Last month there were 3,419 houses and condos sold in San Diego County. There are more than 10,000 agents! http://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/become-a-real-estate-agent/ Every month, over 14,000 people Google “how to become a real estate agent,” and consider joining...
Realtor
1000-aire
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
Zillow is “Killing It”
Realtor vs. Robot
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...
Noncitizen Realtors
Yesterday, Tom Ferry mentioned that 50% of licensed agents haven't sold a property in the last year. Enough already! An excerpt: The Golden State opened the gates to real estate licensing for undocumented immigrants in January 2016. Noncitizens are now able to apply...
Agent Population is Growing
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
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...
House Hunter Tweets
Thanks to daytrip for sending this in: http://www.buzzfeed.com/pablovaldivia/hilarious-tweets-only-house-hunters-fans-will-understand
R.E. Teams and Advertising
Gov is the lead attorney for C.A.R - he knows BRE compliance!
MLS Jeopardy
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...