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2010 

As I said in my previous post, it is customary in Chicago for the listing agent to meet the showing agent on an appointment. Huge waste of time, I know. But that's how it's done. This morning's showing on my little estate sale condo was ALMOST as irritating as the showing I had earlier in the wee...
02/27/2010
OK - twice in one week - I've encountered showing agents that make my blood want to boil. In Chicago, it is customary for the listing agent to meet the showing agent on appts. I know, I know. It's crazy - but that's how it's done in the Big City. The first showing, the agent apparently lived acro...
02/27/2010
I've been on a rant this week. Maybe I'm just trying to crystallize my own thinking on the subject. Because I'm sure those of you who have been following me are wondering, "What the !@#$ is she on about?" Well - here's the thing: I've been selling real estate for 30 years. THIRTY YEARS!! And the ...
02/23/2010
We real estate agents share many characteristics with entrepreneurs - and so we consider ourselves to BE entrepreneurs. And while we share many of the skills, talents and propensities of entrepreneurs, there is one huge distinction between being in what Robert Kiyosaki dubs the "B" quadrant ("B" ...
02/22/2010
Something became crystal clear to me this week: and it has only taken me 30 years of selling real estate to figure this out. In real estate, we think of ourselves as entrepreneurs. This is where the confusion lies: we are entrepreneurs in the sense that we are 100% commission based and in that we...
02/21/2010
The Chicago Tribune this morning posted sobering statistics about the soaring rate of foreclosed homes in Chicago. The year-end figures paint a picture of a local housing market brutalized by foreclosures over the past 3 years. 70,000 homeowners have received initial notices of mortgage defaults ...
02/06/2010
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