Yesterday, reader Jim repeated the common belief about the Compass 3-Phase Marketing Plan: Compass isn’t going this route to protect sellers - they are trying to increase their dual agency transactions which will lead to more profits for a publicly traded company. In...
Jim’s Take on the Market
Quantifying A Buyer’s Market
Let's compare the start of 2025 to previous years. The last obvious buyer's market was in 2009, and in the graph above you can see how the supply swamped the demand. This year, sales have been strong and the supply is still relatively muted. Cash sales are a major...
Reverse Offer
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Check Occupancy Before Closing
Hat tip to Susie for sending this in! A real estate transaction fell apart just one hour before closing after a shocking discovery involving an alleged squatter at the property. The potential buyers, who had been under contract since March 1, chose to walk away from...
Compass Coming Soon
Thanks to the N.A.R. revision of the Clear Cooperation Policy, there are now FOUR ways a home can be marketed to buyers: Private Exclusive - Within the brokerage only. My buyers can be auto-notified. Compass Coming Soon - Listings on the brokerage/agent websites only....
Blog Under Seige
The blog has been inudated lately, but it looks like we got it under control. I'm a part-time blogger. My trade is selling homes. I don't have time to be chasing down bots who are trying to make my life miserable! I hope it didn't matter to you. The comment section...
More on Bots
Even though we blocked some of the bots, the number of visitors this week has increased +3,000. To have 13,215 unique visitors in the last 7 days is unbelievable! Thank you for being here! I directed my people to block more bots today, and this makes 11 total bots...

NSDCC Over/Under $3,000,000
I thought the inventory surge would be heavily weighted towards the higher-end homes, but the lower end is feeling it too. Could it be that we're just early? If both categories end up hitting the same or similar peaks in inventory as last year, then there won't be...
Real Estate Mistakes
Mistakes when buying or selling a home can be very costly - Get Good Help! https://www.opendoor.com/articles/homeseller-report
Favorite Part Of The Deal
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