Electronic Signatures – Not Groundbreaking but Great all the Same
Why Use Electronic Signatures? 1 - It's secure 2 - It's easy 3 - It saves time and money 4 - It's environmentally sound - instead of driving 30+ miles to meet clients, I can just email them. Think about it - by using electronic…
Electronic Signatures for Real Estate Transactions
I've been using electronic signatures for a few weeks now, and they have been tremendously helpful - saving gas, time and energy. Instead of faxing, emailing, printing, scanning ... my buyer and seller clients have clicked to sign. From out-of-country to clients to those fifteen…
Speaking at National Association of Realtors Convention in San Diego
I'm sitting on a panel discussing the Future of the MLS at the National Association of Realtors convention in San Diego. After the announcement of RPR last week, the future is bright/cloudy/great/muddled/uncertain. As with every conference I attend, I go with a couple goals: 1…
Big News in Real Estate – It’s About Time
It's been pretty boring in real estate for a while. Not anymore. There was an announcement by the National Association of Realtors, in conjunction with Cyberhomes and RPR, LLC in the real estate world last week, and likely very few Realtors, real estate agents and…
The Eight Thousand Dollar Homebuyer Tax Credit Expires in …
.... Update 14 August 2009: Cyberhomes notes that the credit may be extended: So, I was happy to see a tweet yesterday about an effort from the National Association of Home Builders to extend the tax credit through Nov. 30, 2010. They're also asking Congress…
10 Things Your Realtor May Not Tell You
I wouldn't have known about the allegedly controversial Smart Money article had the President of the National Association of Realtors not addressed it (without a link to the Smart Money story as is common blogging practice) .... "10 Things your Realtor won't tell you" is…
Single Agent Dual Agency – Do Consumers Care?
Do consumers care about Single Agent Dual Agency? Maybe. The Code of Virginia states: A. A licensee may act as a dual representative only with the written consent of all clients to the transaction. Such written consent and disclosure of the brokerage relationship as required…
Dammit, NAR
All I can do with this is keep doing what I've been doing, in spite of the National Association of Realtors.
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…
What the DOJ-NAR settlement means for me
Probably very little. My thoughts on the DOJ -v- NAR settlement, at the prodding of a reader (thank you!) specifically regarding this article in the Washington Post - Justice Department officials and others who have tracked the case said the agreement will result in more…