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Sep

5
2008

Letter to Editor

'Smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall'

By Inman News, Friday, September 5, 2008.

Re: 'Realtors not immune to foreclosure' (Sept. 4)

Dear Editor:

Most Realtors were smart enough to see the handwriting on the wall. Some were not ... some were "fast-track" agents who paid their money to their companies and boards and jumped on the train to financial success without looking at reality starting to take a bite from the rear. The real estate problem started in 1997, was bumped again in 2003, and finally reared its head in 2006.  more...

Sep

4
2008

Sep

2
2008

Real estate search portals, then and now

By Simon Baker, Tuesday, September 2, 2008.

Editor's note: The following post is from Property Portal Watch, a site that offers information about property-search portals around the globe.  more...

Aug

27
2008

Long live full-service commissions

By Ashfaq Munshi, Wednesday, August 27, 2008.

In the ongoing argument over the state of real estate commissions, I say long live 6 percent commissions. Technology hasn't replaced the agent, but it could help save the agent and justify the value the agent brings to the table if they choose to take on the challenge.

Today's market sends waves of information at consumers, a confusing bath of foreclosures, fluctuating values, and changing lending rules.  more...

Aug

26
2008

Add firepower to real estate presentations

By Rich Levin, Tuesday, August 26, 2008.

There are six presentations that are the foundation of every successful real estate career:

  • Seller/listing presentation
  • Buyer presentation
  • Showing homes
  • Offer presentation including negotiating
  • Offer writing
  • Price-reduction presentation

The success of your career is based on your effectiveness with these presentations.  more...

Aug

25
2008

Curbed getting into the listings game

By Drew Meyers, Monday, August 25, 2008.
Curbed Marketplace screenshot.

Editor's note: This article was originally posted on the GeekEstate Blog by Drew Meyers, community relations specialist at Zillow.

By Drew Myers

If you follow the Curbed blog, you probably saw Lockhart Steele’s post mentioning the new Curbed Marketplace.  more...

Aug

19
2008

The Myth of the Million-Dollar Producer

By Scott Einbinder, Tuesday, August 19, 2008.

In pursuit of authenticity, transparency and truth in the residential real estate brokerage business, we must stop and take a look at many of the messages we send to the public. Far too often in real estate we promote the consumer perspectives that seem valuable, yet in our own private circles we know there is little to no value: open houses and silly ads, to name a couple.  more...

Aug

18
2008

Letter to Editor

Home buyers need more 'skin' in the game

By Inman News, Monday, August 18, 2008.

Re: 'Last ditch attempt to preserve seller-funded gifts' (Aug. 4)

Dear Editor:  more...

Aug

14
2008

The Global Real Estate Connection

By Bradley Inman, Thursday, August 14, 2008.

In his book, "The Post-American World," Fareed Zakaria offers a blueprint for the United States to participate in the growing world economy -- not as a bully, but as a partner.

He describes how fear-driven parochial isolationism is eroding our position as a leader on the global stage, and how arrogance could cripple our economy and our way of life.

I agree.  more...

Aug

12
2008

Real estate's July report card

By John Burns, Tuesday, August 12, 2008.

In recent weeks, we were in several meetings where analysts made the bullish argument that affordability had improved to the point where home prices could fall no further. While affordability has indeed returned to normal levels (as shown by the 5.2 reading on our Housing Cycle Barometer below (click here for an explanation of the barometer), we beg to differ.

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