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NAR raises dues… yawn Oh sure. Lots of agents will complain and bemoan having to pay more. But I doubt NAR will lose any...
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The year is starting a march toward its natural ending, friends…and it seems a few real estate careers may be also. This week I found some real...
NAR raises dues… yawn Oh sure. Lots of agents will complain and bemoan having to pay more. But I doubt NAR will lose any...
We have an ongoing series here highlighting quality real estate photographers and today while narrowing down our next featured photographer, I came across a...
Did you know that everytime you pull a credit report for a mortgage, that individual could receive many unsolicited calls from other lenders that...
I don’t know about you, but I am on the verge of a breakdown. Why? Because I am so frustrated with the lending institutions...
The AG Flash Poll prompts this response. Will the future have more “independent brokerages”? Yes! But that isn’t the whole story. I believe what...
There’s a party going on, and somehow – thanks to the MLS – we all got invited. Call me mellow yellow, but is there...
Last month I spent a day at a seminar for real estate agents. The hotel I stayed in was packed with other real estate...
Well, friends, it was a rough week in real estate advertising and MLS listings. Pants were dropped, illegal substances were aplenty, and bodily functions...
This week’s MLS and real estate ads had a distinct odor, friends. From gas to dryrot, it seems homes are becoming offensive. Moral of...
It’s getting closer to Goblin Day, friends, so I thought I’d show you some of the Halloween treats provided by our always dependable MLS....
It is no secret that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are tightening the reins on delinquent borrowers. What is looks like to me is...
I just received the following email from my good friend, Dr. Fred Grosse: Dear Friends Greetings to you all from springtime in New Zealand....
I must need a rest from the Rubik’s Cube that is the MLS and the real estate ad world. I am beginning to see...
Disclaimer: This is not a blog post about social media. Although, I have to give a shout out to Benn Rosales for his eye...
I’m calling ITT Tech. It’s time they establish a course for translators for the MLS. Often the listings I see are so wacky I...
With so many bargain basement deals available to buyers, some brokers are implementing a “minimum commission policy”. They ask buyers to sign an agreement...
My dear readers, friends, colleagues and fellow inmates: Please think before you participate in MLS-Speak. If you don’t, you’ll come off like a horse’s...
How well have you kept up with our rapidly changing business, friends? There are certain phrases we have all heard in real estate. The...
It appears that Chase Bank has a division that continuously checks the net for any posts or comments about them. So it shouldn’t...
Sigmund Freud coined the term “The Pleasure-Pain Principal” which is as simple as it sounds. We are biologically programmed to seek pleasure and avoid...
Welcome to the New World. Recently a colleague and I were discussing all the changes we have witnessed since entering the wacky world of...
Do you remember the day you became an agent? I wish I could, but the day itself was nothing more than a standard step...