Archive for the ‘Real Estate Agents’ Category
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Despair Grips the Real Estate Industry
As the US economy continues on its non-stop descent, and the federal government continues to borrow the country into the probability of insolvency, most people in the real estate industry are coming to the belief that the economy has transformed from recession into depression. Since January 2009, the Obama economic plan has resulted in the [...]
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Show Compassion for Your Fellow Agent
Most people would agree, that we’re living in extraordinary times. Having been a real estate professional since 1971, I’ve lived through some of the wildest gyrating business cycles since the end of World War II, and I can tell you, first hand, the present economic situation is far and away the most dangerous I’ve ever [...]
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So, What Do We Do, Now?
Got a call last week from a fellow commercial real estate broker friend. Although, we talk on the phone, I haven’t seen him in a couple of years. He was wondering if I was going to attend a meeting of local commercial agents that happens every few weeks. Though I said I’d go, I forgot [...]
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Why Agents Should NEVER Make Referrals
Everyone’s got a story about a real estate agent who referred their buyer or seller to either a mortgage rep, a lawyer, a title company, a home inspector, and so on and so on. But, what most agents don’t understand, is that when they make a referral, they place themselves at additional risk of legal [...]
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Tell-Tale Signs of a “Wanna Be” Real Estate Professional
There are sooooo many people out there touting themselves as a real estate “professional,” including yours truly. First, there’s the alphabet soup of letters after the name, such a ePro (which essentially means, “I know how to use a computer”) to CRE (which is an invitation-only frat club – no insult intended), to the appraisal [...]
