“The More Things Change” Department Once upon a time, when I started selling real estate in 2002, the worksheet that Buyers and Sellers signed at closing was simply known as . . . “the settlement statement” (or just the closing worksheet, to avoid any jargon). Then it became the “HUD-1” (HUD stands for “Housing and Urban...Read More

“The More Things Change” Department Once upon a time, when I started selling real estate in 2002, the worksheet that Buyers and Sellers signed at closing was simply known as . . . the settlement statement (or just the closing worksheet, to avoid any jargon). Then it became the “HUD-1” (HUD stands for “Housing and Urban Development,” the federal...Read More

What Do California Brokers Call an “Office Administrator?” In the course of visiting (and occasionally working at) other Berkshire offices around the country, it’s interesting to note differences in culture, office layouts, and sometimes even vocabulary. Exhibit A:  in the Midwest, the (very) key person whose job it is to make sure Brokers’ day-to-day operations run smoothly — and...Read More