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brokerage: Agents vs FSBO: The ULTIMATE Hypocrisy - 08/17/08 08:38 PM

The Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
However, I just read a Wired Magazine article (Cracking the Real Estate Code) which made an interesting point:
Agents do a better job of selling their OWN home than selling comparable homes on behalf of their clients.
The article noted a study of 100,000 homes sold in Chicago, which concluded that Agents keep their OWN home on the market 10 days LONGER & ultimately sell their OWN home for 3% HIGHER than comparable homes they sold for their clients! 
The reason, of course, is because an … (16 comments)

brokerage: 10 Cities w/ Fastest Rising Home Values....What Can We Learn? - 08/13/08 05:58 AM

We all know that home values nationwide are falling, but there are cities where home values are currently stable or even on the rise.
But which of these stubborn cities, with home values that refuse to decline with the rest of us, are rising the fastest?.....What can we learn from them?  Is there some common trait that sets them apart as Real Estate RECESSION PROOF cities?
Below, I've reprinted a portion of a recent Money Magazine article (10 Fastest Growing Real Estate Markets, 05/13/08) which lists 10 cities with the fastest rising home values:
McAllen, Texas
12-month forecast: 4% Median … (17 comments)

brokerage: HutHub - A new website to help Real Estate Professionals connect directly with Clients...Locally or Nationwide - 07/23/08 02:54 AM

Hello fellow Activerainers,
My name is Peter, and I am an active Real Estate Broker in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and an Activerain member for over a year now.
I am also the founder of a new website for the Real Estate Industry called HutHub, which can be found at: http://www.HutHub.com
I'd like to give you all a short introduction as to who I am, why I created this website, why I'm blogging about it, and most importantly, how it can help you & most everyone else involved in the Real Estate Industry.

Who am I? - … (9 comments)

 

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