Category Archives: A Broker’s Job

Bring on Your Hybrid Fee Structures REDUX

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Doug Heddings

From the True Gotham Archives (yep, still on vaca): Mark S. Nadel has written a paper about fee structures in real estate. From the abstract (via Inman): While real estate brokers have long set their fee as a straight percentage … Continue reading →

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Representing Both Buyer and Seller REDUX

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Doug Heddings

From the True Gotham Archives (yes I’m still away and back on Monday): Bloodhound Blog, (which is based in Arizona) has a very interesting debate about dual agency–that is, when an agent represents both buyer and seller in a transaction. … Continue reading →

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When Sellers Exit the Driver’s Seat REDUX

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Doug Heddings

From the True Gotham Archives (because I’m still on vacation): This weekend in The New York Times, Teri Karush Rogers put her finger right on a major point about Manhattan real estate: sellers are used to behaving like royalty. She … Continue reading →

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Virtual Tours Aren’t Going Away Redux

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Doug Heddings

From the True Gotham Archives (with an amendment at the end): The House Media Network has a big article about the merits of searching for property online. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 74 percent of homebuyers used … Continue reading →

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True Gotham Redux

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I’m off to the Dominican republic today for a much needed vacation with the family.  I’ll be back blogging on Monday, April 2nd but today and all of next week, I will rerun some of True Gotham’s most popular/controversial posts.  … Continue reading →

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For Sale By Owner: Going it Without an Agent

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I’m home with the flu today just two short days before a much needed week long vacation in the Dominican Republic and thought that since I’m out of commission (certainly not in the financial sense of the word) a post … Continue reading →

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Buyers and Sellers Advice to Real Estate Agents

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Doug Heddings

This is perhaps the absolute best advice I have ever seen posted for real estate agents and it comes directly from a seller/buyer.  The Big Picture’s Rules for Real Estate Agents is a MUST READ for ALL Real Estate professionals and … Continue reading →

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Agents Demanding Kickbacks from Mortgage Brokers

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I must say that despite the many issues that I have with the "wild west" type of atmosphere often found in the real estate industry, even I was surprised to read this recent Jen Benepe article from The Real Deal … Continue reading →

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Friday Link-O-Rama

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Doug Heddings

In perusing all of the RSS feeds this morning, Bubble Meter reminded me that I haven’t blogged once about the subprime mortgage market implosion, so courtesy of Bubble Meter, here are some links of sites who are doing an excellent job … Continue reading →

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Pricing Property Properly…Positively a Priority!

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Doug Heddings

It’s no secret that the prime marketing time for selling a home occurs during the first few weeks of it’s listing.  Don’t just take my word for it.  "Your home should be priced right from the very beginning," according to … Continue reading →

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