I took in a good portion of the big realtor conference this morning via livestream. They had some big hitters on stage too. Rupert Murdoch delivered a 7-minute speech, and did some Q&A. He comes off as a proper gentleman, and he's a good speaker for a guy who is...
The C.A.R does make some minor changes every year to our purchase contract, but according to Gov Hutchinson, the lead attorney for C.A.R., they haven't made any wholesale changes in 12 years. Gov was in town yesterday to review the latest version. Here are my notes:...
The NAR convention starts tomorrow in New Orleans, and for those who would like a preview - and want a peek behind the NAR curtain - read this great post by the Notorious Rob: http://www.notorious-rob.com/2014/11/04/things-to-watch-for-at-nar-new-orleans/
The CEO of Move, Inc has commented on the News Corp purchase, and how Realtor.com can position themselves among Zillow/Trulia: http://www.housingwire.com/articles/31747-exclusive-move-ceo-steve-berkowitz-opens-up-about-news-corp-deal?page=1 Berkowitz told HousingWire...
Twice a year the C.A.R revises our contracts, whether they need to or not. They are touting how much the new version will be changing in November, but from what I can tell it is only a word here and a sentence or two there:...
A few thoughts from Doug Harwood on the current market conditions:
Realtor.com already slid down to the #3 real estate website, and was in danger of becoming completely irrelevant. Then Zillow poaches realtor.com's president and executive vice president, and less than two weeks later, Move/realtor.com sued Zillow over trade secrets....
Once lawsuits start flying over pocket listings (which limit exposure, and thus selling price), the practice should end quickly. Agents don't think there is anything wrong with them because they see so many other realtors doing it - heck, there are websites devoted...
Just one more Colorado dope realtor story - from Slate.com: Real estate agent Rona Hanson walks around a suburban home west of Denver that was recently put on the market by another realtor, liking what she sees. The 3,000-square-foot midcentury brick bungalow is in...
Realtor.com is beta-testing AgentMatch in Las Vegas and Boulder, and just announced that they have selected 16 realtors to form a advisory board "to work in tandem with us on this important project". From the article: AgentMatch ranks agents by city, ZIP code and...
