It's A Low Offer: Get Out Of Your Own Way! - 05/18/2008 08:40 AM
How do you respond to low offers on your listings?
I'm sure like most agents You've been on both sides of the fence.
I've had agents be down right hostile upon receipt of an offer that doesn't meet their expectations. I can only imagine how they presented the offer to the seller. The delivery … (31 comments)
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Sellers That have Lost Touch with Reality! Did You Enable Them? - 05/18/2008 08:36 AM
Times have changed in real estate, but homes that are priced well are still selling. Unfortunately, some home sellers are in a time warp thinking things are still fantastic after all there is a real estate agent that does her hair that tells her it is a great real estate market! … (28 comments)
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"Makeover2Takeover" Teams Announced! - 05/18/2008 02:18 AM
Okay, so here's the news that you all have been patiently waiting for - the announcement of which Teams have made the cut to compete in the upcoming 'Makeover2Takeover' Contest.
We had some great responses to this event, making the decision of narrowing the field to 16 teams a very challenging … (63 comments)
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Never Forget Your Humble Roots! Pay It Forward! - 05/18/2008 02:17 AM
Well I am coming up to my 2 year anniversary on the rain. As I sat and read blogposts today..I felt a bit sad.
It wasn't the posts that I was reading that bothered me it was some of the thoughtless comments I read in a few posts.
Now I … (51 comments)
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DC Active Rain Gathering - Gee, Nobody Embarrassed Themselves! - 05/18/2008 02:04 AM
One of the really fun parts of playing on Active Rain is meeting people who you've gotten to know from their blog posts. And some of us did that at a little gathering at my house last night.
Here are some of the photos I took - and most of them … (35 comments)
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Zillow: Beating the Dead Horse - 05/17/2008 07:30 PM
My response (note I didn't say "rant") about Zillow's claims that it is my fiduciary responsibility to post all of my listings to Zillow got a little windy. I decided I should make it my own post to make sellers aware of a) what is and isn't fiduciary responsibility and b) … (31 comments)
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A nip here, a tuck there - 05/17/2008 07:28 PM
Nearly everyone I know (in every industry) has made a few nips and tucks to their personal budget this year. Amid fears of layoffs, the stock market, rising gas prices...and of course the housing market...many have decided to curtail a few luxuries for a healthier bottom line.
Maybe it's that morning Starbucks run. … (37 comments)
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Nobody will sit through a long video tour - 05/17/2008 07:27 PM
This is a common statement that I've heard made many times. People doubt that real estate listing videos work because they don't think buyers have the patience or interest to sit through a 5 minute video tour.
According to one video I recently watched on a blog, someone was … (20 comments)
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Guide to Instantly Enjoying the Full Twitter Experience in Only 30 Minutes! - 05/17/2008 07:23 PM
(once you see the Twitter conversations, you will get it!) As a follow-on to yesterday's Twitter future post, I want to make it as simple as possible for a newbie to get the full effect of the Twitter real estate conversation happening right now. But first, a little more prodding... … (11 comments)
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Manhattan's "Green Rush" - New Eco Friendly Condo Developments - 05/17/2008 07:13 PM
The Future is Now!Green technology and space age designs are currently under construction throughout Manhattan.
High Line 23 or HL23 (shown) is a new green building from Neil M. Denari Architects that is currently under construction in the West Chelsea art gallery district at West 23rd Street and 10th Avenue.The … (11 comments)
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