What is it going to take to make them happy? Did someone at the DoJ have an unsatisfactory experience with a real estate agent? Or is it simply that they know our approval ratings are down there with our Democrat led Congress (which would love to have even the dismal ratings of George [...]

Z06 Corvette, Nissan 240Z, Z28 (1LE!), Zamboni, Zagato, Zonda, some other fabulous car beginning with Z….No. Zillow. I mean really, this is a real estate blog. How could I go through the alphabet and not hit Zillow for Z? If you don’t know what Zillow is, go ahead and Google it… [...]

I know I’m being picky, but this needs to be said. All REALTORS(R) are real estate agents, but all real estate agents aren’t REALTORS(R).One becomes a real estate agent by passing a test. One becomes a REALTOR(R) by joining the National Association of REALTORS(R). In order to join the NAR, a REALTOR(R) [...]

I think in many cases the answer is yes… we are. I recently signed up with a site called Hungry Agents. It was recommended to me by another agent. But, as I looked over the way they do business, something occurred to me. Their business model commoditizes real estate agents. [...]

I touched on this in another thread, but I think a lot of people thought it was actually about cars, so I am going to go into a little more depth, and be a little less cryptic. But, the main point of the thread was… They are saying that they specialize [...]

First, let me say that I work for a brokerage that does NOT allow dual agency, but does allow designated agency. Dual agency is when an agent have contracts for representation with both the buyer and seller. In other words, the agent is bound by fiduciary responsibility to represent the needs of both [...]

I’ve seen several shops with that very “slogan.” But, what does it mean? Nothing. It doesn’t mean a thing. Aside from cars and trucks made in Asia, Europe and America, what are there. I suppose there could be some cars made in Africa (ok, I just checked, and aside from [...]

I keep seeing and hearing about “dirty little secrets” that real estate agents won’t tell their clients. Most of them turn out to be pretty stupid points. However, today while going through my morning routine (dead-heading, so my brain needed something to do) I thought of the dirty little secret that FSBO companies [...]

So, don’t screw it up.

Do you feel like you should rush out and buy this house?

This particular house isn’t listed with an agent (to my knowledge), but is FSBO. But, this is the foot they are putting forward to try to get a buyer. Unfortunately, I have run across NUMEROUS examples that were [...]

There are a few things that have my shorts in a bunch… so, here they are. Careful. They’ve been brewing for a little while.

There is a house in my subdivision that has been under contract since February… that’s right, February. It will six months if it closes on time. This house [...]