A doge is an elected chief of state lordship, the ruler of the Republic in many of the Italian city states during the medieval and renaissance periods, in the Italian "crowned republics".
The word is from a Venetian word that descends from the Latin dux (as do the English duke and the standard Italian duce and duca), meaning "leader", especially in a military context. The wife of a doge is styled a dogaressa. [1]
August 1, 2011 / Market Conditions
After all the political posturing and daily craziness, the government finally avoided a catastrophe and raised the...
August 2, 2011 / Interesting People I meet
A prospect e-mailed me today and said ""I want a good deal at a reasonable price". I...
August 6, 2011 / Preview properties, Uncategorized
[caption id="attachment_73" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Nick Myerhoff, Devon Corkery and Osama at Macarthur mixed use building"][/caption] Saturday I...
August 15, 2011 / Deals Closed, Uncategorized
Yesterday I closed on a deal that I had been working on for a full year. This...
August 21, 2011 / Investing in Multi-Family, Uncategorized
An investor recently asked: How do I evaluate Capitalization Rate on an apartment building priced at $1.3m...
August 23, 2011 / Preview properties, Uncategorized
We just listed this 5-unit apartment building in San Leandro and the first showing was great. We...
August 29, 2011 / Interesting People I meet, Uncategorized
I went to my apartment building in Oakland California today to see a unit which we were...