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realtor: FSBOs trump Realtors in recent academic paper. - 06/16/07 09:56 AM
Some of you might have seen this already.  Three researchers from Northwestern University have jus released a paper comparing FSBO sellers with sellers using a Realtor.  The study starts with the oft repeated premise that a seller who uses a Realtor will recoup the 6% commission via better performance - either … (4 comments)

realtor: Three Focus Areas for 2007 - 01/03/07 10:01 AM
My wife belongs to our local businesswoman's association.  She's in the medical field.  She doesn't attend meetings religiously, but she shows up from time to time.  The makeup of the group doesn't vary much.  There are a smattering a small business owners.  There's a good dose of financial advisors.  But the bulk of the … (12 comments)

realtor: Real Estate Agents :: When should you train your customers, and when should they train you? - 12/23/06 04:53 PM

Many of the concepts of business are universal.  Fields as different as Real Estate and Medicine have more in common that you might think at first glance.  Take it from me - I have a foot in both camps. 
My wife is a physician - an obstetrician/gynecologyst - and over the … (18 comments)

realtor: For Real Estate Agents :: 5 Types of Investors, and What to Do About It - 12/20/06 12:41 PM
This is the third in a four part series for Real Estate Agents on Dealing with Real Estate Investors.  In previous EquityScout posts I investigated what investors are looking for in a real estate agent and why real estate agents should care about investors.  Here's part three:  what kind of investors … (14 comments)

realtor: Real Estate Agents :: Why you should care about investors - 12/17/06 01:33 PM
Not too long ago I wrote a Five Tips for Realtors® post on What Real Estate Investors Look for in a Realtor.  This is a follow-on to those ideas, and I'll try to address the question of why should realtors care about what real estate investors look for in a realtor.  … (29 comments)

realtor: What Real Estate Investors look for in an agent... - 12/10/06 01:13 PM
I've dealt with real estate agents with both my "homebuyer hat" on and my "real estate investor" hat on. Each brings with it a unique set of expectations. 
Real estate investors represent a special group of clients for agents.  As the field gets crowed both with agents (10,000 new Realtors® every … (17 comments)

realtor: Agent / Investors...? - 12/09/06 09:07 AM
 I'm interested in hearing from Real Estate Agents who are active investors.  Or, perhaps, those who have consciously decided not to be (conflict of interest, perhaps?)   
I have an agent that I know and trust and who I work with here in Houston.  She owns at least one investment property, but I … (6 comments)

realtor: It was never a question of "if" but "when" - 12/07/06 09:59 AM

The new 300 pound gorilla, Zillow.com, has taken the logical next step.  Now you can go and post your home for free and get exposure to Zillow.com's massive customer base.  Interesting tag line:  It's FREE and anyone can do it.  Translation: you don't have to be a licensed real estate agent.  … (39 comments)

realtor: Buyer's Market? Seller's Market? - 12/05/06 10:52 PM
...according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) maybe it's both...
On November 3rd the NAR took unprecedented step of taking out full page ads in news papers around the country, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the New York Times.  The ad declares in its boldface headline that "it's … (0 comments)

 

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