The Real Estate Consumer Bill of Rights April 2, 2007
Inman News announced this morning, that the industry is being asked to consider and support the following “Real Estate Consumer Bill of Rights”.
1. Choose the services you pay for: Laws in more than a dozen states forbid brokers from refunding commissions to you, or require brokers to provide services you may not want to pay [...]
Leave it to Marlow… February 26, 2007
…to come up with the most provocative (and interesting!) commentary on Redfin’s press release from today…
Some more opinions from around the web:
Greg gives a thorough round-up (as usual) with more than a dash of opinion thrown in
Straight from Redfin
The Freakonomics take on the date
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10 Great Interview Questions for Agents January 23, 2007
The Dumb Little Man (who is anything but…) just listed 10 questions he asked real estate agents along with the answers he got and the answers he wanted to hear.
How are you going to advertise my home?
Why are you saying my home is worth $400K when I think its worth $325K?
Is your realty [...]
Zillow’s new way to spite your neighbor December 7, 2006
Mix Zillow’s amazing capacity to quietly market itself and its new feature (list your home on Zillow, FSBO or FSBAgent) and you have a great new service for driving traffic… to your annoying neighbor’s house. List their house at 25% below Zillow’s estimated value and invite people to come by to see the place anytime [...]
