The purchase of Move, Inc. by News Corp could bring more change to how homes are sold in America. Last summer, I described on camera how our market is moving towards a single-agency format, and have been mumbling about it ever since. By the time the movie comes out,...
I don't know what this means yet for consumers, but realtors have been losing control of our destiny all year - at least News Corp might put up a fight. From HW: http://www.housingwire.com/articles/31540-news-corp-will-buy-move-for-950-million "This acquisition will...
Are you thinking of selling your home, and wondering how to go about it? How you sell your house has an impact on the price, which is driven by the comfort level of the buyer. There is typically as much as a 10% swing in pricing within the same neighborhood,...
Twice a year the C.A.R revises our contracts, whether they need to or not. They are touting how much the new version will be changing in November, but from what I can tell it is only a word here and a sentence or two there:...
Here's another company who intends to disrupt traditional real estate: http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/08/allre-lets-you-buy-and-sell-your-house-online-without-a-real-estate-agent/ A few thoughts: 1. They have launched their transaction management business in San...
Anybody can evaluate a tract home with accuracy - the custom homes are much tougher, and depend more on personal visits. If you are in a custom area, hit the open houses (sellers and buyers)! An excerpt from USAToday.com:...
The documentary-film production continues, with the crew of four spending two days in town this week. Guy Mossman is the cinematographer - he also did the documentary 'Buck' which won at Sundance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_(film) The video shows us trying out...
Andy has some of the best realtor photographs ever - with great captions too! http://terriblerealestateagentphotos.com/ Go ahead, that’s just Floyd. He set his alarm for Wednesday. http://terriblerealestateagentphotos.com/
Forget the price point, it's the deal-making that is interesting about this case. The sellers of this home just acquired it last week as part of a home swap, and before closing I had arranged for vendors to do a quick tune-up. We hit the ground running, and $10,000...
When you see the phrase, "Seller to Select Services', it is code for the listing agent to dictate the escrow and title companies for your transaction. The affiliated companies are big business, and the listing agent's brokerage will typically get a piece of the pie -...
