Christie Olson This is the first in a series of articles, MEET OUR Duane Gomer Staff. This is an interview with Christie Olson, General Manager. How long have you worked for DGE? 14 years and counting….How long have you been General Manager? I was promoted to General Manager in November 2015, so I’ve been working […]
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The Catch
Amazing Google search Phillip Blanks Video. It is a video of how Phillip, a former Saddleback College wide receiver, catches a baby thrown from a third floor balcony to escape a fire that claims the life of the baby’s mother. As Phillip says in the ABC 7 video, “The real hero is the mother who […]
Customer Service Is Important; Recent Column In Realty Times Agrees ($6K Dollar Egg)
Realty Times The late Bob Hunt was a San Clemente Broker, Owner, Author, Bon Vivant, Ethicist, Producer, CAR Committee Chair, and friend. Every week he wrote an outstanding column for national distribution by Realty Times. A few years he discussed my friends Debra and Todd Duncan’s book on Customer Service. It was worth a read then […]
50 Year Reunion
Years Ago… …in a galaxy far, far, away called Granada Hills, I managed the Little League Cubs and founded a Pop Warner group, North Valley Golden Bears. Years ago in a galaxy far, far, away called Granada Hills, I managed the Little League Cubs and founded a Pop Warner group, North Valley Golden Bears. Let’s […]
AN INTERVIEW WITH DAN SANDRI, THANK YOU SIR
Interview With DRE Executives Dan Sandri, Acting DRE Commissioner, and Sandra Knau, Assistant Commissioner for Licensing and Administration: It was a sincere pleasure recently to interview these two long-time executives at the California Department of Real Estate. They were gracious with their time and were so informative. There were so many important items that should […]
LAST BUT NOT LEAST; DUANE GOMER’S BLOG
Another Great Resource We have some great information on this blog (https://www.duanegomer.info). I would like to recommend one because of the content. It is outstanding. But be aware it is not a short one minute read. DRE Compliance It is impossible to cover DRE COMPLIANCE in a few sentences. The author is Summer Goralik – […]
DRE COMPLIANCE GOALS – FOR BROKERS
By Summer Goralik: Former DRE Investigator, Lecturer, Author; Real Estate Compliance Consultant; Ethics Student Fundamentals of Broker Supervision In an effort to stay true to my own goals this year, I am writing a follow-up piece to my recent post on “DRE Compliance Goals”. That post, which you can read by clicking here, https://www.expertdrecompliance.com/blog/dre-compliance-goals […]
TRIBUTE TO BOB HUNT
My Friend and Icon of the Real Estate Industry Bob Hunt died Saturday evening March 23rd. Tributes are coming in from all over California and the U.S. Wayne Bell, former California Real Estate Commissioner and a mutual friend summed everything up best in an email he sent to Nancy. When I asked Nancy for permission […]
Bob Hunt Rides Again
Anyone Who Has Followed My Musings Knows That I Share Many Of Bob Hunt’s Articles We published a book together, “The Best of Bob Hunt”. In August we disagreed on an Ethics question. The next day I saw our disagreement published in his weekly column. Guess I have to start our talks with “Anything discussed […]
Bob Hunt – Realtors’ Tax Initiative Draws Opposition
Interesting Article Posted After The Recent CAR Meeting Written by my friend and Ethics Guru, San Clemente’s own wizard. Realtors’ Tax Initiative Draws Opposition Some months ago (October-November, 2017) we wrote that the directors of the California Association of Realtors® (CAR) had voted to support a signature drive with the intention of placing a CAR-sponsored […]