Paddy Deighan Real Estate Blog

I love this challenge. I always try to buy or create a unique gift for any occasion.  Sometimes it is easy because you know what a person wants. However, when I am at a loss for an appropriate gift idea, I resort to creativity that has an additional benefit of low cost.When perplexed, I create gi...

There is always so  much to be thankful for and I posted three already. My fourth was a bit of a conundrum because it is something to be thankful for and a curse at the same time.  TECHNOLOGY.I recall as a lad working in my dad's law firm when the fax became a useful tool. To me, this was the fir...

After the Belgian family Van Der Beurse created the first semi-formalized version of the stock market, the idea spread to the Netherlands which is where many believe the concept originated. In the Dutch iteration, the market tried to make improvements over the Belgian system. This system appeared...

I attended a prep school reunion last night and I caught up with two classmates that are highly successful traders (based in London...THE UK)!  They were discussing the history of the stock market and I listened attentively...BUT they had the beginning of trading later in history than it actually...

Well, since it is Thanksgiving evening, I could be thankful for antacids and lazy Boy recliners..and I am thankful for these!! Of course I am thankful for my niece who prepared a feast to beat the band!! However, I already mentioned family (as part of people) in a prior post.Soooo, my third post ...

Many seem to fear that AI is coming for our jobs. With the rise of generative AI, white-collar workers—including coders and lawyers—look to be especially at risk...maybe even doctors...probably NOT real estate professionals...WHEW!!There are a lot of opinions about AI and the future of work. And ...

I had an epiphany due to comments made from a long time marketing client.   They have been utilizing various formats developed over the years to keep their profits high.  About 1,5 years ago, we began to implement AI based strategies.\All is well. Continued success.Last week, the CEO called and a...

The October Challenge is awesome, thank you Carol!! I was surprised that not many members mentioned my favorite tool, the SmartPhone.  My second is AI of course....when I started to think about the challenge, I was thinking more about physical tools. However, I cannot forget about our dear buddy,...

During the weekly Zoom call, we discussed, inter alia (my favorite legal term that means "among other things") energy demands from EVs, Big Data, and life in general.  Our power grid is ancient and incapable of providing what we need currently - not to mention what we WILL need as demand increase...

During our AI Zoom calls and in some blogs, we see the term "AI Agents (AIA)". Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish them from Virtual Assistants (VAs) and Digital Assistants (DAs). The term began to take hold in May 2024 when Google unveiled Astra, an AI Agent. Users can interact with audio A...