KCM is a fine group of people who supply realtors with content for them to publish in their newsletters, social media, etc. They provide an invaluable service for the agents who'd rather just pay for content than create it themselves. It tends to be a softer version...
As you may know, there are multiple lawsuits pending that accuse realtors of price fixing, and it ain't looking good for us. Here is evidence provided in court - thanks Rob: The Franchisor Defendants provided training to brokers which directed them to offer a 6%...
The #1 reason that the real estate market has been in the doldrums over the last few months is because of the inept response from realtors on how to handle it. There hasn't been ANY real guidance or advice coming from NAR and other industry leaders on what to do,...
Of course the current conditions look worse when comparing to the hottest real estate market ever. Having bidding wars on 21% of homes for sale sounds great to me. The discouraging part about Bill's post today is how the realtors have bought into the negativity. This...
The local market conditions appear to be getting worse every day, mostly because the headline writers and social-media experts are piling on now. What can listing agents do? When most agents are content to show their listings and then go wait by the phone, there are...
Over the last few years there are two groups of buyers who have been left behind; the self-employed who have a tough time qualifying for a mortgage, and the contingent buyers because there have been enough non-contingent buyers that sellers would prefer. There hasn't...
A remarkable achievement considering that Compass has only been a nationwide company for 3-4 years. It will matter more later too. CoStar is going to change the search-portal landscape, and if they spend enough advertising money to get all the eyeballs, the...
The old rule was that any agent could advertise any MLS listing via the IDX, as long as the listing agent's name and brokerage was displayed. But now you have to include their contact information too. He sounds confident because this is clearly a shot at Zillow but...
Buyer fatigue has hit San Diego’s real estate market as some people are taking a break after making offers on several homes to no avail, according to several real estate agents. “In my opinion, I feel the buyers are feeling beat up and a little tired,” said Dawn...
The Journal touched on pocket listings yesterday - excerpts: Real-estate agents are selling more homes to select customers while bypassing the public market, a move that squeezes supply tighter for many buyers when inventory is already near record lows. In the vast...
