As long as the House and Senate can agree, it appears that the tax reform bill will include the existing tax incentives for home buyers (M.I.D. and property-tax deduction up to $10,000). The N.A.R. and C.A.R. aren't happy though, and are still fighting the fight....
Let's just quit N.A.R. and the rest of the bureaucracy and join together as a network of agents who share listings among ourselves! Hat tip to daytrip for sending this in: LINK For many high-priced and desirable properties, especially in metros such as LA, the sales...
In spite of his cheesy style and odds stacked heavily against him, Greg is still pushing for his realtor-owned search portal to take over the internet. He is shooting for $1,100,000 in donations to make it happen, and so far he's generated $241,000 - more than I...
Two things never discussed about off-market sales: 1) Every agent signed an agreement to share their listings with other agents. 2) Nobody reads the forms before signing. http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/09/26/sell-east-bay-home-off-market-probably-not-exceptions/...
The realtor industry has given a huge head start to Zillow and the others, so it would take a herculean effort to build a new/better portal to squash them. Here is what Greg has said about the features to expect on his realtor portal: * A "secret sauce" differentiator...
On Your Last Transaction...... The percentage of properties selling below asking price remained flat from last year at 36%. The percentage of properties selling above asking price increased from 34% last year to 35%. The percentage of properties selling at asking...
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...
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...
