“I Just Want to Testify,” Posted by Jim
By “The Parliaments” (George Clinton and Daron Taylor – 1967) Some of you are old enough to remember this song. Some of you won’t admit that you are. It is a lead in to my blog entry this week for good...
View Article2010 Leaders Ready to Shine, Posted by Dick
Last week, I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with NAR’s 2010 Leadership Team. Although the team officially takes office in November, the Summer is an opportunity for them to get...
View ArticleAnd the walls that won’t come down, Posted by Jim
“And the walls that won’t come down…we can decorate or find some way to get around…” Jimmy Buffett…From – “Off the Coast of Carolina” Well – another summer and now Labor Day has come and gone. I spent...
View ArticleTen days ago I was in Hawaii, Posted By Jim
When the real estate market struggles, so do we. When I struggle I always go back to my favorite song writer/story teller. Jimmy Buffett has a song (I apologize here if I’ve used this before) called “I...
View ArticleSome Things Never Change…But…How ‘Bout That Tax Code?? Posted by Jim
In 1986 Congress changed the tax code for commercial real property ownership causing one of the worst economic downturns the real estate market has ever witnessed. I was there…many of us were. It...
View Article“A Call to Action”…Is It Part of Your Business Plan? Posted by Jim
Last week the NAR Public Policy meetings were held in Washington, D.C. This year our membership, and more specifically our residential brethren, stepped up to bat for those in the commercial sector of...
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Talking Commercial with Congress, Posted by Jim
2010 NAR Treasurer Jim Helsel speaks to the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance Committee at the 2010 Midyear Meetings. On Wednesday and Thursday thousands of REALTORS® went up to Capitol Hill to talk with...
View ArticleFind Your Home, Posted by Jim
“I have found me a home…Yes, I have found me a home…You can have the rest of everything I own…‘Cause I have found me a home… The days drift by, they don’t have names, none of the streets here look the...
View ArticleAre you optimistic ‘bout the way that things are going?, Posted by Jim
“Are you optimistic ‘bout the way that things are going? No, I never ever think of it at all. Don’t you ever worry when you see what’s going down? No, I try to mind my business. That is not business...
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