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Real Estate's "Original Sin" — Agents are not Salespeople
I had an opportunity this past week to talk with Brad Inman of Inman Media as part of his “Unlisted” Podcast. It was interesting, because ideas that I would normally take hours to develop on the paper for an article came out real time in about 15 minutes. Podcasts are fun — you start recording,…
Read MoreIs the Real Problem With the Real Estate Industry the Clients? Maybe
I was asked again last week to contribute a response at Inman News to a provocative article from Brad Inman. Last time, he wrote about the potential disruption of the broker-agent relationship from online portals, in the way that Uber has disrupted the traditional limousine industry’s relationship with drivers. And in my response, I challenged…
Read MoreIf Technology Disrupts the Real Estate Business, We Only Have Ourselves to Blame
I have not been writing much recently on this blog, but Brad Inman contacted me this week asking me to contribute a response to a piece that he wrote for Inman News entitled “Real Estate Disruption May Not Be What You Think it is.” In his piece, Brad questions suggests that disruption in the industry…
Read MoreAre Real Estate Agents Worth It? Yes!
NOTE: This is a reprint of a post I made in early February on the Market Intelligence blog that I write for my company in New York. Since it has some universal application to the industry, I thought I would share it here. The bottom line: good real estate agents are, and always have been,…
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