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August 29, 2013

How to Pick a Realtor — Criterion #17

Fringe Benefits of Working With a Realtor in it for the Long Haul I doubt it makes many prospective clients’ list of hiring criteria. But it should. I’m thinking about Realtor longevity — specifically, how much longer the Realtor expects to be in the business. Realtor Attrition Why does that matter? Because something like 90%...
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“History is Written By . . . . Harold & Sylvia?!?”

Back-to-School Quotes 2013:  That’s a Lower Case “V,” Not Upper Case My three kids are (blissfully) back in school as of this Monday. Which means that they’re coming home with the first volley of homework assignments. Discussing one such assignment with my soon-to-be nine-year old daughter, I imparted the adage, “history is written by the...
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How NOT to Get Repeat Referrals

Taking Advantage of a 1st-Time Buyer (Or Trying To) First-time Buyers may not know prevailing lender fees — but experienced Realtors do. In that vein, a colleague recently reported that, to his chagrin, he discovered that the lender he referred his client to quoted her lender fees (origination, underwriting, appraisal, etc.) easily double the industry...
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