Anatomy of a Rental Scam

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On a regular basis we get contacted by people looking for rental properties on CraigsList. The VAST majority of time they are calling us about properties that are not listed by our brokerage. (Why? People Google addresses and this site comes up frequently in those searches. We have info on almost every Phoenix home listed for sale, even if we aren't the listing brokerage.) Many times the "For … [Read more...]

Demystifying the Franchisor IDX Rule / Rescission

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Apologies in advance to those that couldn’t care less about the inner workings of the real estate industrial complex. This article will likely bore you to tears. We’ll return to our regularly scheduled programming shortly. However, if you are in the real estate field, this may be helpful. Or maybe not. Who knows… If you are a real estate agent who spends any amount of time on the Interwebs, … [Read more...]

Edina Realty pulling listings from Trulia and Realtor.com?

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Craig Kamman, an agent with Edina Realty in Wayzata, MN reported Tuesday on his blog that Edina Realty is going to stop sending their real estate listings to 3rd party sites like Trulia and Realtor.com. From what I am assuming is an internal message to Edina agents (as it’s nowhere to be found in Edina’s on-line press room or anywhere else online that I can find) that Craig posted comes this: … [Read more...]

An Open Letter to the NAR Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee

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Fair warning, mini-rant ahead… On Saturday at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Annual Conference, I attended the meeting of the Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee (heretofore called simply, the MLS Committee). Why in the world would I attend that meeting? Because I’m a glutton for punishment? Because I like sitting around for three hours, battling parliamentary … [Read more...]

An Interview With Justin LaJoie on the Zillow Acquisition of Diverse Solutions

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Last week's announcement that Zillow had acquired real estate search provider Diverse Solutions caused a bit of a stir across the real estate vertical. Much speculation ensued, along with the requisite Zillow bashing that seems to take place any time Zillow makes another splash in the industry. I've known the Diverse Solutions founder and CEO Justin LaJoie for a few years. He's a good guy, … [Read more...]

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