This month I think its becoming pretty apparent that the Samsung Note, and friends need a name.
“Phablet” seems a mighty fine one, although a Google search shows up just 105,000 results when you plug that name in, its definitely going to grow, dare I say grow very fast!
For folks with dimensioned challenged fingers (hmm … like those of someone I know?) a phone, be it the iPhone, or a Samsung Galaxy 1 or 2 are just starting to approach what I would term “comfortable when it comes to typing an email / texting on them.
So someone in NZ who uses a gb of data at the min. in their day to day life per month….well I’d love to here from them. Better yet….I’d certainly love to here from anyone who is currently using one of these “monster phones.”
For Real Estate consultants an item like the Samsung Note could be a “godsend” enabling absolute mobility.
Perhaps I’m out of town for a few days, but with the click of a few buttons on my Android device I can instantly see….
what my add that is booked (in full colour resolution) for this weeks publication, on the cover of Fridays “Summit Weekly”, will present to the general public when they collect it, or the insert in the Nelson Mail, then let me tell you……….. that’s what I classify as a real helper.
Real Estate, especially for the media, is all about perspective….colour me not all that impressed with the most recent Demographia report released last week though?
So here is a bit of perspective.
Ok its definitely just realestate related, but be interested to know how many of you get these answers right?
1. What single USA city has seen 364,000 foreclosures since 2008?
2. Which American metropolis has seen its home prices drop 54% in the last 3 years.
3. In the 12 months to October 2011 this town with a population of just over 100,000, demolished 775 abandoned homes, what’s its name?
4. Commute times to work in this US town averaged 31 minutes, where is it?
5. You can buy a median priced property in this beautiful sunny spring break mecca at only USD$183,000, but that figure is off 50% since 2006, where am I talking about?
6. Yes, yes I know you’re complaining about your rates, $3,234 for a year seems a tad high. However based on your property value of $136,000, that figure seems to be stratospheric! Where is this lucky town?
And…just perhaps some Branch Managers might see something here they can throw around at the next weekly sales meeting when Mr “woe is me” Agent comes up with the “but its tough out there” line?
Try selling property in one of these markets!
1 IMAIM (*47% of homeowners are currently sitting on “underwater mortgages”)
