Just Don’t Call it a Commission Other Realtors charge a commission. I, on the other hand, prefer to call it a “reality fee” (a friend passed along the email, below, from an upcoming FSBO seller — as in “For Sale By Owner”). Hello! We are announcing the upcoming sale of our beautiful home. It will...Read More
Is Zillow Getting Smarter?I’ve discussed third-party real estate sites such as Zillow and Trulia previously on this blog (“Trulia Hits — and Mostly Misses“; “Zestimates Wildly Off-Target“). The verdict? In most cases, you’d be better off throwing darts to establish your home’s value. That’s because publicly available housing statistics — and dated ones at that...Read More
