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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

John,

We cut cable out of our lives.We called one of our friends in Florida, and checked that way.  We also reviewed the weather on line.  So I have no comments, other than we don't miss the media .  A

Oct 09, 2016 01:57 AM
Rainmaker
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I felt that I was adequately informed... not sure it needed to be reported almost 24/7, but when you're dealing with the uncertainties of Mother Nature you can think in terms of over-hyped.

Oct 09, 2016 01:41 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I am not following it on the news.  I am monitoring friends on FB and here in the Rain to get the actual report on how they are impacted. 

Oct 09, 2016 03:42 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Overkill as usual

Oct 09, 2016 02:43 AM
Rainmaker
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Like Ron and Alexandra Seigel, I no longer have cable.  The 24/7 news cycle was a rather easy addiction to cut.   As Alexandra added - the Internet provides the information if I need it plus lots and lots of cute animal videos.   

Oct 09, 2016 02:08 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Take one molehill, add media and you get a mountain every time

Oct 09, 2016 03:16 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Haven't paid much attention to it.  Heard it was not as bad as expected.

Oct 09, 2016 02:51 AM
Rainmaker
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

John DL Arendsen The media is not happy with just reporting the news. They insist on taking the worse case scenario and trying to capitalize on it over and over and over. This was a serious hurricane, but I don't think the media needed to emphasize what could happen instead of what is actually happening. It was not a Category 4 hurricane up the entire East Coast, the 20-foot surges didn't happen, etc., etc. I saw a reporter standing in water just about knee high and kept going on and on about it the raging water. When the camera panned away, you could see grass about 15 feet away.  Over hyped in a lot of cases for ratings.

Oct 09, 2016 01:43 AM
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Diana Zaccaro Broker Associate
ZOOM Realty Group - Cocoa Beach, FL
"The Accidental Blogger" Cocoa Beach, Florida

What people need to understand is that Florida has a lot of residents who are either new here or have never experienced a hurricane (this was our first in 12 years) so they have to be advised of things.

We have a lot of elderly residents who don't even own a computer and get all their news from TV, radio and newspapers plus a lot of residents work non-traditional hours (think police, fire, nurses/hospital and hotel staff) so it has to be broadcast 24 hours to get the word to everyone.

We got our info from three different TV stations, weather apps on our phones and some from FB.. The TV coverage is very important to us since we like to track the storms.

The sad part is that, despite all the coverage and our Governor's updates urging residents of the beaches to evacuate, I heard today that 40% of the residents of one beach town (not mine) refused to leave despite a mandatory evacuation order.

After living in Florida for 30 years and going through various storms, I   know that these storms take on a mind of their own and change course in the blink of an eye. When we left on Wednesday it was a Cat 4 and predicted to go by 10 miles off shore. That would have been catastrophic and it is only because Matthew went by 40 miles offshore as a Cat 3 that we had a home to come back to.

 

Oct 09, 2016 01:13 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Good information overall. I was glad to know what was happening and the early warnings helped keep people safe.

Oct 09, 2016 11:41 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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Same as any other event, they enjoy the extra facetime on tv.

Oct 09, 2016 10:59 AM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

   Over the top. 

    They have to play up any weather-related events, to justify the Global Warming/Climate Change Hoax.  As if we never had hurricanes, before Algore invented that lie.

 

Oct 09, 2016 08:19 AM
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Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I thought they did a great job. Most people have no idea what these storms are like!

Oct 09, 2016 07:21 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

A lot of useless information along with some actual facts! 

Oct 09, 2016 04:29 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

Never saw any, so couldn't judge it.

Oct 09, 2016 03:37 AM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
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Like Susan Haughton, I think that in general, they really wanted to warn folks and as it happened, it hit us far worse than we anticipated.  So, while 24/7 coverage may be overrated for some, everyone doesn't watch TV or listen to the radio 24/7, they needed to be able to get the word out to EVERYONE when they were watching/listening.  I'm sure that many lives were saved and am ever so thankful for that!

