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The Infamous SIX Percent Realtor Commission So after several years of disruption within the real estate industry, a heated bubble, and now a flaccid...
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The Infamous SIX Percent Realtor Commission So after several years of disruption within the real estate industry, a heated bubble, and now a flaccid...
It was always about the data This week I wrote an article on the Real Estate Revolution circa 2005-2007. In this time, traditional real...
National, State or Local? With the advent of social media and modern communication, real estate associations of all levels are adopting new tools to...
Time is up, the paradigm is shifting Yes, I’m now riding the wave. Google Wave that is, and you should be too. I’ll admit,...
A goal is reached. If you’ve been around AgentGenius for awhile, you may remember my post “Join the Committme.” After the Google/Scraper debate, I...
Believe it or not, last week there actually was an ad in the MLS Caravan Express announcing a house where you could “Live Near...
Isn’t it interesting how a person can hear a song and feel as though it were written just for them? Nietzsche said, “Without music,...
Are you tired of being kicked around just because you’re a real estate agent? Do you feel dissed and misunderstood? Does your mother brag...
Having friends is good. This topic is talked about all the time – the value of any relationship. Whether it’s our clients, our agent...
Why walk away?? I work with many agents who will tell me that they walk away from listings when there is a high probability...
Like vitamin E for your face…book Facebook was originally developed for social networking of college students and required a .edu email address to log...
Agents, beware! We all know children are darn cute…but they can do more damage than a Claymore mine. They are lurking everywhere, ready...
WARNING If your idea of real estate makes “Jack a dull boy”, please turn back now. I believe that if we can’t have a...
A few months ago I told you about the caravan with bats in the fireplace, but this story would make you wish for a...
What are Realtors up to? The 2009 National Association of Realtors’ Member Profile was recently released and while we encourage everyone to read all...
NAR’s Value Proposition The National Association of Realtors’ CEO, Dale Stinton presented NAR’s value proposition during the 2010 budget proposal at the Board of...
What I Discovered A few short years ago when I was doing my original research for shaftingrealtors.com (when I first became enraged with Realtor.com)...
Recently I have heard some hilarious tales of wild animal capers at open house events. Many of these anecdotes come from my agent friends...
What do you do when you feel you’ve had enough? Do I really need to publish the links again? Unless you’re on a remote...
Yeah? Big deal, Stigliano. We’re really proud of you. Of course, last week was the hellstorm of blogging that was the realization that MIBOR...
I have collected so many hilarious stories from my colleagues about open house debacles that I have titled this post, “Ham on Wry: It’s NOT a Good Idea...
They’re only words. Words. Words are powerful stuff. Words can hurt, elate, destroy, and effect change. They can be designed to do any of...
MLSCloud.com Got a tip today that MLSCloud.com is launching to what amounts to be a consumer facing directory of MLS Search sites and the...
Back By Popular Demand: More Agent Bloopers You’ll Love! Here’s the list of this week’s best bloopers, which will surely make you all go...
Disasters in UnReal Estate: There is some old saying about the best laid plans going asunder, and I am about to tell you where...