showings: Improve Your Feedback Response Rate: Think Like a Showing Agent!
- 08/01/07 08:30 AM
Listing agents are having a rougher time moving listings this year and sometimes, it's not just the price, it's the circumstances of showing and the aftermath. Let's talk about feedback, which is probably more important this year in the aftermath of extended market times. Make it as easy as possible for the showing agent to give you feedback by providing complete information. This includes a picture of the house, address and MLS number-and-send the feedback form along within not more than 72 hours of the showing. One agent in my marketplace enters everyone who responds into a drawing for a gift … (8 comments)
showings: The Teenager Who Never Woke Up and Other Wacky Stories
- 07/31/07 03:14 PM
I'm sure that many agents have stories about awkward times when out with buyers because, no matter how careful you are, somebody in the house you're planning to show occasionally does not get the message that you are going out there. One of my oddest was the teenager who never woke up. My client and I met to go out to look at homes in the Sumner and Edgewood areas of Pierce County. The first home had a great view of Mt. Rainier and sat on a big piece of land across from a horse pasture. We opened the door in … (8 comments)
Listing agents are having a rougher time moving listings this year and sometimes, it's not just the price, it's the circumstances of showing and the aftermath. ;)
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