The Thompson’s Realty Manifesto

by on December 28, 2011 31 Comments
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Manifesto: man·i·fes·to noun \ˌma-nə-ˈfes-(ˌ)tō\ : a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer. Spend any length of time in the real estate industry and you will hear buzz words like "Unique Selling Proposition," "Value Add," and the like tossed about as real estate brokerages volley back and forth in usually futile attempts to differentiate … [Read more...]

A Peek Inside One Real Estate Brokerage Model

by on December 21, 2011 23 Comments
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Disclosure: I need to be careful here and not get myself sued or slapped with a Code of Ethics violation. Hence the complete lack of individual and company names. Any exchanges that have taken place via email, Facebook, or smoke signal have been paraphrased. What follows is simply my thoughts on a prevalent real estate brokerage model. I'm not singling out anyone, so please don't ask. Trust me … [Read more...]

NAR Announces Formation of Technology & Emerging Issues Subcommittee

by on December 20, 2011 12 Comments
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Members of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee received an email this morning from Cliff Niersbach, NAR Vice President, Board Policy and Programs and NAR Staff Executive to the MLS Committee: Good morning Committee members. I respectfully advise that NAR’s Elected Leadership has established and appointed a Technology and Emerging Issues … [Read more...]

The Two Hardest Things to Tell a Client

by on December 6, 2011 9 Comments
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Throughout both my real estate career and my prior-to-real-estate-life in Corporate America, I've found there are two small phrases that are at the same time both the most powerful and the most difficult words you can say to a client... "I don't know" and "No" Why are these so difficult? In real estate, or any service-based business for that matter, we feel like we should be … [Read more...]

7 Habits of Highly Effective Real Estate Agents

by on December 2, 2011 23 Comments
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Here's the third installment of our "7 Habits" series, following up 7 Habits of Highly Effective Home Buyers and 7 Habits of Highly Effective Home Sellers. What, you didn't know this was a series? Yeah, me either until about 10 minutes ago... Here we'll explore seven habits that highly effective real state agents practice. In an act of shameless self-promotion, we'll throw in that if you … [Read more...]

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