Oct 09, 2016 03:30 AM
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Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

North Carolina certainly got pounded far worse than they imagined. And, unfortunately, everyone is hung up on wind speed so much, I fear surge and rainfall gets lost in the message.  Saw many water rescues on tv this morning from hotels far inland to which people evacuated - mother nature cannot be adequately predicted at times.  Have been watching certain FB boards, particularly for the Outer Banks (we have had property and many friends there for a number of years, so it is of particular interest), and seeing dozens of questions from vacationers asking "I'm heading down there today, can I get in my cottage?" while looking at photos of complete neighborhoods underwater - and reading emergency bulletins saying there is restricted access to the entire County - and there is such a huge disconnect.  For the state of NC, there was unbelievable damage and much of it unexpected.  

Many people refuse to take alerts seriously and many people remain totally unprepared for any disaster at all, I get the "hype" although, yes, certainly it is somewhat for ratings, although I think there is a lot of cynicism in that stance because I do believe many weather people are sincere in their desire to warn people of what is to come. 

Oct 09, 2016 03:19 AM
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Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
Realtor in San Diego, CA & Naples, FL

Overblown and while it could have been devastating, I think that the hysteria, i.e. Fox News "everyone is going to die" was way overboard.  I like news that the newscasters don't express their personal opinions and just state the facts.

Oct 09, 2016 02:08 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

It ended up being over-hyped in my area, but that's only because it made a little jog to the east just before it hit us.

Oct 11, 2016 04:56 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

A bit obsessive, but overall it's good to be informed and prepared.

Oct 10, 2016 02:30 AM
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Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I believed they handled like any other storm in the past--Good overall

Oct 10, 2016 12:32 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Ron and Alexandra Seigel nailed this one!

Oct 09, 2016 11:57 PM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Certianly over hyped, but loved watching the coverage to stay up to date

Oct 09, 2016 11:43 PM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

John DL Arendsen - more is perfectly fine. It's better to be safe, isn't it?

Oct 09, 2016 04:05 PM
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Karen Morris
Keller Williams Huntsville - Huntsville, AL
Building a better community

I am surprised that we haven't heard more about the relief information. I remember that with Katrina, there was a call to action given by the media. With Matthew I think that we are missing the message of urgency to help people.

Oct 09, 2016 02:04 PM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I'm not sure how the Media is handling it in general( no tv for me), but I was checking live twitter/FB updates since I have friends and clients who live in FL. 

Oct 09, 2016 12:30 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

so-so

Oct 09, 2016 11:39 AM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

I thought it was pretty good.  I think they got the message across to the people in harm's way.

Oct 09, 2016 11:34 AM
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I only get my news online. I don't have TV. So I can't really answer your question. 

Oct 09, 2016 11:32 AM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Excellent, I was in Oklahoma checking on out condo in Jupiter and felt that the coverage was outstanding.

Oct 09, 2016 08:53 AM
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Bob Betel
Allstar Home Mortgage, Inc. - Sweetwater, TN
President, Allstar Home Mortgage, Inc

I think the media handled it just right. It's interesting that the California people think it was over hyped. And why wouldn't they? They are 3000 miles away. I'm sure the East coast people think the same way when there is an earthquake or forest fire in California

Oct 09, 2016 06:56 AM
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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Annoying sometimes, other times it's the usual guess work and continual forecast adjustments.

Oct 09, 2016 06:40 AM
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Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

I check in on the Weather Channel as my source of weather news.

Oct 09, 2016 05:52 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I think the coverage has been very good.

Oct 09, 2016 05:06 AM
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

When it comes to saving lives stress it.  Some are thick headed and pay with their lives or lives of their kids.

Oct 09, 2016 04:45 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

they were right on top of it....

Oct 09, 2016 04:16 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Most of what I saw was online and checking in with people I know in the area.

Oct 09, 2016 04:13 AM
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FN LN
Toronto, ON

The media coverage depended upon their target audience. 

Oct 09, 2016 02:04 AM
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Wind blown with bad hair.

Oct 09, 2016 11:55 PM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Good.

Oct 09, 2016 10:45 PM