As Realtors, we tell sellers all the time to look at their homes with buyer’s eyes. What does that mean exactly? When you are selling your home, walk through it with a critical eye. Pick out and point out every flaw, imperfection, or anything that does not show well in your home. Sellers should also be honest with themselves about other critical factors that influence a buyer’s decision like location, size, features, and price.

Lately, we (realtors) have the unenviable task of being the bearers of bad news. It seems more than ever we are having conversations with people about what the market is telling us regarding the price of their home, or we are talking to sellers about lowering the price of their property. As expected and given [...]

Without a doubt, communication and expectations are two of the biggest problems we have in real estate today. By no means does real estate corner the market on a lack of communication or failure to manage expectations, but these are two topics that seem to come up a lot in conversations.
There are two types of [...]

By now you’ve most likely seen signs from agents advertising themselves as a team. How does that work exactly? Well, it means that at least two agents have decided to team up in order to better serve sellers as well as buyers. Sometimes it’s a father-son combination or a mother-daughter duo. In other cases two [...]

If you are thinking about buying or selling a house you might want to check this list first beacuse you’ll want to avoid these types of Realtors.
Of course, you aim to be highly regarded by both clients and colleagues as effective, professional, and ethical. So make sure some of your actions and words aren’t posing [...]

This past December I interviewed Anne Randolph of Murray Consulting, and I must say she gave me much food for thought. My primary question for Anne: What is the number one thing consumers want from their transaction with real estate agents? I was sure that getting the highest possible price for their home would be [...]