“Actions > Words Dept.” How do you know, as a listing agent (representing the Seller), that a Buyer has serious interest? A. They gushed about how much they loved the home at the Sunday open house. B. They asked the listing agent to find out how quickly the Seller can close. C. The showing feedback...Read More
“It’s Too, Too . . . .” After almost 13 years selling real estate, I’ve probably been on the receiving end, conservatively, of perhaps 10,000 showing feedback forms (and probably generated an equal number as a Buyer’s agent). So, what do they say? Usually, not much. However, on the relatively rare occasions when the agent...Read More
Realtors Who Like the Home More Than Their Client Amongst the (many) problems with showing feedback forms — what Buyers’ agents are immediately bombarded with after showing a “For Sale” home — is that the form is really asking for two different things, from two different people. Question #1: “did the Buyer have any interest...Read More
“Seller WILL Receive Feedback Directly” “You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” –Warren Buffett The housing market equivalent of Buffett’s observation would be, “you only (especially?) find out who’s overpriced when the market shifts.” As local Realtors will tell you, the Twin Cities housing market experienced just such a shift over the Summer. From scarcity and...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
Realtor Double Standards “Have you ever noticed that their stuff is shit and your shit is stuff?” –George Carlin Whether a home is a dump or a castle can depend on who the agent is, and their relationship to the property. So, I’m aware of a few Twin Cities agents who are rather infamous for finding...Read More
