Real estate blog entries tagged with listings by Marie Story, Broker Associate, Pinecrest (Miami) Specialist (Coldwell Banker

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listings: Listing Agents Who CONSISTENTLY Double Side The Sale - 04/23/14 12:41 AM

While I read Are Home Sellers Hurt When The Listing Agent Double Sides The Sale? regarding pocket listings, I was thinking about listing agents who consistently double side the sale on MLS listed properties.
It is a real treat when the listing agent receives both sides of a transaction, Sellers and Buyers commission on the sale. But when you think about the odds of that happening, it's not very likely to happen. You see, it's just me, the listing agent marketing my listing trying to find A Buyer VS hundreds of agents with Buyers interested in my area.
I am predominately a listing agent, and I very … (2 comments)

listings: Is Your MLS Lying? Part II - 09/03/09 07:27 AM

When I read Diane Aurit's blog Is Your MLS Lying it got me to thinking, what bothers me even more than incorrect closing date is "days on market".
Here's an example: (I have erased part of the MLS number and agent ID for privacy reasons)

When this property is looked at in search results it show that it was on the market for 25 days, statistical reports will calculate this listing as being on the market for 25 days.
Now when you dig deeper and look up this property's history you see that it was on the market with the first … (2 comments)

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