Comments on: I Told You It Was A Going Out Of Business Sale! http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:23:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The NAR Announces the 2008 Going Out Of Business Sale!!..maybe not but it sure looks that way | Real Estate Radio USA http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-976 The NAR Announces the 2008 Going Out Of Business Sale!!..maybe not but it sure looks that way | Real Estate Radio USA Sun, 11 May 2008 11:49:39 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/#comment-976 [...] Here is an update to this story. [...] [...] Here is an update to this story. [...]

]]> By: Barry Cunningham http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Barry Cunningham Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:10:11 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/#comment-132 Hey Bettina..don't hold back baby!! Hey Bettina..don’t hold back baby!!

]]> By: Barry Cunningham http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Barry Cunningham Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:09:54 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/#comment-131 Hey Jeff....the NAR is the source! In fact most agents only close 2-3 deals per year average. Or so they say! Hey Jeff….the NAR is the source! In fact most agents only close 2-3 deals per year average. Or so they say!

]]> By: Jeff Duffey http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Jeff Duffey Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:01:27 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/#comment-130 In Dallas/Ft. Worth Realtors use 2 MLS systems to search for homes for our buyer clients that all brokers websites upload their MLS information from. From a consumer standpoint, If you search on any major broker's website you will receive real time MLS listing information (except for Pendings and Solds). With that said, I'm wondering if this is a regional issue. I'm also not sure I understand what the true definition of a VOW is. I read the first 12 pages of the DOJ vs. NAR report and it sounds as though some MLS's in the country can refuse to upload their listing information to specific websites. Frankly I don't understand why they would refuse to do this. Being in the South we're teased for being a little behind the times but it sounds like we're ahead of the curve here since our clients can educate themselves with up to date and current MLS information and have their choice of favorite website. With websites like Realtor.com, Trulia.com, etc. why wouldn't you want your information out there? Also, if the DOJ wins and all MLS information will be allowed to be on all broker's websites how will that really affect many markets out there that are already doing this? I feel like I'm missing something here and apologize in advance for not being as up to date on this issue as I probably should be. And thanks for the info on 33% of real estate agents not making any money last year. If you have access to that sort of info I would LOVE to see the percentage of agents that sold less than 5 homes, 10 homes, etc. I think that would be very good information to send out to my clients to show them the difference between a professional and a wannabe. In Dallas/Ft. Worth Realtors use 2 MLS systems to search for homes for our buyer clients that all brokers websites upload their MLS information from. From a consumer standpoint, If you search on any major broker’s website you will receive real time MLS listing information (except for Pendings and Solds). With that said, I’m wondering if this is a regional issue. I’m also not sure I understand what the true definition of a VOW is. I read the first 12 pages of the DOJ vs. NAR report and it sounds as though some MLS’s in the country can refuse to upload their listing information to specific websites. Frankly I don’t understand why they would refuse to do this. Being in the South we’re teased for being a little behind the times but it sounds like we’re ahead of the curve here since our clients can educate themselves with up to date and current MLS information and have their choice of favorite website.

With websites like Realtor.com, Trulia.com, etc. why wouldn’t you want your information out there? Also, if the DOJ wins and all MLS information will be allowed to be on all broker’s websites how will that really affect many markets out there that are already doing this? I feel like I’m missing something here and apologize in advance for not being as up to date on this issue as I probably should be.

And thanks for the info on 33% of real estate agents not making any money last year. If you have access to that sort of info I would LOVE to see the percentage of agents that sold less than 5 homes, 10 homes, etc. I think that would be very good information to send out to my clients to show them the difference between a professional and a wannabe.

]]> By: Bettina http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Bettina Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:33:34 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/01/30/i-told-you-it-was-a-going-out-of-business-sale/#comment-129 35% percent of licensed agents leaving the business??!!!! Enrollment at major Florida real estate school down by 50%.!!! Oh, My God!!! The sky is falling!!!!! The joker who should not even be driving a car let alone selling real estate, will be gone, gone, gone. HALLELIJAH!!! The poor excuse of an agent that cannot even put one stinking photo of a house in the MLS, who can't spend a penny on continuing education, marketing or advertising, who can't spell well enough to put comments in the MLS about a listing they are getting paid THOUSANDS to sell, who can't take room measurements any 12 year old could do so a potential buyer can know if he can fit his darn couch in the living room, the agent who doesn't even know enough about technology to even log on to a web site or use a friggin digital camera, the agent who can't answer their damn phone, the agent who's voice mail is always full, the agent who could not negotiate their way out of a paper bag, the agent who is too damn lazy to put directions in the MLS for the convenience of getting the property sold and just writes "See mapquest". Well how about this? See your butt going out the door. Goodbye, farewell, good luck. Hooray, Hooray. I think I will have a drink on that one. BRING ON THE MOJITOS!!!! And if NAR loses the DOJ case, bring on the TECHIES, too. I'm in this game to win, baby! 35% percent of licensed agents leaving the business??!!!! Enrollment at major Florida real estate school down by 50%.!!! Oh, My God!!! The sky is falling!!!!!

The joker who should not even be driving a car let alone selling real estate, will be gone, gone, gone. HALLELIJAH!!!

The poor excuse of an agent that cannot even put one stinking photo of a house in the MLS, who can’t spend a penny on continuing education, marketing or advertising, who can’t spell well enough to put comments in the MLS about a listing they are getting paid THOUSANDS to sell, who can’t take room measurements any 12 year old could do so a potential buyer can know if he can fit his darn couch in the living room, the agent who doesn’t even know enough about technology to even log on to a web site or use a friggin digital camera, the agent who can’t answer their damn phone, the agent who’s voice mail is always full, the agent who could not negotiate their way out of a paper bag, the agent who is too damn lazy to put directions in the MLS for the convenience of getting the property sold and just writes “See mapquest”.

Well how about this? See your butt going out the door. Goodbye, farewell, good luck. Hooray, Hooray. I think I will have a drink on that one. BRING ON THE MOJITOS!!!!

And if NAR loses the DOJ case, bring on the TECHIES, too. I’m in this game to win, baby!

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