Op-Ed: The Realtor Party. NAR Proposes the REALTOR® Party Political Survival Initiative

by on March 22, 2011 85 Comments
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Fair warning, opinionated rant to follow… At the Realtor Association Executives Institute (AEI) conference that just concluded, the National Association of Realtors announced a new initiative – The REALTOR® Party Political Survival Initiative (hereafter referred to as the RPPSI). Rob Hahn did a great job dissecting this plan in his article, BREAKING: NAR Launches a Political Party, … [Read more...]

Bizarre Real Estate Practices #873 (and #874)

by on August 10, 2009

From the annual Harris Interactive Poll on prestigious occupations comes this shocker: Lookee who is sitting firmly at the bottom of the list. And this is nothing new. Harris added real estate agent / broker to their poll in 2003 and we’ve been at the bottom every year with the exception of 2005 when we were just (barely) above stock brokers. Oy. Why might this be? Why does John Q. Public … [Read more...]

The Perils of a Part Time Agent

by on June 14, 2009
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Above is an actual notification we received yesterday (contact info redacted and emphasis mine). This post isn’t a rant about part-time real estate agents. Let’s face it, the Phoenix real estate market – along with much of the country – has been pretty rough of late. Many agents have left the business altogether. Others have picked up part-time jobs. And there is nothing ever wrong with … [Read more...]

You Can’t Handle the Truth!

by on August 26, 2008

Jack Nicholson, one of my all-time favorite actors, in one of my all-time favorite movies A Few Good Men, delivered a memorable quote — “You can’t handle the truth!”. He was, to say the least, quite emphatic in the delivery. Late last night “A agent” left a comment on yesterday’s post where I said, “Now isn’t the best time to sell”. Here is the comment, unedited and in … [Read more...]

How Many Real Estate Agents are there in Phoenix?

by on May 12, 2008

Someone called today, seeking advice on becoming a real estate agent in Phoenix. We chatted about the pros and cons, and then they asked, “So, how’s the competition? Just how many real estate agents are there in Phoenix?” Good question. The answer off the top of my head was “a boatload”. Just over a year ago, I posted that there were 47,675 individuals in the Phoenix … [Read more...]

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