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The Old Saga of Discount Agents in Sacramento

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Real Estate Agent with Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker DRE #00697006

Prior to my new listing yesterday (which was a RedBelly client reaching back out to me after realizing the error of his ways), a reporter for Bloomberg News, interviewed me for a RedBelly public relations piece. The reporter probably felt his research was a journalistic effort to tell a balanced story but the end result seemed fairly one-sided.

-- Journalism seems to have fallen by the wayside as newspapers are suffering a slow demise and it's getting worse when everybody is competing for the same eyeballs. You need look no further than John Oliver's excellent satirical, mostly true story about how journalism is in danger on HBO last week. --

The Bloomberg story was about a report -- which was paid for and released by RedBelly -- all about the benefits of hiring a RedBelly agent, a/k/a as a discount agent. I shared my input and half-joked that if he twisted anything or presented my comments in an unflattering light I would hunt him down and puncture his bicycle tires.

You can read more about it in my personal blog today at this link: Sacramento Seller Dumps Discount Agent for Elizabeth Weintraub.

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Elizabeth Weintraub is co-partner of Weintraub & Wallace Team of Top Producing Realtors, an author, home buying expert at The Balance, a Land Park resident, and a veteran real estate agent who specializes in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown, Carmichael and East Sacramento, as well as tract homes in Elk Grove, Natomas, Roseville and Lincoln. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put our combined 80 years of real estate experience to work for you. Broker-Associate at RE/MAX Gold. DRE License # 00697006.

Photo: Unless otherwise noted in this blog, the photo is copyrighted by Big Stock Photo and used with permission.The views expressed herein are Weintraub's personal views and do not reflect the views of RE/MAX Gold. Disclaimer: If this post contains a listing, information is deemed reliable as of the date it was written. After that date, the listing may be sold, listed by another brokerage, canceled, pending or taken temporarily off the market, and the price could change without notice; it could blow up, explode or vanish. To find out the present status of any listing, please go to elizabethweintraub.com.

Comments(4)

Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Anyone who works with you would never regret what they paid you.  And the guy that came back from the discount brokerage will soon realize why you are worth every penny you charge.

Aug 12, 2016 11:18 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Chris Ann Cleland It was such a coincidence that he called me the day that article came out, LOL.

Aug 13, 2016 04:34 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Elizabeth --- it can said it's best to be the "last" agent rather than being first. Closing the transaction matters

Aug 14, 2016 12:22 AM
Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
NC Real Estate Transition & Relocation 919-602-848

Elizabeth, the truth is, some sellers can't see the forest for the trees. Keep up the good work!

Aug 18, 2016 01:23 AM