Making those realtor videos is harder than it looks:
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Pro Love Letters
Just when you thought the days of feeding squirrels were over..... Want to spice up your chances of winning over a seller? This company will write a customized love letter for $99: http://www.realestateloveletters.com/
Know the Inventory
Here's a good example of what makes us old-school agents good at our job - we know the inventory. Seeing the new listings every week enables us to recognize the features/nuances of each home and how they compare to other active, pending, and sold listings. It...
DRE on Coming Soons
The DRE has finally issued 'guidance' on the Coming Soons. Ignored are these facts about agents making off-market deals with no MLS exposure: We see top agents doing it regularly, There is no enforcement whatsoever, and You give us the forms to CYA (last paragraph)....
Realtor Photos
These get better every year! http://terriblerealestateagentphotos.com/
NRT Rips Compass
Today, Ryan Gorman, the CEO of NRT which owns Realogy (Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Corcoran, etc.) took a major shot at Compass. He released this two-page 'questionnaire' for his agents to use when interviewing with Compass, but he sure comes off as desperate and...
Embezzlement Reimbursements
Hat tip to Mark for sending in this conclusion to a previous story seen here: CARLSBAD, Calif. (KGTV) - More than two and a half years after Team 10 first reported about a North County property management company accused of stealing money from clients, the victims are...
Mortgage Business Shrinking
Reader SM sent in this story on a mortgage company shutting down - and this one had a Carlsbad office: https://www.ocregister.com/2019/02/14/provident-savings-bank-to-shutter-mortgage-banking-arm-cut-133-jobs/ Provident Savings Bank, the largest community bank in...
Real Estate for the Older Crowd
According to the Realtors Confidence Index national survey, 89% of home sellers were at least 35 years old, and two-thirds were selling their primary residence: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Of those who bought a home, 72% were at least 35 years...
Realtors & Guns
Hat tip to Richard who sent this in, but honest, I've never seen him packing! There are 1.3 million realtors, and 2-3 get killed every year - I'll take my chances. But I don't think women should do open house by themselves. Realtors often go into houses they don’t...
