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Speaking of the human spirit. I had a chance to connect with the NAHREP leadership in NYC to discuss plans for 2018 and beyond. We met at a restaurant called Amada in Lower Manhattan. The food and the company were great, but the area surrounding the Freedom Tower is incredible. The financial district in NYC was never hip, but architecture, restaurants and the shops in the area where the Twin Towers once stood majestically are now among the coolest and most exciting in all of Manhattan. Awesome!
Regardless of political persuasion, most people think the rhetoric of politics has gotten out of control. If you believe that, as I do, there IS something you can do about it. You can ask yourself whether you are helping or hurting the situation. I like to say that there are two types of people in the world: people who add stress and people who relieve stress. I think similarly, some people are adding to the political spectacle in the country, and others are at least trying for something better.
Gary's Blog will return next week.
This past week, the National Association of Realtors invited me to participate in a meeting with the NAR leadership and Jonathan Kanter, the Assistant Attorney General of the United States.