As of August 17, 2024, buyers must enter a written agreement with real estate professionals before viewing properties. Differences exist in services, training, experience, and resources among agents. It’s essential for buyers to understand these differences to make informed choices.
Recently Brad Iman asked Laurie Weston Davis and I to participate in one of the “Provoke” panels at Inman Connect San Francisco. There was some confusion about what we meant by what we said- and this is where I’m going to clear that up!
Companies backed by VC money keep trying to re-invent the real estate industry. Some do little more than raise money and lower the bar, trying to reap profits for the creators. Here is the story of one of them.
Back in the stone age (around 2006) social media platforms were new and exciting and exploding into the awareness of individuals and business communities alike. Now, 10 years later, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter have become a ubiquitous part of marketing, and an extension to broadcast media like newspapers, TV, and radio stations as people send in crowd-sourced material, and entertainers and personalities use these platforms as extensions of their shows. But even with large corporations co-opting the conversation in some instances, the magic of social platforms is still best found in the conversations that we have and the real relationships we establish online.
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…
Image by reeltor99 via Flickr I wrote a post recently at AgentGenius about the need to write, even when you are afraid that you are not writing “War & Peace”. Today, in checking my recent posting history I recognized how…
Image via Wikipedia Tomorrow morning I fly out to Atlanta for ReTechSouth. The conference has grown into a pretty substantial it event describing itself as; A place where agents, brokers, lenders, builders and many other real estate industry practitioners could…
Twitter PR Strategy, originally uploaded by ogilvyprworldwide. With the limited budgets of many real estate brokers and agents, Social Media is bcoming a place where you need to be if you want to increase your sphere of influence and obtain…
Image by reeltor99 via Flickr 2008 was a tough year. And its not one I’m sorry to see leave. The challenges we face in business are just part of our business, which is now and has always been cyclical. But …
Image via Wikipedia If you follow me in the world of social media, you know that I am a Twitter person. I listen, I comment, and I enjoy watching the stream This morning someone wrote “If Realtors are really successful,…
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