Kevin Boer for NAR President
Fines for grammatical and spelling errors, for not uploading photos, using the words "cute, gorgeous ... honey stop the car" .... I'll vote for Kevin Boer in a heartbeat (of course, I don't have a vote that I know of). Seriously. Why not? One more…
A Cautionary Tale – Yet another Due Diligence Question for Buyers, Sellers and Realtors
The following is an account of a loan horror story recounted by a Charlottesville lender. First, a solution: What Realtors can do to avoid a similar scenario: Work with lenders who have successfully closed at least five loans in the past twelve months of the…
A simple question leads to an interesting conversation
One of my favorite snippets from the conversation is this - I would - but there is a very clear and important difference (between Realtors and attorneys) - they clearly disclose the entirely adversarial nature of their relationship. On top of all that, any comparison…
Choosing the Right Buyer’s Agent in Charlottesville
Last week's article in the Daily Progress was good (edit: now-broken link), but as I told the journalist at the time - there is so much more I wanted to go into that article, and newspapers are so limited by what they can offer in print.…
Surprised that Yun’s candor wasn’t noticed
From yesterday's USA Today (fingered by a client): Lawrence Yun: Consumers need to find out what is going on at the local level and not necessarily take national headline numbers as a point of reference. Sellers tend to be more stubborn in facing the reality…
Do Realtors have a Board of Ethics?
In response to a question from a reader last week - "Do Realtors have a Board of Ethics?" Yes. Yes we do. All REALTORS® pledge to abide by the Code of Ethics of the National Association of REALTORS®. The Code sets forth a REALTOR'S® obligations…
Should you disclose a disruptive neighbor?
Maybe, depending on the outcome of this case in Arizona. Glenn Melton thought he was buying the American dream for his daughter. What he got was a neighbor who launches into obscene tirades at any hour. So Melton sued the man who sold him the…
The Single-agent Dual Agency debate is revitalized at VARBuzz
Thanks to the monthly email newsletter from VAR. (Not everybody reads blogs?!) I know some members of the Virginia Real Estate Board have opinions; why don't they share them now? A sampling: As a listing agent, how can I promise to do the best job…
Lawrence Yun, thank you for speaking the truth about too many Realtors
I never (ever!) thought I would write that headline about a NAR Economist. Witness his post today: The number of REALTORS® grew from 750,000 at the turn of this decade to close to 1,370,000 as recently as August 2007. That is an addition of 83…
Notes on this morning’s presentation to Charlottesville Realtors
Despite trepidation about speaking to my competition about the benefits of blogging, I accepted the invitation to do just that. - Only 7-10 of approximately 100-125 in the audience have read the excellent VARBuzz. Hopefully, more will after today's presentation. - Many Charlottesville Realtors blog,…