“It Might Not Be a Real Blog if . . .” Sign #27 It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.” –Samuel Johnson, about a dog’s walking on its hind legs. Realtors are under no obligation to blog. Juggling multiple clients and transactions; showings (and showing instructions!); walk-thru...Read More
Nominated for 13th(!) Straight Year Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business typically notify local Realtors via letter in early May that they’ve been nominated as a “Super Real Estate Agent.” When I saw this year’s letters in colleagues’ in-boxes a month ago ” but not mine ” I dejectedly reconciled myself to the...Read More
“Real Estate Terminology 101” One of the confusing things about residential real estate is that, once a deal closes, the Buyer’s Agent is called the “Selling Agent.” Isn’t the Listing Agent, representing the Seller, the “Selling Agent?” Well, no. Think of it this way: the Buyer’s agent is selling something ” actually, two things: One....Read More
Fake News vs. Fake Blogs “Those who know, don’t talk; those who talk, don’t know.” –Wall Street saying. “Those who sell, don’t blog; those who blog, don’t sell.” –Real estate corollary. Yeah, yeah, I know the knock on Realtor-bloggers (Exhibit A: yours truly): they — we –don’t actually sell real estate (or at least, not...Read More
12 Year “Super Real Estate Agent” Streak Intact (Phew!!) “Hi Ross: You are a super agent. Go forth and brag.” –Danny Della Lana; Mpls. St. Paul Magazine (6/5/19). Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business typically notifies local Realtors via letter in early May that they’ve been nominated as a “Super Real Estate Agent.”...Read More
The Case For ” and Against In a microcosm, the considerations for doing an open house over Memorial Day weekend are the same as for deciding whether to list a home during a traditionally slow time of the year (like around the holidays). Here’s how the arguments shape up: Pros: —Not much competition from other open...Read More