Mortgage Tech Summit Comes to Scottsdale Feb 9 & 10!

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If you are in the mortgage business and near Scottsdale, AZ then you should already be registered and have this on your calendar. Why? Because where else are you going to get two days jam-packed with info to help your business? If you are a real estate agent or broker, you should strongly consider attending the Mortgage Tech Summit. Why? Because as a real estate agent, it is crucial for you … [Read more...]

On the “Value Add” of a Real Estate Agent

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As the kerfuffle over a San Diego real estate broker pulling their listings from syndication sites is about to enter its second week, I keep seeing something reiterated over and over. I've seen it stated in many different ways, but it all boils down to "listing data". How important, many say critical, that data is. Well, not the data itself necessarily, rather it is the control of that data (or … [Read more...]

On Compensation for Listing Data

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I've read (and participated in) many discussions about ARG Abbott Realty Group pulling their listings from national syndication sites over the past 24 hours. A recurring theme keeps coming up. It is another point the "anti-syndication" crowd tends to rally around, and another point I don't understand. "Agents and brokers deserve compensation for their listing data." "In the information … [Read more...]

ARG Abbott Realty Group Pulls Listings from Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com

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The real estate interwebs blew up last night when the announcement from San Diego based real estate brokerage Abbott Realty Group (ARG) came down that they were going to stop syndicating their company’s listings to national listing aggregator sites Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com. Sounds exactly like what Edina Realty announced in November 2011. (Though curiously, Edina never mentioned backing … [Read more...]

On Flat Fee “MLS Only” Real Estate Brokerage

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This hit the email inbox today. It happens on a quasi-regular basis... Hello, We are selling our loft by owner and we see it is listed on your website, but that it hardly has any pictures - and certainly not the types of pictures that would attract buyers. Is there any chance you could replace the main picture on your website's listing and perhaps add more pictures? I'm attaching some photos of … [Read more...]

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