Author Archives: Teresa Boardman

A mission of exclusion

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Teresa Boardman

I was reading (yes I read) a mission statement for YPN (young professionals network) a group within NAR. I think the group started because someone decided young people are better than old people and that more of them should be … Continue reading →

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A few thousand people are in the wrong positions

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Teresa Boardman

After all these years I think I have the NAR problem solved. When a member complains about the organization or makes suggestions on how it can be improved members who are NAR volunteers and on committees dismiss the comment and … Continue reading →

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The men are in charge

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Teresa Boardman

One of the great things about the real estate industry is the way we embrace our white male leadership. In some industries, people act as if they are ashamed of it and try to change it or de-emphasize it. The … Continue reading →

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Real estate weenie name change

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Teresa Boardman

Welcome to 2019. I have decided that this site needs a name change and re-branding. The name “Real Estate Weenie” is too masculine. I am considering “Real Estate Vagina” as a new name or “Real Estate Uterus”  The vagina gets … Continue reading →

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Crime and punishment

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Teresa Boardman

I can see why some real estate agents are confused. It seems like a terrible crime to change some dates in an MLS. What could be worse than someone buying a home that was on the MLS for much longer … Continue reading →

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Finally we are seeing some diversity

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Teresa Boardman

Welcome to this blog of mass destruction cleverly disguised as a hot dog stand. For a time it seemed like there wasn’t much diversity among the movers, shakers, and disrupters in the real estate industry. After all these years that seems … Continue reading →

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it has been awhile . .

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Teresa Boardman

Yes I know I have not been writing much lately. I don’t want anyone to think it is because there isn’t anything left to make fun of in the real estate industry. Actually, the opposite is true. There is so much … Continue reading →

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