listings: I Hate all Real Estate Agents Except Mine
- 09/25/12 10:24 AM
Author's note: in case my mother sees this, I hit post before sundown and Kol Nidre Fair enough. And not at all surprising, since nearly all the surveys in which real estate agents as a group are rated somewhere just this side of your average state politician or used car salesman, the caveat nearly always given is “except for my agent.” To be honest, I’m all for loyalty. It’s something that is in remarkably short supply in an industry where the prime qualification to be hired by someone isn’t necessarily the knowledge you have or the service you provide but rather … (16 comments)
listings: Differentiating IDX and 3rd Party Listing Syndication
- 02/01/12 09:43 AM
I’m going to carry the current internecine real estate debate about the syndication of listings to third-party sites such as Zillow and Trulia home to your door step. If you ever have used one of these sites to search for homes, or if you know anyone who ever has done so, you absolutely must make sure you read this. That there are data errors throughout sites such as Zillow is evident – when there are two to three times as many homes listed for sale by agent as are showing for sale in the MLS, there’s a problem. But sometimes it’s hard to get a … (1 comments)
listings: Another Day, Another Listings SNAFU
- 07/02/11 08:39 AM
It was a typical e-mail ... a buyer coming to town in a week, looking beyond the listings that I've sent to him through the MLS, sends me back a handful of addresses from Trulia.
All are short sales. All are under contract. All are appearing as active in Trulia. (This particular situation isn't unique to Trulia. REALTOR.com also can't distinguish between Active listings in Phoenix and those designated Active with Contingencies, meaning a contract's already been accepted by the seller albeit with contingencies atttached.)
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Author's note: in case my mother sees this, I hit post before sundown and Kol Nidre
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