Here's what it will take to be a successful realtor from now on - hat tip WSJ! “It’s an attention game. It’s not who has the better postcards, it’s about who can attract the most eyeballs,” Mr. Serhant said. “I can walk into an appointment with a seller and say ‘there...
I'm going to help a few people get started in the business, and hopefully make a career of selling real estate. I figure I should just publish my guide right here on the blog, and Fridays are a good day to do it! Let's explore what it takes to become a realtor in...
Here's a thorough discussion on the the state of realtor disruption - early on, Rob refers to this post: https://notorious-rob.com/2020/07/two-steps-forward-one-step-back-the-story-of-innovation-in-real-estate/ For every tech platform that sets out to disrupt real...
Click here for the city-by-city report: Monthly Survey of Real Estate Agents June 2020
This presentation covers both sides of the concerns about home values plunging because of the effects of the pandemic on the economy. Suze says don't buy a house until later this year because there could be foreclosures, and David points out that the CARES Act already...
Our MLS is going to provide a Coming Soon feature, which will fluster the agents who say that the Coming Soons build anticipation (like a movie trailer) and test pricing, but who then use the concept to circumvent the MLS and instead advertise directly to the consumer...
Hat tip to Rob Dawg for sending in this podcast by a realtor president - an excerpt: It’s been a strange, and difficult time for us. So, imagine what it's like if you are trying to buy, or sell a home. Tim Comstock is President of the Ventura County Coastal...
This isn't what buyers and sellers think. It's what realtors are thinking that their buyers and sellers are thinking, but we aren't mind readers so it's really what realtors think.....who haven't left their house for a month. Yes, the markets are showing delays....
Buyer interest declined by 90%? I think they meant that 90% of buyers don't want to risk their life to see a home in person - they are still interested in the market as seen from the couch. NAR's latest Economic Pulse Flash Survey - conducted April 5-6, 2020 - asked...
The seven-day moving average was +32% on March 8th, and now the average is -68.7%! This is during the peak showing season too! But at least the current trend looks like it is flattening out? Hopefully the change of realtors being declared essential workers will mean...
