Realtors Talking Shop

1,724sf for $499,900

by Jim the Realtor | Jul 6, 2016 | Boomer Liquidations, Jim's Take on the Market, Klinge Realty, Realtors Talking Shop, Thinking of Buying?

Laker Joe's new listing in Vista's Shadowridge is a good example of matching a curious floor plan with an attractive price: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2442-Eagle-Crest-Ln-Vista-CA-92081/16664789_zpid/

LCV With Big Yard

by Jim the Realtor | Jun 4, 2016 | Bubbleinfo TV, Carlsbad, Jim's Take on the Market, Realtors Talking Shop

A plug for Eileen's new listing in La Costa Valley:

1000-aire

by Jim the Realtor | May 27, 2016 | Jim's Take on the Market, Realtor, Realtor Training, Realtors Talking Shop

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

Selling Real Estate – Then & Now

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

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...

Hello – Realtor Version

by Jim the Realtor | Feb 2, 2016 | Realtors Talking Shop

JtR on Live Radio

by Jim the Realtor | Jan 19, 2016 | About the author, Jim's Take on the Market, Realtors Talking Shop

I'll be on Lunch 'N' Learn Radio tomorrow, January 20th from noon to 1pm on 1700 AM. I'm sharing the bill with Chris Ward, who is running for San Diego City Council this year. If you can tune in to 1700 AM, great, but if not, we should get some video of it to include...

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...

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...

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...