Bowtie Realtor
The real estate world is buzzing today as Compass announced that high-profile real estate agent, John Zimmerman, has left Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty to join the New York City-based real estate brokerage that is also a real estate technology company. “We are excited to be entering Fort Worth with a great partner like John Zimmerman.…
Don’t you love water cooler talk? Do water coolers even exist anymore now that bottled water has taken over the world? The other day I was visiting with other compadre Realtors and one agent in particular was posing the question, “Do buyers realize that their Realtor doesn’t cost them anything?”
I have created a new term in the housing world: “single-family detached condominium-cottage.” Rumor around is that it will be featured in the 2019 edition of Webster’s Dictionary (other words also included will be “Real Estate Sherpa” and “Bow Tie Realtor”). Let’s unpack this new buzzword that’s sweeping the nation, and see how it explains…
About 10 years ago I was in a sales training class in Florida with new home sales professional from across the country. We were talking about overcoming objections that prospective buyers would throw at us. I brought up the question of painted brick. Most of the stares and questioning glances I got were from those…
In the Fort Worth high-end luxury market there is a difference between exclusive and… (ahem)… EXCLUSIVE. It’s one thing for a large home to be in a gated community and have plenty of nice amenities and features and cost a king’s ransom. It’s another thing for a home to be located on a street whose name…
