Zillow announced a new initiative providing WordPress based IDX websites for real estate agents at only $10 per month, or free for their premium customers. The announcement immediately provoked a number of conversations on Facebook, which had poor Jay Thompson running from group…
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Tell the Truth – And Solve A Problem
Working with buyers or sellers in a challenged economy takes a lot of effort and communication is key. From the time you start to interact to the final customer survey you should be sending to them. Often we are afraid…
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Of the People, By the People, For the People, A Response to Rob Hahn
Ask What You can do for Your NAR… Part 2
Ok, I took a side trip with a few discussions on lead generation, independent contractors and property management in the industry, but here’s more of my response to Rob Hahn‘s vision of NAR and its future. I think that Rob’s idea of…
Rentals – A Blessing or A Time Bomb?
I never intended to have a property management department. Then my Mother-In-Law got laid off when her company closed, and I wanted to help her with a little additional income. I owned a few properties, and some clients were asking…
Are You Too Independent for Your Job?
I had to explain to an agent last week why she was being terminated. She was an articulate and experienced mature woman, with an MBA and strong business backgrounds. But she couldn’t take direction. Every time the managing broker in…
Leads Are for Closers
These are the new leads. These are the Glengarry leads. And to you they’re gold, and you don’t get them. Why? Because to give them to you would be throwing them away. They’re for closers. – GlenGarry Glen Ross People…
Ready for RETSO?
Its just a week until I will be on stage at RETSO as the Emcee for one of my favorite conference experiences. Originally titled ReTechSouth, the conference was, unlike others, created by a couple of people in the real estate…
Ask What You Can Do For Your NAR
In a recent post Rob Hahn took a historic quote from President John Kennedy and cut it in half. His post “Ask Not What You NAR Can Do For You” , talked about NAR as if it was the entire real estate…
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