Let's listen to real estate buyers and sellers talk about their experience: Read the wrap-up of the first day at the RE connect: http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2013/07/11/real-estate-connect-day-1-your-customers-feel-empowered-so-should-you/ A whole...
Listing Agent Practices
Pre-MLS Sales
The article linked below focuses attention on the perceived problem of data pirating, and the efforts being made to stop it: http://www.inman.com/2013/07/08/new-group-to-coordinate-action-against-mls-data-pirates/ Realtors get fired up about data pirating, yet, you...
Pocket Listings Undisclosed
The C.A.R. published more information on pocket listings, summarized here: http://www.mercurynews.com/saratoga/ci_23531360/realtors-share-info-off-mls-listings The real problem isn't getting addressed. The "pocket" realtors usually don't tell the sellers they are...
More on Buyer Anxiety
Two posts ago it was suggested that buyers are feeling anxious due to increasing prices, and it is definitely a real concern. But the buyer anxiety is being fed by a number of other reasons too - things that are just as annoying! Other Causes of Buyer Anxiety Few...
RE Advertising Needs Scrutiny
Our friends at reason.com shine the spotlight on this dubious topic; realtor advertising claims - an excerpt: A recent newspaper included a glossy magazine with an article urging me to run out and buy a house — fast! “Thanks to historically low interest rates,...
Pocket Listings
The California Association of Realtors addressed the 'pocket listings' topic. It took them an hour to boil it down to this - the listing agent is bound by California law to properly explain the benefits of exposing the property on the MLS, and how it is in the...
Archer Closed
The house featured in the Businessweek article closed escrow today for $610,000. It's my duty to properly expose the property to the entire marketplace - and conducting open house during the listing's first weekend provides maximum convenience for all. There were two...
Pocket Listings
JtR: Pocket listings are mostly mythical around here, because sellers hear that the market is hot and want to test it with open market exposure. A good article on the subject is here:...
Sex It Up
Agents are getting more creative with video - check the ending (LP = $1.65M):
La Costa Valley
There are a multitude of factors that make a difference in every sale, and sellers can only hope that everything goes their way. In this case, the same model down the street just went pending at the same price, so that's a nice guide for buyers. The last sale was...