Sellsius° wrote this morning about tabbed browsing, but they have no idea. I live my normal life with over 100 tabs open at any time, and right now I have many more than that. I’m going to do a bunch of links, because I want to close tabs I’ve been opening since last week.
(What about crashes? I use Saft for Safari. My Mac never crashes anyway, but if Safari starts to get cranky, I Force Quit then relaunch. Saft reopens all my previously-opened tabs.)
Joel Burslem at the Future of Real Estate Marketing cites some stats from Redfin. Not to be contrary, but I think 131 total transactions ain’t bad for a new brokerage. It’s nothing for the head-count of 35, to be sure, but most of those heads are useless eaters. Divided by 12 agents, that’s almost 11 sides per agent over six months, just short of two sides a month. At full-commission, they could live on that. But at one-third commission, before the broker’s cut, its pretty lousy money, so I guess Joel is right in the end.
The Property Monger shows how to use inspections as a negotiating tool. The post is pretty Massachusettscentric, but the general principles travel.
Bonnie Erickson at Real Estate Snippets takes on buying real estate during a divorce. The specifics might be Land of a Thousand Lakes-local, but, again, the principles are ubiquitous.
My favorite math gods, Altos Research, take on the media’s flavor of the month: The unaffordability of housing. Alas, the last time math persuaded a reporter is when it persuaded him to major in Journalism.
Local to Arizona, Todd Tarson at moco real estate news details how Mohave County was able to hang onto it’s land use traditions. It turns out you can fight City Hall…
John Keith at The Boston Real Estate blog weighs in on the idea of flat-fee buyer representation.
Want to sell to wired prospects? Mike’s Corner has bad news and good news, with a review of Waiting for your cat to bark? (Mike’s feed is broken, so you’ll need to visit his blog to keep up with his thinking.)
Jeff Brown at Behind the Curtain advises you on the two people who should always be happy to see you, then passes on a sweet yarn about a bucolic small town — that happens to be a state capital. One more; the man is like Swiss chocolate: Interest Rates To Rise… Oops!
Last week, The Property Monger made note of a GPS-based public records look-up. That’s kind of Cheez-Whiz for my tastes, but my ears perked up at this: “I can see more of a “talking house” turned full video tour right to your phone / handheld device.” Paging Mike Price…
Pat Kitano at TransparentRE is exploring the details of real estate weblogging in detail. The work is spread across several posts, so start at the top and just keep reading.
The For Sale By Owner Center has further thoughts on negotiating commissions for buyer representation.
Finally, Kris Berg at The San Diego Home Blog teaches us why the corn does not convey with the house, a deft take on the difference between pre-licensing courses and real estate education.
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Bonnie Erickson says:
Wow, Greg, I thought I was going to get a treatise on tabs and found a “whole lotta link love” going on. Thanks for the mention.
October 4, 2006 — 6:23 am
Jon Ernest says:
“pretty Massachusettscentric”
So… are you calling me a Masshole? 🙂
October 4, 2006 — 9:43 am
Jeff Brown says:
Thanks a bunch Greg. That explains my wife’s immediate attraction to me. 🙂
October 4, 2006 — 10:38 am