Mortgage Broker Commission Meeting Tomorrow May 6, 2008
There’s a Washington State Mortgage Broker Commission meeting tomorrow, May 7th at the Renton Community Center to discuss the impact of State Senate Bill 6471. This legislation ammends the Consumer Loan Act and Mortgage Broker Practices Act requiring all lenders to become licensed under the Consumer Loan Act (except those licensed under RCW 63.14)
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What will a market slow down do to discount brokers? November 1, 2007
One of the reasons I became a real estate broker and started a RE company was because I felt 3% across the board was not right. Using capitalism, over the past 100 years as a guide, real estate will move away from the % model to a more competitive flat fee for service model. Speaking [...]
Investigating Preapproval Letters January 10, 2007
(Editor’s Note: Today I get to introduce yet another contributor! Rhonda Porter is a successful mortgage broker from the Eastside who has been a frequent and much appreciated commenter on RCG as of late. I’m definitely excited that we get to learn more from her years of experience in the industry… She was formally a [...]
Permeating Self-Promotion October 2, 2006
Here’s a few stories from around the real estate blogsphere I found interesting…
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Phil is obviously have some fun in Boise, although others may find his anatomy of a listing he won’t take more relevant to recent RCG conversations…
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Jonathan sends out a blogger’s prayer and some really nice words about RCG.. Thanks!
Fortunately, I ran into [...]
How did the industry get broken and how do we fix it? August 19, 2006
I’m actually writing this from the dentist chair. First time I’ve actually put my laptop on my lap. Kinda cool.
There is a very, very simple explanation as to how the real estate industry got broken. How we fix it is another story that will take more heads than mine to figure out. [...]
Brokers and Agents - a perplexing business model June 10, 2006
For those who aren’t agents let me explain how many of the larger brokerages (eg., in this area - Windermere, John L. Scott, Coldwell Banker Bain, etc) operate. As an agent you are an independent sub-contractor usually paying a monthly desk fee to associate with a particular company, plus variations of splitting your commissions with [...]
Unintended Consequences May 3, 2006
According to an article in Advertising Age, a NY-based Ad Agency is suing a blogger for copyright infringement, defamation and trade libel and injurious falsehood. Appears that the blogger, Lance Dutson, made negative remarks about the agency on his blog that revolved around the agency’s work for the Maine Office of Toursim. [...]
Lots More than Just the Sexiest Real Estate Agents March 15, 2006
It’s been a while since I had a real “ramble” post, but considering the occasion, hopefully people will forgive me for trying to cover a lot of ground in one post.
Happy Birthday to Rain City Guide!!!
It’s been one year since I wrote my first post (Hello World, of course) on Rain City Guide. I [...]
Agent? Broker? Realtor? What’s the Difference? November 16, 2005
The Motley Fool has a nice article explaining the different between a real estate agent, real estate broker and a realtor:
Ever wonder whether a real estate broker and a Realtor are the same thing? Well, they’re not. Not exactly, at least. Someone with a real estate license is a licensed real estate professional, or [...]
