Real Estate

http://www.RealEstateIndustryWhistleblower.com the TRUTH about NAR and Affiliations with Major Companies that hurt the Real Estate Consumer and Affect your Deal.

Realtors NEED you – you do not need a Realtor -

Realtor affiliations with Dell, Lowes, Mortgage Companies, Banks, Title Companies and more .. and ALL on your dime. They NEED you or they have no Cartel.

The Real Estate Industry Needs a Total Makeover. Real Estate Corruption, Real Estate Affiliations are Rampant.

Crystal Cox Ten Lakes Realty with the Truth about Real Estate. Realtor Special Interest Lobbying, Realtors Cronies, Conflicts of Interest,

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The numbers don’t look too good for sales of homes…and with the american consumer being grossly gouged over the past 5 years with product being so over-priced, is it any wonder that now we get our due, as realtors?

Do I deserve to make a buck off the misery and percieved value to customers? Am I really just a house-pimp?

Are you kidding me? This is dumbest question I ever heard.

If you think it is your fault the housing market went up and people leveraged themselves to the max – then fine take the blame, but you had nothing to do with it.

Your job is selling homes for people – now more than ever ever people are going to need your help.

The question is if you percieve your profession as the cause to this dilemma, then do everyone a favor and quit.

I was wondering how many realtors are in the malibu area? Please do not respond with "too many". I am looking for a number.

thanks!!!

type "Malibu California Real Estate" in the yahoo search bar and page after page of company’s and private names will appear on the screen.

YEO,KELLY WILLIAMS,RYAN REYES,ESPINO,AQUINO,D’NINJA,STA.LUCIA,DENOK MIRANDA.realtors,sta.lucia

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Can I hire two realtors, one for selling my house, the other for renting my house in US? Or do I have to get only one for both renting and selling? I hope two realtors can be more motivated to sell or rent my house since they are actually competing each other.

This is done all the time. It does have to be addressed in each listing. The competition does not cause them to work harder. This tactic introduces risk that..even if I work hard and spend a lot of money marketing the property I may not get paid. That causes Realtors to be cautious about spending to much time and effort on such a property.

Petition:

We feel that REALTOR.com has not been responsive to the needs of REALTORS and that the current relationship between NAR and Move,Inc. (as currently constituted) is not in our interest as REALTORS for the following reasons:

1) Move, Inc. has a long standing pattern of raising fees on REALTORS and charging them exhorbitant fees in comparison with the costs of developing a national real estate listings site. Fees (which yet again are expected to be raised in 2009) are out of line with what other national listing aggregator websites cost their shareholders. Why should we be paying many multiples of what companies like Trulia and Zillow are costing THEIR shareholders for aggregating real estate listings on their sites?

2)After being provided ALL of our listings and photos, they have stripped off all but four, unless REALTORS pay them an annual “enhancement” fee. This effectively takes our clients and holds them hostage until we pay their “fee”. Much of this fee goes right back into “Sales expenses” which are Move,Inc.’s marketing to REALTORS that they MUST have their service. This adds HUGE costs to what is needed for a national website and is NOT acceptable.

3) In a world where many websites offer REALTORS social networking opportunities to connect REALTORS to potential clients, REALTOR.com has been sorely lacking in developing these types of programs.

4) The 2007 10K (released Feb 28, 2008) from Move, Inc. shows STAGGERING General and Administrative Expenses of over Million and Sales expenses of over 8 Million..these expenses are RIDICULOUS given their online properties and a development expense of Million. While we realize that this includes Top Producer and other assets of Move, Inc., that actually makes the ratio of development / Sales, General and Administrative Expense even MORE out of line. We are tired of having NAR tell US to pay for THEIR inefficiency.

We are not against paying for what WE receive. If you want to charge us for “enhancing OUR contact information” then fine. But don’t hold our CLIENTS and CUSTOMERS hostage. That is unconscionable. Many of them don’t know what you are doing to us and if they did, they would find it incredibly offensive.

More importantly, because the National Association of Realtors leased the rights to our web presence to third parties, they put themselves in the position of defending REALTOR.com’s inefficiencies and deficiencies to the general membership for their own financial gain.

We call on NAR to take steps to BUY BACK Realtor.com from Move, Inc. or to buy a controlling interest in Move, Inc. to provide a national listings site for REALTORS at a price that is REASONABLE and RATIONAL. With the current stock price so low, a controlling interest can be purchased at a reasonable price and other assets like TopProducer can be spun off to repay (partially) the investment. This is a strategy that makes SENSE.

Until NAR SERIOUSLY takes up this issue and hears our concerns, we vow to raise awareness, talk to the press, let our clients know what you are up to, and most importantly, we will NOT continue to pay higher and higher fees to cover Move, Inc.s inefficiencies and largess.

We do not do this out of spite. We do this to protect OUR good name and our industry. It only makes sense with Move, Inc’s stock price this low to take these actions. We call on you to address these concerns completely, totally, and immediately.

After you have added your name to this petition an e-mail will be sent to the given address to confirm your signature. Please make sure that your e-mail address is correct or you will not receive this e-mail and your name will not be counted.

http://www.takebackourr.com/the-petition/

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Do they (Jaqua realtors rental division, Kalamazoo/Portage) actually do the maintenance as they promise?

meh

i just recently started a new job. I am now a loan officer for a mortgage company. I’ve never done this line of work before. My boss told me that I need to build a relationship with all the realtors in my area. When I go to their office to introduce myself I’m not really sure of what to say to them. I want them to send their clients to me so I can’t sell them mortgages but I don’t know what to offer the realtors to make them want to send their clients to me. Most importantly what the heck do I say when i walk into the office for the first time and hand them my business card… please help me.

"Hello, Mr. So and So,
I’m Jane Dough, and I’m a mortgage loan officer. I’d like to speak with you for a few minutes, if I may."

Then outline why their customers would want to choose your company, and you, to process their mortgages. It’s a sales pitch that you’d use to a reluctant customer, convincing them to use your company. Show the advantages your company offers over others (but it isn’t wise to actually name names).

You’ll do fine.

http://PerformanceWebPage.com REALTOR Training – Most Realtors need training on how to get a web page to produce leads. The purpose of a great web page should be based on the results of its lead generation ability… Most real estate agent training focuses on script and dialogue, important stuff, just not the right Realtor training for producing a great lead generating website.

Most real estate agents get a web page based on looks and cost and do not understand its function as a lead generator or prospecting tool, they often treat is as a business card or a one stop shopping site for all the needs of a buyer or seller.

If you are a serious Realtor and want to get more leads, watch this video and you will have a new outlook on how a web page should and can be a massive lead generating tool for your business.

http://CommissionGusher.com

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I wonder why realtors get laughed at and made fun of. Most people think just for doing "a little paperwork" they get paid "thousands". Does anybody realize that it’s actually very time consuming and if done properly, can save the buyer or seller a huge headache and/or money. It’s actually a JOB. Often times, the realtor does not get paid if there is no end result, even though there were endless hours put into it. Are these jokers snobs or what?

I’ve never known Realtors to be looked down upon or laughed at.

But then I’m an insurance adjuster.

You should see some of the nasty looks I get when I tell people what I do! I’m hated just as much as a lawyer or used car salesman but no where near as well paid!!