Real Estate is Changing, Faster than A Speeding Bullet! - 12/27/08 10:07 AM
 
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. - Alvin Toffler
It is hard to believe but I have been selling residential real estate for 16 years soon to be 17 years. The changes in the business from when I started have been enormous while in some ways staying the same. 
When I started we used beepers. Yes, remember those.  I remember agents who had been in the business for many years refusing to use a beeper.  They didn't want to be disturbed and wanted messages left … (4 comments)

Mortgages in Todays World - 12/27/08 06:03 AM
If you are shopping for a mortgage today everything has changed.  If this is not your first home and you have had mortgages in the past don't think that what you knew then has anything to do with what is going on now.  It doesn't.  Everything has changed. Everything.
Different banks, mortgage brokers, handle things in different ways.  Different banks have different rules. Some of these rules can effect he progress of your purchase, some of these rules might not be foreseeable by an inexperienced mortgage broker.
Often first time buyers will walk into a bank branch because that is where … (2 comments)

A Buyer Calls a Listing Agent to See a Property? And Guess What! - 12/21/08 06:15 AM
 
"Now here is a situation that really chaps me! I buyer calls me to see my listing. I show it and either at that time, or later, find out that they are working with an agent outside our MLS and a long way from us. That agent want full compensation as a buyer agent.
What do you think?"
Barbara
The above is a comment on my previous post about referrals.  So since she asked here is what I think. 
They used you unfairly and didn't disclose the relationship. Part of marketing and listing a property to get it sold may … (12 comments)

What's Up with Referrals???? - 12/20/08 10:01 PM
Giving and getting agent to agent referrals has changed over the years.  The number of agents in the business and the internet has put a new spin on this process.  Referrals are a business deal.  One agent agrees to pay another agent for a "lead" to work.  Now with the internet however I am finding:
1.  When I call to give a referral I am quizzed.  How do I know the person I am referring, how long do I know them, are they a friend, did they just find you on the internet, have you worked with them for a long time,  and … (33 comments)

99 Harvard Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583 - 12/13/08 12:57 PM
99 Harvard Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583Location: Stratton HeightsSpacious split on a private cul-de-sac. There is a living room with a vaulted ceiling and sky lite, large dining room with a slider leading out to the back, this is one of two sliders. The kitchen is very large and eat in with a new stove, microwave and dishwasher. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 full and 1 half bath. There is a grade level family room where the second slider goes out to a flagstaff patio. There is a finished basement with laundry and a walk in cedar closet. The square footage … (1 comments)

Speechless Thursday - 12/11/08 05:35 PM
Something like Wordless Wednesday.  A new listing just came on the market on my MLS.  Looks like a nice property.  Listing is missing some information but is basically okay. Nice pictures, here is picture #14. Really.
 

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