Archive for the 'Sellsius Real Estate Blog' Category



Real Estate Transparency: Real Estate Agent Fired for Sexy Slideshow

Source: Firebrand
What a great ocean view.

Real Estate agents are independent contractors, unless they work for a company like Redfin. That means agents are not employees. Sometimes, brokers blur the line and treat their independent contractors like employees. When this happens, the relationship changes in many ways. So what’s the big deal?
Our friend […]

Developer Abandons Deal to Buy Bell Labs Property

The fabled Bell Labs of Holmdel, New Jersey, will not be developed by Preferred Real Estate Investments (PREI). The Pennsylvania redevelopment company had signed a contract to purchase the land from Lucent Technologies, the current owner of the historic property, which houses one of the great commercial buildings designed by famed architect Eero […]

New York Blogger Meet Up

Last night, Rudy and I got together with a small but interesting group of New York bloggers and entrepreneurs. We shared stories at Pazza Notte on 55th Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas). The meet up was organized by Alejandra.
Meet up is a great face-to-face networking tool. Check it […]

World’s Largest Pumpkin from Rhode Island (Again)

This hugemongous pumpkin was grown in Rhode Island by Joe Jutras.  It weighs 1,689 lbs.  — a world record!  It was weighed in on September 29, 2007. For the smallest state, they grow ‘em big.
What were you feeding that rascal, Joe?
Source : PumpkinNook  (more pumpkin records there).  Photo by Steve Connolly SNGPG)

Interesting Halloween Pumpkins

Other pumpkins at Teresa Boardman’s StPaulRealEstate Blog.
Related Halloween Posts:
10 Greatest Ghost Photos Ever Taken (creepy)
A New York Ghost Story (true story about buying a haunted house)
Haunted House Brokers (yeah, they really broker haunted houses
The Stigmatized House and the Duty to Disclose (damn the law)
World’s Largest Pumpkin Grown in Rhode Island.
Sources: FujiFilm, Picture Perfect […]

How to Add a News Feed to Your Blog or Website: Voxant

Studies have shown the most popular website views are for news and weather. So why not add a news feed to your blog or website? It will give added value to your readers. It’s easy to do.
Voxant Newsroom will let you embed your choice of feeds— US, World, Local, Politics, Health Sci-Tech, Entertainment, […]

California Fires Destroy Famous Castle

Malibu Castle Kashan used to look like this:

Mother Nature came for a visit and left it like this:
(Getty, J. Emilio Flores)

Most Expensive Cemeteries: Rest in Pricey Peace:

Houdini grave, Machpelah Cemetery, Queens, NY
As men, we are all equal in the presence of death. (Publilius Syrus, circa 100 BC)
The wealthy may while away their lives in walled castles in exclusive enclaves, separated from the masses, but in death they must share the same neighborhood with the rest of us. […]

Future Technology

Wild Charge, eCoupled, Zink, Polymer Vision, Hymini, Human Locator. Haven’t heard of them yet? You will, if their future tech vision becomes reality. So, let’s take a look at the future.
Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Power Cords: The Charging Pad

When your laptop runs out of juice, you have to whip out […]

Blue Roof Wins Web Award

Our good friends over at Blue Roof won a Silver  Award at the W3 Awards for their cutting edge website.  The W3 Awards for creative excellence on the web are judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
Congratulations to Greg & Trish Tracy and the whole gang at Blue Roof.  I bet someone is […]