It got wild yesterday! All the details here:
Saturday Report
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Friday Report
Most realtors see other agents being vague and non-committal on how to handle multiple offers, so they think that's how to do it. But hiding out and refusing to have a game plan helps no one - especially the seller - yet it never occurs to agents to do it differently....
‘No More Showings’
We see it more and more these days - listing agents who shut down showings of their listings. I'm sure most would say, "What do you want me to do? I had 20-30 appointment times available, and they all booked up!" When faced with having to work harder, smarter, or...
Pandemic Housing Fever…..With Regrets
There will be a whole new wave of lawsuits against listing agents who insist on rushing buyers through the process. They think it's a good thing to shorten the contingency periods and then make themselves scarce - and they are going to get what they have coming to...
Zillow Gloves Are Off
Zillow is already acting like a regular realtor and soliciting sellers - even those who are actively on the market, which is unethical. Content starts at the 38-second mark:
Zillow & ShowingTime
Wouldn't it be great if they published the number of showings publicly? It would help buyers know how competitive the bidding will be (or not), and later it would help to qualify the comp. When pricing the next listing down the street, you never know if the sales...
Realtor MLS Club
Selling a house is different every time - it's truly the wild, wild west. Because there are no standard rules of engagement on how to sell a home, everyone does it differently. I had an agent accost me on why my offer was so low (it was full price), to which I said...
Zillow vs. Realtors
We wondered what might happen when Zillow changed from a search portal to a brokerage last week. Zillow showed us who's the boss. They deleted the last 50-100 sales from EVERY agent I checked, and ALL active listings were wiped off the agent profile. They also tweaked...
Listing Photos Gone Wild
More crazy listing photos! Thanks to the new fan-favorite Instagram page “Zillow Gone Wild,” we now have this hand-picked collection of seriously odd real estate findings that'll make you look twice, thrice, and think of something nice to say about it. Because many...
Free Cheese
The 2021 first-timers (which usually means those who haven't owned a home in the last three years) who finance up to $753,250 of their purchase get a chance to receive a free $1,250 Lowe's gift card! Your agent starts the process:...
