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June 12, 2008

Has The Huntridge Theatre Been Saved?

Many of us in the “historic preservation movement” have been working for months now, to keep the political pressure on the owner of the Huntridge. Our goal was to get him to find an adaptive use that saves […]
June 11, 2008

Does The Rebirth Of Urban Living Fortell The Demise Of The Suburbs?

Geoff Shumacher, one of the regular columnists for The Review Journal posed that question last week. I’m astounded that I missed it, as so many of you send me links to items such as this. […]
June 11, 2008

I Should Know By Morning If My Computer Survived The Surgery

It’s been touch and go all day. Re-installing the operating system is like a triple bypass. You just can’t tell tell the outcome till it’s all over. The patient is in the recovery room. I’m […]
June 11, 2008

Agave Is My Favorite Desert Plant

You can depend on an agave to flower, unlike depending on the technology that runs my life. The printer problem spread to the computer itself, and Scott from “Geeks On The Go” is busy fixing […]
June 10, 2008

Smooth Real Estate Transactions Do Happen –

We did the walk thru yesterday at my 1400 Manzanita listing. I met the buyer for the first time, and she raised an interesting point. I’m paraphrasing a little but basically she said: “I’ve been […]
June 10, 2008

Retro Las Vegas Neighborhoods Have Decorative Block Walls

Pattern 46 in our series was installed over a solid stuccoed surface on this home in Paradise Palms. So technically, it’s not a sunscreen, it’s just decorative.     I love it’s simplicity, and I […]
June 10, 2008

On The Icky Side Of Things – Roof Rats

I’m on most of the email threads that make their way around many of the Vintage Vegas Neighborhoods. Usually the threads are about lost dogs, commercial development encroachment into the neighborhoods etc. Occasionally a topic comes […]
June 10, 2008

Worst MLS Photo Of The Day –

I think it’s just a case of agent laziness. It’s a nice tub as bathtubs go. I’m assuming the home will need new blinds.         The only thing worse than a bad […]
June 9, 2008

A Storm Of Technological Breakdowns

Our office has gone “paperless”, which means I have to scan and upload all the paper I generate so the broker can review it and archive it. I of course now have to keep all […]
June 9, 2008

Real Estate Market Picks Up Steam According To NAR

Diane Olick covers the housing market at CNBC. This is the report she did this morning covering the April “under contract” numbers according to The National Association of Realtors. NAR reports a 6.3% jump in homes […]