The Business of Real Estate

teardowns.com makes its debut on YouTube with its marketing and lead gen tool for real estate agents - something we've used everyday in our own brokerage business for over 10 years! We'd like to thank the academy and all those responsible for making this film possible :)

I'm jealous.   The last stat I saw said there are about 1.1 million Realtors in the U.S.  The total on the invoice I've just paid from my local board is $544.00.  They did give us the opportunity to opt out of paying a $100 fee for RPAC - which I did, not just because it was an extra $100, but I ...

Lots of  banter in the blogoshere about the state of the MLS, NAR, IDX, Boards and brokers - it appears to be gaining some momentum.As a broker-owner should we be concerned?  Don't think so.  Brokerage is all about the transaction, the deal - we can leave the mapping, "what's my home worth" and d...

I've been following all the banter in the blogoshere about the death of the MLS, NAR, IDX, Boards and brokers - it's becoming quite serious (so it appears).As a broker-owner I am concerned.  Not so much about the demise of any of those particular entities - most need to be restructured and brough...

We've been in this situation before, it's rare, but it happens - having nothing left to sell.  Demand but no supply. And yes, I am talking about the residential real estate market.In the markets I personally cover for our brokerage in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, the only listings we do have o...

The battle for the real estate business is heating up quickly.  On one side are the Internet portals; Zillow, Trulia, AOL, HomeFinder etc.  On the other-side traditional brokerages; Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Keller Williams, ReMax etc.Today these two sides are in different businesses.  The Int...