Stuart Berman's (relify) Blog

As an agent I have found that most agents give back to their communites through donations or volunteer work.  I saw a commercial about Loads of Hope sponsored by Tide.  Tide has built a mobile laundry center to assist homeowners who's homes are damaged or destroyed by a disaster.  The mobile laun...

This is not my listing and I have no affiliation with the listing agent.  I went to see this house over the weekend during the open house.  This is a well designed and just beautiful house.  I know in certain areas of the country this is not expensive but in Baltimore, a 4.625 million for a house...

This is a big mile stone in my sons life.  Today he turned two.  I can not believe I have survived two years.  The past two years have been crazy and fun.  It feels like it was just yesterday he was born.  I do not know where the time went.  I wanted to let everyone know my son turned two today. ...

Buying and selling a home can be extremely emotional for buyers and sellers.  As an agent, it is important to provide understanding and empathy to help make you a better agent.  Being an agent and selling real estate is our job and sometimes we can forget the human factor in the transaction.  As ...

Waking up this morning and seeing the temperature in the north east and all I wanted to do was stay in bed and keep warm.  Then I thought of all the agents doing open houses today at homes where the seller has moved out.  The problem is most of these homes are kept around 65 degrees.  Dress warm ...

I believe one of the hardest aspects of selling a house is pricing.  I know agents reiterate the importance of appropriate pricing to their clients for quick and fair sales; however, the problem is most of the time the clients are not listening.  It is time for the client to start listening.  The...

I believe one of the hardest aspects of selling a house is pricing.  I know agents reiterate the importance of appropriate pricing to their clients for quick and fair sales; however, the problem is most of the time the clients are not listening.  It is time for the client to start listening.  The...