Realtor Peer Review Fortunately, the only thing that (possibly) gets hurt in the wake of a real estate “S.W.A.T.” team swooping in is the feelings of the listing agent (representing the Seller) getting all the feedback.* The term refers to the practice of several colleagues helping a fellow Realtor size up a problem listing and...Read More
The Too-Good-to-Be-True Buyer Client (Hint: They Probably Are) It doesn’t happen a lot — especially in a Seller’s market with (very) limited choices — but once in a while Buyers’ agents run into the client who seemingly likes everything. What’s up with that? That “Uh-Oh” Feeling Possibility #1 is that the Buyer has a need-to-please...Read More
Why Hand Online Cranks a Megaphone?? “In the architecture of online media, comment sections are the septic tanks.” –“Still Kickin”; Mpls St. Paul Magazine (April 2016) I don’t know about other agents, but there’s not much doubt in my mind about whether or not to allow online consumer comments for a listing. In case it’s unclear,...Read More
Promoting Good Realtor Karma Why go to a home on tour that you don’t have a Buyer for, in a part of town you don’t normally work, on a day when you’ve got 17 other things to get to? (And no, there’s not a deluxe lunch waiting there, at least as far as I know)....Read More
Artfully Sloughing Off Seller Requests for Feedback — or, “Minnesota Nice — Realtor Version” The Realtor equivalent of “How are you?” or “Have a nice day!” is telling would-be home Sellers (and their agents) that their client is “just starting to look.” While that may occasionally be true, more often it’s code for one (or...Read More
Voting With Your Feet — or (Computer) Mouse The best sign of a satisfied customer? Repeat business. So, when it comes to things like groceries, gas, and dry cleaning — purveyors of such things can figure out pretty quickly how they’re doing. Ditto for the web sites (and blogs!) which people patronize regularly. Infrequent Transactions...Read More
