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June 6th, 2007
As the planning for Gatsby’s List progressed, I couldn’t help but notice a certain parochialism which crept into the design. I suppose this is a natural result – people tend to pick up the tools which are close at hand. So of course, most of the initial contacts we made from our home in Atlanta were located in the USA and the homes they represent have a decidedly American feel.
While real estate is inherently a local product, the concept of “home” can be much more transient. For some people, it truly is wherever they hang their hat. Many of our readers, I suspect, are equally at home on opposite sides of the globe.
To ensure that we maintain our global connectedness, I made an executive decision to add this International page as sort of a catch-all category — the distinguishing feature being that the subjects be located outside the USA. I will start with Canadian, Caribbean and Western European locations, but would like to see it expand to South and Central America, the Mediterranean region and the Pacific Rim as we develop contacts in those locales.
 Categorizing homes will create some interesting issues, I suspect. Does a beach house in Costa Rica belong “At the Beach” or in “International,” or both? What do I do with a hotel suite in Paris? A penthouse in Singapore?
I recognize the risk of categorizing the world into two categories – “here” and “everywhere else” – but I’ve got to start somewhere, and “here” seemed like a logical choice. Give me some time, and we’ll be “there,” too.
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