We already have at least twice as many realtors as we need, and now we are loading up with middlemen too - everybody wants a piece of the pie! There is an escrow company now that will input your listing into the MLS for $50, as long as they get the escrow! These guys...
Are you looking for a single level house that has some designer flair to it, without being over the top? Want the garage to be set up and ready for tinkering? Check this out! http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1314-Clear-Crest-Cir-Vista-CA-92084/16630968_zpid/
The California Bureau of Real Estate has decided to clamp down on the agent teams and groups - more on it from Rob Hahn: http://www.notorious-rob.com/2015/09/calbre-to-keller-williams-drop-dead/
There are new gadgets for real estate coming at us every day, but this one has some promise if it can live-stream without interruptions. From FT: http://journal.firsttuesday.us/tech-corner-reallync-hosts-virtual-home-tours/45666/ Have you ever given a client a tour...
Readers may think that this business may have a few bad apples, but overall, won't any agent do? How bad can it be? Here's a story heard recently - and this is typical of the insanity that goes on every day: An agent who was a professed 'neighborhood specialist'...
Hat tip to the reader who sent this in: Today's post about discounting realtors dove tails nicely with my neighbor. He was adamant about doing the sale himself in order to save on commission. However, when his sale blew up in escrow he relented, and now he has hired a...
The recent N.A.R-commissioned DangerReport surveyed thousands throughout the industry, and found that the #1 threat to agents was.......fellow agents. In particular, the inexperienced and incompetent agents that threaten the credibility of others, and the industry as...
We can talk, can't we? Houses that have been on the market for more than 60 days (which includes 507/1,079 = 47% of NSDCC active listings) missed the hot season. Buyers presume, "If it hasn't sold by now, something is wrong with the house, or the price." Some people...
I am a fan of transparency. The two best attempts of creating an agent-ranking website got shot down by realtors themselves. But outside entrepreneurs keep plugging away, and one of them could find the right mix and hit the jackpot some day. One website called...
