Does Norma Rae have a role in real estate? - 03/20/07 12:25 AM
Okay, so picture a 54 year old, 5'2" well-dressed female Realtor running down a bank of damp red clay yelling "stop!" at the top of her lungs as a mightly bulldozer crushes it's way through what was supposed to be her client's back yard.  All I can say is thank goodness she wasn't wearing Manalo Blaniks!  But seriously, isn't it time for builders to stop bullying their way through a home sale and isn't it also time that we Realtors hold them accountable for their errors?
Yes, that Realtor was me...but let me explain.  My buyers, a dear young family, recently went under contract … (21 comments)

Agents' Egos Can Kill! - 03/07/07 09:55 AM
One of the biggest dangers a real estate sale faces is the potential for the agents to get in the middle and really mess things up; especially during physical inspection negotiations. 
I had two reminders of this very recently.  In the first case the buyer's agent threatened to "kill the deal" because my seller had unfortunately said something negative about him to a mutual friend.  He followed that up with an "I'm sorry to do this to you Diane because you have been great" laundry list of ridiculous repairs. 
In the second situation my buyer wanted to cancel a sale due to … (4 comments)