ethics: Do you trust your REALTOR®? Better think again. - 12/13/09 01:30 PM
OK before I get started let me say that I know from experience that most REALTORS® are good hardworking trustworthy folk. BUT…….not all.As in any profession there are wolves in sheep clothing. You may think they are looking out for you when the reality is they are just looking out for … (136 comments)
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ethics: Increase Property Showings By Treating Your Peers With Respect. - 09/22/08 10:45 PM
Hi folks. Earlier this week I re-posted an article titled "Does that 50 cents have to be on the HUD?". That post contained a comment about another REALTOR(R) giving the code to my lock box to a buyer, so the buyer could do his own final walk through. Maybe I should have reported … (88 comments)
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ethics: I Will NEVER Show That REALTORS(R) Listings!!! - 09/13/08 07:43 AM
Hi folks. Have you ever had such a bad experience, working with another REALTOR(R), that you swore you would never work with them again? I know I have. It can be difficult but we must remember that our job is to help Buyers and Sellers achieve their objectives.
It's tempting to not show … (61 comments)
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ethics: Ethics Is As Ethics Does! - 08/24/08 05:54 PM
Have you ever been accused of being unethical? I have. In fact, I've been accused many times. In ALL cases they were wrong. Here are some of the practices where I have been accused of being unethical.
I received a larger check than the selling agent at … (97 comments)
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ethics: The Ten Commandments of Real Estate - 08/14/08 04:22 PM
OK folks, In honor of My Lovely Wife's birthday today I am reposting her very first post. She was a guest author on my blog and I posted this for her on August 19, 2006. It was a featured post at the time and TLW decided to open up her own … (56 comments)
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ethics: Working with Buyers on a wing and a prayer! - 06/05/08 11:26 AM
Hi folks. Today I want to talk a little bit about our responsibility to ask Buyers and Sellers if they are working with another REALTOR®. Is this something we are obligated to do by our CoE, or not? What do you think?
Here's an example: Last week, a Buyer contacted me … (97 comments)
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ethics: Is syndicating our listings unethcial? Illegal? Or neither? - 04/22/08 01:24 AM
Yesterday, I read a very good post by Dan Homan titled "Ethics in Advertising". If you haven't read his post please take a minute to do so. Dan brought up an excellent point about the way our listings are distributed around the Internet.
It seems like some of the "listing" sites … (50 comments)
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ethics: Dear Pesky REALTOR(R)........... - 04/13/08 04:39 PM
Sometimes, you just got to do what you got to do.
Dear Pesky REALTOR(R),
I have just received ANOTHER call from one of my sellers mentioning your recent mailer. It seems this mailer has a little hand written note on the back mentioning their days on market. So it is obvious that this … (44 comments)
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ethics: Helpful listing tip from Broker Bryant. Mister Lister....can you spare a dime? - 02/26/08 03:46 PM
Hi folks. Here's a little tip for you that may help you in your business. This post was inspired by Jennifer Kirby's post "What Sellers Really Want is to be Lied to..." and several others I have recently read.
Jennifer's post was about being "brutally honest" with a potential Seller only to … (41 comments)
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ethics: 350 DOM(days on market). Five contracts. And finally........SUCCESS!!! - 12/22/07 01:22 PM
Today I had my last closing for 2007. Yippee!!! I made it through a difficult year. This particular closing is the definition for "get ‘er done!".
I listed this property on January 5th 2007. It was my first listing of the year and fittingly my last closing of the year. It's been … (79 comments)
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ethics: Come one come all to the greatest show on Earth!! - 10/26/07 05:04 PM
Ok, I guess I am on a roll this week when it comes to dealing with clueless REALTORS(R). Not that this is anything new, it just seems that I have had a whole bunch of them this week. So, I've been thinking. Why is it that so many REALTORS(R) are clueless? … (36 comments)
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ethics: Sorry.....I won't work for that! - 09/25/07 03:45 PM
Hi folks. Today I want to talk about co-brokes. Now since this post will be about commissions, please let's not use specific percentages, we don't want to upset Sherman and his anti-trust crew. I'm going to be talking about principles anyway so amounts are not important.
First, I want to clear up … (48 comments)
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ethics: Changing our profession.....one REALTOR(R) at a time! - 07/29/07 04:17 PM
Hi folks. John Ochi wrote a post yesterday titled "Pet Peeve: Don't Show Showings". Give it a quick read if you haven't already. Anyway, in his post, John is expressing his frustration at REALTORS® that make appointments to show his listings and then don't show and don't call to cancel. I … (61 comments)
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ethics: Play by the rules or get out of the business. - 02/10/07 02:56 PM
I've had one of those weeks, where I spent way too much time dealing with incompetence from REALTORS® and mortgage brokers. So, this post is being written, so I can direct my fellow peers to it when necessary. As a listing Broker, I, Broker Bryant, promise the following:
All of my listings … (63 comments)
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ethics: Integrity! It's mine and you can't take it away from me! - 12/12/06 04:44 PM
OK, is every one tired of hearing me talk about Range Pricing yet? Well, if it helps, I'm tired of writing about it, BUT, yep, always has to be a but, I have had several conversations going over the last couple of months about Range Pricing and how it works and … (30 comments)
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ethics: You can lead a Realtor to training but you can't give him character! - 10/28/06 05:17 PM
There have been quite a few posts lately, about what can be done about unprofessional and untrained Realtors, including this one from me. Clueless Realtors, whether new to the game or seasoned “pros”, can really make our jobs a lot more difficult than they need be and give the consumer valid … (36 comments)
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ethics: Come one, come all to the greatest show on earth! - 10/26/06 06:06 PM
Ok, I guess I am on a roll this week when it comes to dealing with clueless Realtors. Not that this is anything new, it just seems that I have had a whole bunch of them this week. So, I’ve been thinking. Why is it that so many Realtors are clueless? … (33 comments)
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ethics: Liar, liar pants on fire. Not me!! - 10/19/06 03:46 PM
I don’t know about you but I love things in multiple. Multiple zeros on my bank balance, multiple listings, multiple closings and of course, multiple offers. Multiple offers, are one of my favorite things. It really places my Seller in the driver’s seat when it comes to negotiating and normally means … (39 comments)
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ethics: Call Broker Bryant, for the truth and nothing but the truth! - 09/03/06 02:12 PM
Ok, so I took a listing yesterday. Great house priced right, clean and ready to be sold. So what's the problem? The problem is, I am now the third person to have this home listed. These poor Sellers have been on the market for 10 months and have never had a … (13 comments)
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ethics: Real Estate is about people, not money! - 08/24/06 03:49 PM
Yesterday, I did a Blog post that contained a comment about another Realtor, giving the code to my lock box to a buyer so the buyer could do his own final walkthrough. I received quite a few comments about reporting the Realtor to his Broker or filing an Ethics complaint. Let … (18 comments)
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