Sunday, November 2, 2014

HOUSING PRICES SINCE 1870

















Thanks to Robert Wenzel at EconomicPolicyJournal.  The article is here at VOXeu.

Friday, October 24, 2014

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Sunday, October 5, 2014

QUADCOPTER HOME VIDEOS

These shots are pretty good, but the music tends to set the beauty in the shot.  It would be nice to have a mix of features, like still shots, time-lapse, and more.

The price for the DJI Phantom 2 Vision with extra battery is a little over $1,200.  Bill Myers suggests another option--a GoPro 4, a 3 axis stabilizer, and a long pole instead.  

This shot is pretty good, but the music by Enya is what distinguishes it in my opinion.
 

These two guys show off their equipment, which is a GoPro camera, but they don't specify which model.  Possibly the GoPro4.

Friday, October 3, 2014


WIN A BIDDING WAR


WRITE A LOVE LETTER
Capucine Bourcart and her husband Laurent Corbel wrote a mash note to the seller of their dream Harlem brownstone describing how well Bourcart’s art would fit in with its vibe. They won.Photo: Astrid Stawiarz
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good letter can be worth a few thousand bucks.

This is what Capucine Bourcart and her husband Laurent Corbel found when they looked at a house on West 126th Street in Harlem with their broker, Fabienne Lecole, previously of The Corcoran Group, now with William Raveis.

“We wanted to have something that already had a history, not something brand new,” says Bourcart. So she decided to say as much in a letter to the seller, explaining her romance with Harlem, and the fact that — as an artist — she was active in the Harlem Art Walking Tour.

“Too often we forget that it’s a very emotional moment when people sell their home,” says Kathy Braddock, managing director of William Raveis. “It’s important to hand it to someone who appreciates it.”