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Jonathan Benya
I'm a Realtor in Southern Maryland. I grew up surrounded by the RE business, spent time as an actor, worked as a theatrical designer and technician, and took the road less traveled before settling down in real estate. I run my own local market website at https://www.somdexpert.com and when I'm not at the office or meeting clients, I can usually be found doing volunteer work, playing with my 3 rescued shelter dogs (Help your local Humane Society!), or in the garage restoring antique cars.
Opinion Editorials
Leveraging the cult of personality in real estate
Off the top of your head, name 5 Realtors in the blogosphere that you consistently read, look up to, or model your own business...
Housing News
Social Media Won’t Be Social For Long
Marshal McLuhan is often attributed with the phrase "Perception is Reality". Never have truer words been spoken, particularly in today's web driven world. McLuhan...
How to
10 Things I wish they taught in real estate school
My office has seen a slew of new agents join in the last 6 months. I suspect it's largely due to the heavy recruitment...
Opinion Editorials
Let’s build an express lane for handling foreclosures
The average foreclosure takes over 400 days from the first missed payment to the sale at the courthouse steps. The exaggerated process involved in...
Economic News
It’s Too Easy To Make Banks The Punching Bag
The latest scandal to hit the real estate industry (foreclosure robo-signing) has really gotten me fed up. Is it wrong? Yes. Is it being...
Opinion Editorials
Fannie Mae offering military forbearance- will it work?
If you haven't been reading the most recent real estate news this week then you may not be aware that Fannie Mae has established...
Ethics
Opening the floodgates of Realtor liability
The Hutchinson News in Hutchinson, Kansas, recently posted an article about a couple who bought a home for $300,000 and found themselves with a...
Housing News
What matters most about brokerages to you?
Do you remember the day you became an agent? I wish I could, but the day itself was nothing more than a standard step...