For those of you who use Zillow as their go-to real estate portal, you may have noticed that we had a wild and wacky weekend - and the party is still going! It was on May 1st that Zillow started uploading our listings directly from our MLS, Sandicor. The new system...
Notorious Rob has a series of posts about the new CEO for the National Association of Realtors, and the future of the realtor industry. The interesting part is that the current president of the N.A.R. responded, which only brought up more questions. Rob's blog with...
With the big cyber-attack today, let's touch on a local security issue that is hard to believe. It didn't happen to me, but to a listing agent I know. It involves the new mobile app for our MLS, which is touted as a more convenient way for agents to access the...
When a buyer's agent calls the listing office to inquire about making an offer, the usual response is, "Send it in, and we'll get back to you." More questions don't reveal much else, and the buyer's agent is left wondering if there is any hope of selling a house....
This is the type of stuff that happens every day all around us. Agents make no effort to hide their shenanigans - instead, they flaunt it, to make the deal.
With so much focus on HGTV real estate shows, it's inevitable that our marketing will go Hollywood too: A woman in a red dress twirls with a dark and mysterious man through light-filled hallways. Music flutters and surges in a romantically lit courtyard overlooking...
A friend is trying to buy a house on the east coast, and finds himself in.....guess what.....another bidding war. He was hoping the listing agent would give him some help. He asked, "What will it take to win?", which is a logical question. But of course, the agent...
I am a proponent of San Diego realtors joining the CRMLS (with 80,000+ members) because their system is vastly superior to the crappy MLS version supplied by our Sandicor. But here's an alternative reason why we should adopt a statewide MLS - because consumers know...
He says C.A.R. would "oppose any such development that eliminates many consumer protections". Well, are you opposing the Zillow Instant Offers? It doesn't sound like it. As usual, the leaders of the realtor business are comatose while outsiders strip us down for spare...
Want to know how serious the National Association of Realtors is about our 'strict Code of Ethics'? They paid for this ad: I love Phil Dunphy when he is playing a realtor on the show Modern Family, but this is different - he is representing the agents on the street...
