions. Discounter Redfin had opened with one agent in San Diego, and … Continue reading
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San Diego Fires: Coming Home to Ashes
by Roberta Murphy The displaced people of San Diego County are beginning to return home. Most return to standing homes; 1600 or so others are greeted by their nightmares. We are just beginning to hear and see stories of people … Continue reading
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Stop Identity Theft: Freeze Your Credit
by Roberta Murphy Become a victim of identity theft, and you could be in for the nightmare of a lifetime. We have known several identity theft victims. One family lost its home because of it and another even fears for … Continue reading
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