national association of realtors: The True Value of REALTOR® Associations - 08/20/12 02:25 AM
I’ve read a number of blogs this week bashing the National Association of REATORS® (NAR) along with the state and local counterparts. Many of the comments on these blogs show that REALTORS® to not understand the value of the associations and what they do to protect the industry and the general public.
Full disclosure, I serve on the Board of Directors of our local association and I’m a Sterling R PAC Major Donor.
Most importantly, NAR gives us a single voice with almost a million members behind it. Elected officials take note and do listen to our million-person voice.
While I … (20 comments)

national association of realtors: The Other Agent Will Not Talk to Me! - 06/11/11 05:36 AM

I recently closed a very difficult transaction. There were a number of problems and we had both agents, both clients, and the title company all involved in solving the problems and getting the sale to closing.
After closing I was talking with my sellers while we waited for the sale to fund. They related that they were disappointed that the other agent would not communicate with them. With all the email and phone calls that had taken place, everybody had contact information for everybody else. In an effort to be efficient, the sellers had tried to open a dialog with … (13 comments)