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Developing Customer Relationships is how you Build a Succesful Business
I want to congratulate Lola Audu~Grand Rapids, Michigan Real Estate Grand Rapids, MI  on her Active Rain Blog Post: Real Estate Consumers...Are You Treating Them Like Royalty?
 Lola Audu, Broker Owner Grand Rapids, Michigan Real Estate. 
When I saw the headline I knew I wanted to read more, but I almost moved on because it looked like a lengthy article. I scrolled down to the bottom of the post and saw that you had received a considerable amount of comments, so I decided to read it. I am glad I did and want to comment on some observations I made.
"Consumers are not stupid" is the main theme which I picked up from your article. There are several other quotes and observations from NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun
Mr, Yun points out that although the public perception of Realtors is one of suspicion in general, this attitude changes dramatically when consumers are asked about THEIR SPECIFIC dealing with THEIR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL.
In this case, consumers overwhelmingly indicate that they appreciate and hold dear their OWN REALTOR. One wonders how much of this "general suspicion" towards Realtors is media driven.
I don't believe the media drives that perception. I think we need to look at ourselves and ... more

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