As the year winds down, I’m at my computer thinking of the mantra at Al Filippone Associates for 2011 – communication, communication, communication. A World of Opportunity As I prepared for the new year twelve months ago, I was in awe and hyper-focused on the breadth of opportunities before us in terms of communicating with… Read More

  Since the completion of a course entitled “Group Process” while enrolled in a Masters Program in the 1980’s, I have been intrigued by the influence, both negative and positive, that members within a group can have on one another.  My thesis paper for that course was about the Charles Manson cult of the 1960s and how Manson and his underlings insidiously convinced… Read More

  One of the more embarassing situations that can occur in baseball is when two players attempt to catch a ball that is hit between the two of them.  One player seems to take control of the play, only to back off at the last moment for fear of colliding with his or her teammate.  The ball thus… Read More

  I recently heard a Realtor talking to a potential client and commenting, “It’s not really a seller’s market, it’s not a buyer’s market – it’s a Realtor’s market.”  In other words, one of the biggest decisions that one needed to consider when delving into real estate was the expertise of the Realtor that they would work with, not… Read More

  In writing today’s blog, I initially intended to include more suggestions on where to focus your business in 2012.  Instead, I am going to invoke poetic license and take a detour.  Controlling the Market: I was just discussing this with a colleague today.  Even with the tumultousness of the real estate market over the past few years, many… Read More