Realtor

Realtor MLS Fraud & Extortion

by Jim the Realtor | Nov 3, 2015 | Fraud, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Realtor, Scams

Thanks to Susie for sending in this story of everyday realtor fraud - committed by the third-highest-producing agent team in the country - and an agent who just couldn't be a do-gooder and turn them in. He tried to extort $800,000 from them instead:...

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...

Agents Switching Firms

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 7, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtors Talking Shop

The grass always looks greener somewhere else. From wsj.com: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-mercenary-real-estate-agent-1444225224 The hottest free agents this season are real-estate agents. In pursuit of more deals and commissions, real-estate...

Realtors Shouldn’t Vape

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

Commission Conflicts

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 3, 2015 | Auctions, Commission War, Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor

Do realtors steer buyers to listings that pay higher commissions? This new study by NBER says we do - I chimed in at the comment section: http://www.notorious-rob.com/2015/09/nber-study-conflicts-of-interest-and-the-realtor-commission-puzzle/ Maybe it's my...

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...

Realtor Population

by Jim the Realtor | Aug 27, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Realtor, Realtor Training, Realtors Talking Shop, The Future

The recent N.A.R-commissioned DangerReport surveyed thousands throughout the industry, and found that the #1 threat to agents was.......fellow agents. In particular, the inexperienced and incompetent agents that threaten the credibility of others, and the industry as...

Realtor Transparency

by Jim the Realtor | Aug 17, 2015 | Jim's Buyer Representation, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Market Buzz, Realtor, Realtor Training, Realtors Talking Shop, The Future, Why You Should List With Jim

I am a fan of transparency. The two best attempts of creating an agent-ranking website got shot down by realtors themselves. But outside entrepreneurs keep plugging away, and one of them could find the right mix and hit the jackpot some day. One website called...