This Week’s Crazy Building: MahaNakhon

MahaNakhon Tower unfinished (Bangkok Thailand) by tongeron91 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
MahaNakhon or “great metropolis” is located in Bangkok, Thailand. It is 1,030 feet tall and contains 77 stories. The unusual design, by internationally renowned architect Ole Scheeren was created to blend the inner life of the building with the rest of the city. Another goal was to portray an irregular mountain landscape in a modern
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Have You Heard of The “Endowment Effect?”

 Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Have you heard of the endowment effect? If you’ve studied psychology or behavioral economics, you may have heard of this. The endowment effect is the idea that something has greater
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa by Colin Capelle is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Located in Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest free-standing building in the world. It recently set another world record on New Year’s Eve 2017 for the largest laser light and sound show on a single structure. Standing at 2,716.5 feet tall (imagine 7.5 football fields placed end to end!) it contains 31,400 metric
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Our San Diego Housing Market: A Year in Review

 Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   The year is nearly over. Can you believe it? Let’s talk about 2017 today and do a year in review for San Diego real estate. This year started as a
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Paläon Research and Experience Center

Paläon Schöningen by Helena is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The scene is an open-cut coal mine in Schöningen, Germany, the time is 1994. A discovery is made that totally changes the way scientists view our ancestors. Three spears were found. Radiocarbon dating confirmed them to be approximately 300,000 years old, making them the oldest hunting tools in the world. Before this discovery, it was
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays From Gary

 Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Today, I just want to say merry Christmas and happy New Year. Thank you to you and your family for your business, your referrals, and your friendship you shared this
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Zaandam

Zaandam Zaanse groene huisjes hotel Inntel by David van der Mark is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
The Zaandam, located in the Netherlands, is a combination of about 70 different buildings — all in one. The 11-story hotel contains 160 rooms and is in the city center of Zaandam. Designed by Wilfried van Winden, he drew inspiration from the traditional green wooden houses in the area. The style is one original to
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Story Time With Gary: Here’s an Easy Way to Ruin Your Credit

 Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   This is a true story, as are all of my stories on Story Time With Gary. A few years ago, an agent who works for me had a credit card
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Hobbiton

Hobbiton Movie Set by Brian is licensed under CC BY 2.0
If you have seen the Lord of The Rings movies or read the books you are no doubt familiar with Hobbiton. Originally built in 1999 and later rebuilt in 2009, the Hobbit village is now a permanent attraction in Matamata, New Zealand. Visitors can tour the grounds, Hobbit holes, and even relax at the Green
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“Do You Know This Open House Myth?”

 Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   It has come to my attention that a lot of people, home sellers in particular, are under the impression that most homes are held open most weekends. That idea is
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