Realtor

A Realtor’s Life

by Jim the Realtor | Dec 14, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor

Most Realtors Don’t Sell

by Jim the Realtor | Dec 4, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtor Training, Realtors Talking Shop

There are 80,000 realtors in CRMLS - Art Carter is the CEO. Here's what he had to say about agent productivity: But many of the MLS’s 14,000 or so member firms have no listings, he added. The vast majority of the firms are one-man offices. “Typically, only about 48...

Flippant

by Jim the Realtor | Nov 22, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtor Training, Realtors Talking Shop

I agree with the author about answering questions casually - agents look like idiots when they make a flippant remarks about work. The condition of the 'market' is relative to your own personal situation - it could be good or bad....

Dual Agency Case

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

On the surface, this case seems unusual - the seller's agent owes both the buyer and seller a fiduciary duty if the buyer's agent works at the same brokerage. It's because the agents are working on behalf of the broker - hopefully this will cause better broker...

The Not Real Realtor

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

This is pretty funny - and believable! Love the booty hat!

BRE Licensees

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 29, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Why You Should Hire Jim as your Buyer's Agent, Why You Should List With Jim

The latest BRE stats are out: http://www.bre.ca.gov/files/pdf/reb/rebfall_16.pdf Do you get the feeling that the real estate environment is like the wild wild west? Well, it is - there is virtually no oversight or enforcement going on: Fiscal year 2015-2016 Licensee...

More on Real Estate Disrupters

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 1, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtors Talking Shop, Thinking of Buying?, Thinking of Selling?, Tips, Advice & Links

The latimes.com gave free publicity to a couple of real estate start-ups here: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ditch-the-real-estate-agent-20161001-snap-story.html Let's examine piece by piece: Real estate agents used to be privy to a lot of information that...

New Sandicor Mobile App

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 14, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtor Training

Let's catch them doing something right! Sandicor has rolled out their new mobile app for realtors, and it's a big improvement over the old one. I know it is September, 2016, but this is the first time in history that the MLS has provided us with school information...

Realtor Video Tour

by Jim the Realtor | Aug 28, 2016 | Bubbleinfo TV, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Realtor, Realtor Training

I know it is 2016, but it's rare that we see an agent do a real video tour of a new listing. I'd like to acknowledge this guy who did a simple 1:29-minute video here to advertise his open house today: http://www.bruceavenue.com/ There are at least 30 people in line! ...