Realtors

Honestly, I’m Not Making This Up: MLS Rants

by Florence Foote | March 16, 2010

Last week, I criticized the practice of some agents who hide potentially important information from buyers by putting it in the secret “agent’s only” section of the MLS called “private remarks.” I stand by that post: if it is important enough for the buyer’s agent (and would not cause embarrassment or a security risk) I [...]

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Realtors

Sex, Lies and the MLS: Why What You See is Not Always What You Get

by Florence Foote | March 9, 2010

I believe most people, and even most Realtors, are fundamentally honest. Not only are there moral reasons for telling the truth, but these days, given the number of lawsuits that arise from real estate transactions gone wrong, it is simply good business to be honest. Thus, I am continually amazed by what I find under [...]

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Realtors

Traits of a Great Real Estate Agent

by J Scott | March 3, 2010

Last week, my BiggerPockets.com blog article discussed the pros and cons of “Getting Your Real Estate License”… With that post in mind, I wanted to throw out some additional thoughts for those people who want to or plan to get their license to buy/sell their own properties. While the logistical parts of being a real [...]

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Realtors

Are You in Sales (psst, the Answer is YES!)?

by Christian Russell | January 21, 2010

Do you think of yourself as a sales professional? From what I’ve seen, most Realtors do not. It’s ironic, don’t you think? Even our license says “salesperson”, unless you’re a broker of course. Still, most Realtors I talk to avoid sales like the plague. Most of us think of selling as a bad, bad, dirty [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Where to Search for Commercial Real Estate Online

by Ted Karsch | June 12, 2009

Loopnet.com – Loopnet is probably the largest and most well-known commercial real estate listing site. They claim to have over 630,000 active commercial real estate listings on their website. It costs $24.95 a month for visitors to have access to all of the property listings. The free membership for visitors allows full search capability, however, [...]

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Financing Real Estate

Mortgages That Attract Homebuyers

by Troy Schuricht | May 29, 2008

Do great rates and great service fail to impress you? Well you are not alone. We are in a time where you need to find out who can create value with their services and ideas. And what I mean by value is, attracting customers. A good number of investors plan to sell their property at [...]

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Economy

Good News, Bad News: Home Prices Fall Off A Cliff; Big AntiTrust Case May Help Home Buyers

by Charles Feldman | May 28, 2008

Good news, bad news time for real estate and the general economy this week. The bad is, I am afraid, very bad, indeed. Prices for single-family homes took a nose dive in the first quarter of 2008…down an enormous 14.1 percent from the year before. Standard & Poor’s/Case Shiller report, according to Reuters, says this [...]

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Mortgages & Lending

Selling a Home???? Make your buyers first 6 months payments!

by Troy Schuricht | March 28, 2008

Need an incentive to help move a home? The answer is PITI Abatment. Do not let the financial jargon scare you. For years production builders have used this incentive to move inventory. Now every seller/investor has the opportunity to participate. What is PITI Abatement? An incentive to the buyer to have the first 6 months [...]

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Commentary

Why You Don’t Need a Realtor

by FSBOJane | February 22, 2008

I recently came across an article that put something so well and so clearly that I really don’t think I could improve upon it. Everyone interested in real estate investing would do well to check it out. In “Why Do You Still Need an Agent to Sell Your Home?” author Douglas Gantenbein makes an excellent [...]

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Real Estate Tips

Using a Homes For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Company

by FSBOJane | December 14, 2007

If you’re selling your home by owner, you’re probably very familiar with all the reasons for doing so: no commissions, more control, less stress. Obviously the real bottom line is simple: more money for you. So let’s just assume that when you’re selling by owner, it means that you want to make/save as much money [...]

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Real Estate Tips

Real Estate Agent = Middle Man

by FSBOJane | November 16, 2007

Your favorite farmer’s market. The blanket you bought at the craft show. The discount you found by going through the company directly. What do these things have in common? No middle men. Today, middle men are everywhere. Some are good: the grocery store, the post office, the restaurant. But some are purely optional; in fact, [...]

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Commentary

ReviewMe: agentBOOST Can Save Real Estate Buyer’s & Seller’s Commissions

by Joshua Dorkin | May 10, 2007

The agentBOOST website concentrates on connecting buyers and sellers of real estate to agents in their area. The agentBOOST homepage claims that it is “a better way to find a real estate agent.” According to the site, there are three steps to finding an agent: Our users tell us about the properties they are planning [...]

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Commentary

Are There Really Other Offers Coming in on this Property?

by Joshua Dorkin | April 28, 2007

I was recently reading a discussion on our forums, where someone asked “How can you know for sure if someone is really making another offer? What if this happens…is there anything you can do?” There were some good responses on the forums, but I wanted to share a little story about a situation I recently [...]

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Commentary

The Emergence of the Selfless Real Estate Agent

by Joshua Dorkin | January 11, 2007

As many of us know, real estate agents have a reputation similar to that of sleazy used car salesmen. They frequently rank amongst the least trusted of the professions – right down there with politicians. (I was an agent once, and yes, my family and friends couldn’t look me in the eye for a while) [...]

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Foreclosures

Foreclosures, Census Data, and Tough Times for Real Estate Agents

by Joshua Dorkin | October 3, 2006

It looks like pending foreclosures from adjustable rate mortgages are affecting lower income people more then the rich, explains Al Tompkins at Poynter Online. Tompkins looks at recent stories in the St. Petersburg Times (Florida) and Winston-Salem Journal (N.C.) which illustrate this quite clearly. Black homeownership is falling in Louisville, Kentucky according the the US [...]

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