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If 90% of the Buyers Go Away Will 90% Of Realtors Go Away As Well?

Nearly 90% of consumers recently polled say they are not interested in buying a home any time soon.  A joint poll of the Associated Press and AOL indicated that the recovery of the housing sector will not be any time soon if the retail American consumer has anything to say about it. 60% of those [...]

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Have We Reached The End Of Discourse With Realtors?

  I wrote this post over 2 years ago. (on February 21, 2008)  I’m kicking it back to the top given the reason that things have gotten WORSE with Realtors…not better. If there is a telling sign that the real estate business model is nearing a possible demise, you need to look no further than [...]

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ForSaleByOwner.com v. Jay Thompson And Realtors Round 2

Back in June of this year, US News & World Report hosted an installment of the Housing Rumble with Luke Mullins of the Home Front column mediating a debate between Jay Thompson, a Phoenix real estate broker and Greg Healy, the vice president of operations at ForSaleByOwner.com, a Web-based company that markets the homes of [...]

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Customer Service and Training for Attitude

[flv:http://www.realestateradiousa.com/videos/adams.flv 300 250] McCormick Electrical in North Liberty, IN has tons of referrals and repeat business. They are known for their tremendous customer service and positive attitudes. A few months ago I went out, studied them, and produced a 6 minute video of them in action. I often use the video as part of the [...]

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Free Video Service for Realtors And Real Estate Investing Professionals Launched

PropertyPreviews.com today announced the launch of its new Web site, which provides real estate professionals, real estate investors and those in the real estate investing field, photographers and home sellers with free and easy-to-use technology to instantly create engaging real estate video tours.

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Long Suffering Realtor Finds New Way To Sell Home And Other Assets

Devon Trabosh, a Realtor in Palm Beach County, Florida is tired of the market. Deven Trabosh has tried everything to sell her home. Nothing seemed to work. Tired of the ongoing disappointment, Trabosh hatched a plan to sell her home and find love at the same time.

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The War Against The MLS Continues | The MLS Must Fall!

  As the real estate industry awaits the long anticipated trial pitting the Department of Justice vs. The National Association of Realtors, another Multiple Listing Service has been targeted by the DOJ.

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The National Association Of Realtors Announces That The Typewriter Is State Of The Art Technology

  The NAR has launched a new website called Realtor Confidential. This site is ”designed to educate our membership about technology-related topics and investigate how NAR can best use Web-based technology to communicate with members”.

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“A Lot Of You Are Building The Brand Of People Ahead Of You”

It’s astounding..absolutely astounding, just how little of those in the real estate world grasp the power of building their brand. The guys from Real Estate Bloggers featured a post today that absolutely blew my doors off. It was so Godinesque.

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How Would I Justify My Commission?

Over the last week or so, I wrote a couple of posts relative to defending the almighty sacrosanct real estate commission.

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