Archive for April, 2009
A Call from a Pig and an Extended School Break in Chicago
A mix of imagination and pragmatics, we decided to keep Jackson out of school the week following a two-week break in the face of the unknown. With Swine Flu rising to the state of pandemic, such a course of action seemed well-reasoned. Meanwhile, the Chicago real estate market is more active than it’s been in more than a year.
An Imagined Cricket Visits Amid the Din of a “Wicked” Busy Saturday
Was it my imagination that a cricket visited me to tell me that a blog is today’s version of a campfire where we gain warmth as we tell stories in our own voices and speaking our own truth? Whether imagined or not the cricket dispensed undeniable truth, saying that folks online who speak with scripts written by others will find themselves lost and lonely as educated consumers will turn away and seek those who speak the truth.
St. Joseph is “Buried” at The Real Estate Lounge Chicago
“Any port in a storm” is how Thomas McCarey starts but as he makes his way forward, he may not end where you expect. With home sales hurting, many consumers are reaching a hand out to the divine, incorporating St. Joseph’s statues in their marketing plans. As this Chicago real estate pro makes his way he finds out that positive thoughts of this reaching out create more right thinking and do a world of good.
Gaining Empathy and Steps Toward Community
We may be talking about the Chicago real estate market, but underpinning it all is community. And the fabric of community is empathy. Chicago real estate professional Thomas McCarey muses about what triggers empathy, from his son’s cough to the singing of Susan Boyle.
“A Little Off the Top” – 3 New Prices for Chicago Condos for Sale
Surprised by my three-year-old’s request for a haircut, Chicago real estate professional Thomas McCarey muses upon the necessity of “taking a little off the top” in certain circumstances, including in response to the Chicago real estate market.
