Realtor Training

1000-aire

by Jim the Realtor | May 27, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtor Training, Realtors Talking Shop

The other (real) side of the glamorous real estate business: https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160513/park-slope/real-estate-agents-web-series-mocks-bravo-tvs-million-dollar-listing

Realtor vs. Robot

by Jim the Realtor | May 11, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtor Training

Who do you think will implement robots first - NAR or Zillow? http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2016/05/11/computerized-robot-beats-human-real-estatebrokers.html What will be more helpful to a home buyer when trying to select a house? A seasoned real estate...

Agent Population is Growing

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 24, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtor Training

Are you thinking of becoming a realtor? California has added 20,000+ new agents in each of the last two years. Here are the stats, and some tips: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/agents-713178-real-estate.html?graphics An excerpt: Glass said he became an agent...

Selling Real Estate – Then & Now

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 22, 2016 | Doug Harwood, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Realtor, Realtor Training, Realtors Talking Shop

I stopped by to see Doug Harwood's new listing on Neptune on Wednesday. Doug had his Fuji Instax camera, which is like the old Polaroid cameras that produce the photo right there so you can hand it off. It made us ponder how the real estate selling game has changed...

MLS Jeopardy

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 21, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Realtor, Realtor Training

Agents have been receiving dire warnings about our MLS, with taglines that make it sound like the end is near, and no real solutions in sight: http://www.nsdcar.com/your-mls-is-in-jeopardy/ There are people at SDAR who are playing a perverse game of chicken with our...

Avoiding the Inspector Blues

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 20, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Market Conditions, Realtor Training, Why You Should List With Jim

I mentioned here that it would be a prudent business practice to provide buyers with a home inspection prior to making an offer: https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2015/08/10/trid-could-change-everything/ Sellers and listing agents don't want to mess around with repair...

Seminar Results

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 18, 2015 | Market Conditions, Realtor, Realtor Training, Realtors Talking Shop, Seminars, Speaker Panel, Special Events, The Future

I was in Las Vegas doing what I could to help Laker great Lamar Odom, and happened to swing by the Z-Group event for their premier agents. The big wigs rolled out a couple of new features, Stan did his presentation, and then they had breakout sessions that included...

Access to Tax Rolls

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 18, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Realtor, Realtor Training, The Future

You have probably heard of CarFax, the historical report you can get on a car? Now there is HouseFax: http://housefax.com/ Warning - if you sign up for the free report, they will pepper your cell phone with solicitations. The last bastion of protected real estate...

Realtors Shouldn’t Vape

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 30, 2015 | Realtor, Realtor Training

Sandicor Sanctions

by Jim the Realtor | Aug 30, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtor Training

This was included in the NSDCAR weekly update today: MLS Rule Sanctions are on the Rise - Avoid Being Sanctioned by Sandicor Below are just a few of the most common rules that MLS subscribers are sited with. People and For Sale signs are not allowed to be shown in...