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By Jonathan MillerSpecial Contributor Redfin has a wiz-bang calculation to quantify how many buyers and sellers there are. I will break their effort down and point out a few problems with it. They tend to get more ink because they are more negative in their story angles given the uncertainty in the market. Quick aside: Have you noticed…
The Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors (GFWAR) reported that 50 percent of all active listings in Fort Worth had a price reduction in July. Obviously, Toto is not in Kansas anymore. We have highlighted this balancing of the residential real estate market frequently in Tarrant County Tuesday. It shouldn’t be a huge surprise to…
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?”
After our previous discussion on Realtor commissions, we thought we’d take the opportunity to let real estate professionals of all stripes flex their knowledge with two questions that we asked over two weeks that should be good advice for every buyer and seller out there. So for our Aug. 10 and 17 Friday Questions, we…
With the advent of photo-heavy online listings visible from anywhere, video tours, and slideshows, many Realtors have already ordered a tombstone for the Open House. But should we start eulogizing a long-held practice that can give sellers much-needed feedback and turn looky-loos into serious buyers? That’s the argument Brendon Desimone poses in his blog post,…
