The onslaught of new-fangled ways to sell homes is getting bogged down in their own zeal - there are so many choices now, which way do you go? You have the sexy off-market package driven by celebrity realtors above, or the typical new-age mobile app at a discount...
Part of a realtor's job is to help manage expectations - not only those of their own clients, but expectations of the other agents and their clients too. Recently I received an offer on a listing that was 25% under the list price. They also wanted my seller to carry...
H/T to Susie for sending in another edition of photos seen in the MLS: http://www.thebrokeagent.com/wtf-listing-of-the-week-clear-the-clutter/ Save
We are in the business of selling thousands of homes every year (last year in San Diego County we sold 23,962 homes worth $17,168,811,888). Wouldn't you think that there would be a set of rules to guide us? There isn't, and what's worse is that you don't know what to...
Broker supervision is a nice idea but rarely practiced. We need perp walks! In September 2015, the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) issued an advisory which was captioned “Disciplinary Warning to Real Estate Salespersons Who Act, Conduct Themselves, and/or...
More introduction to our favorite home-staging company, Transformed to Sell. In this video you will hear third-party testimonials of how home staging benefited the sellers – and buyers too!
David from Louisiana sent this in: Jim, I just watched your first attempt at the auction and must say that you did a fine job as the auctioneer. I have been a real estate auctioneer/realtor for 30+ years and have often recommended an auction to fellow realtors in high...
For the first time ever, I'm going to file a complaint against another realtor. In this case, the listing agent discounted her commission so her buyer would win, even though my all-cash buyer had a higher offer. It is in the vaunted Realtor Code of Ethics that any...
By now we have all heard how robots will be supplanting humans and taking everyone's job in the near future. What about realtors? Rich Barton had thoughts on the topic this week: NEW YORK — Robots may be taking over the world. But they won’t eliminate real estate...
Home sales that aren't a result of a bidding war usually have some give and take in price negotiations. It has been a seller's market since 2009 around here, and the trend of the sellers getting what they want is baked in the cake by now. Will it change in 2017?...
