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More “Thou Shalts” It’s true according to VarBuzz that the new wisdom coming from NAR Midyear are new amendments to beef up the existing...
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More “Thou Shalts” It’s true according to VarBuzz that the new wisdom coming from NAR Midyear are new amendments to beef up the existing...
On Tuesday morning I woke up and read a Tweet on Shaun Donovan, Secretary of HUD, announcing that first time buyers could now access...
Astroturfing- the PR reality We all remember back 1.5 years ago when we had what seemed to be hundreds of commenters coming out of...
Here’s something really bizarre that will blow your mind, but only goes to show that strange things do happen in the on-line world. What...
The Bearer of Bad News Ok, I know…I know we are suppose to be happy, happy, yippy, skippy. Reality is most of my sellers...
Fiduciary Responsibility, Laws and Morals I’ve been panning this question in both hemispheres of my brain: “Does MLS actually fulfill the fiduciary or statutory...
But it Seems There is a “Me” The concept of teams in real estate is not a new one, but it is open to...
First come the radio spots, then TV commercials, then infomercials – the first indication that a new industry has been born from a changing...
Keep Your Mouth Shut One of the first lessons I was told by the person showing me the ropes in real estate was, “Keep...
Don’t freak out…. but be aware that we are responsible for what goes on our blogs. We are not journalists, we are not professional...
“Fraud” “Fraud” is a powerful yet, often overlooked word by some real estate agents and brokers. The crazy thing is that one of the greatest...
Salvation … or Sellers of Snake Oil? You can’t swing a dead cat these days without hitting yet another new company, enhanced web site...
(Note: this is off-topic, but something I wanted to share) Seriously. As you read this, I’m either travelling to, or sitting on, a beautiful...
Reporters looking for drama Some of the posts on my business blog get the attention of local media and the reporters call. What I...
What Makes You Professional? There is a lot of discussion about what makes people professional. We have the Code of Ethics to help us...
It’s a New Market There’s quite a bit of talk about the number of agents who may be leaving the industry this year. The...
The Arizona Republic covers the top headlines of the day for December 25, 2008 with the top headline featuring Russell Shaw of Phoenix, Arizona....
Reputation management on the Internet can be extremely difficult, not only because you have to keep up with the conversations but also because there...
The Call: Yesterday we received a nervous call from someone who left the following message: “Hi. My name is X. I am here in...
Caution Regardless of what the sign says, it’s universal in it’s meaning. Caution, Yield, Give Way…. There appears to be much written about ethics...
What is RESPA? RESPA is the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) that was first passed in 1974. It is designed to: Help consumers...
It’s obvious that the real estate industry is changing. And it’s changing more rapidly than ever before. But where is it going? And where...
Who are these people? This morning I was reading “Nurses Shine, Bankers Slump in Ethics Ratings” from Gallup.com. My first thought, at the headline...
Texas judge, Rick Morris has made a decision that you might want to know about. I couldn’t find a picture of Rick, so the...
REALTORS Complain About the Code It’s too harsh or restrictive – or its not restrictive enough. Its enforced too harshly, or not harshly enough....