AGBeat » Russell Shaw http://agbeat.com News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Real estate team building – free video seminar http://agbeat.com/video/a-seminar-on-team-building/ http://agbeat.com/video/a-seminar-on-team-building/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 03:17:57 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/realtors/a-seminar-on-team-building/ “I want a big team.” Over the years I’ve had agents tell me they “wanted a big team”.  Or they “didn’t want a big team”.  I’ve never seen anyone who didn’t want “a big team” have a need for a team at all.  And (other than an oversized self image) I’ve never seen any good reason to “want a big [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/video/a-seminar-on-team-building/feed/ 15 Wachovia Will No Longer Postpone A Foreclosure http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/public-relations/wachovia-will-no-longer-postpone-a-foreclosure/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/public-relations/wachovia-will-no-longer-postpone-a-foreclosure/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:28:36 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/public-relations/wachovia-will-no-longer-postpone-a-foreclosure/ In an effort to stop sellers facing foreclosure from gaming their system, Wachovia has completely stopped allowing any postponement of a foreclosure or Trustee’s Sale.  I have long felt that Wachovia was not simply a good lender to deal with for a short sale – truth be told – they were the very best. I’m being told that this new [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/public-relations/wachovia-will-no-longer-postpone-a-foreclosure/feed/ 42 No BS real estate – upcoming panel in Scottsdale http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/no-bs-real-estate/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/no-bs-real-estate/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:11:52 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/marketing/no-bs-real-estate/ I don’t think Jeff Brown’s (BawldGuy) head is much larger than Jay Thompson’s head or my head.  But you wouldn’t know it if you looked here.  The three of us will be on a panel together on Tuesday, August 24th in Scottsdale.  Each of the three of us has a different approach to our business and yet I can’t remember [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/no-bs-real-estate/feed/ 49 Doing FHA Getting Real Tough, Real Soon – 06.17.10 http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/doing-fha-getting-real-tough-real-soon-06-17-10/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/doing-fha-getting-real-tough-real-soon-06-17-10/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:21:02 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/mortgage/doing-fha-getting-real-tough-real-soon-06-17-10/ Watch Video
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/doing-fha-getting-real-tough-real-soon-06-17-10/feed/ 12 Maybe I’ll stay in real estate? Or maybe I won’t? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/maybe-ill-stay-in-real-estate-maybe-i-wont/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/maybe-ill-stay-in-real-estate-maybe-i-wont/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 08:17:36 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/realtors/maybe-ill-stay-in-real-estate-maybe-i-wont/ Matt Stigliano – a relatively new agent is out of the business.  Temporarily.  Most agents in the business are “relatively new” to me – I’ve been in the house selling business since 1978.  Several people, in letting Matt know how much they cared about him, commented that – they too, had thought about leaving the business, or had also left [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/maybe-ill-stay-in-real-estate-maybe-i-wont/feed/ 43 The shadow inventory equals shadow gibberish? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/the-shadow-inventory-shadow-gibberish/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/the-shadow-inventory-shadow-gibberish/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 13:45:49 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/real-estate/the-shadow-inventory-shadow-gibberish/ One of the more remarkable methods used (even by “Intelligence Agencies”) to establish if something is true or not is to is to label it true if it came from a “reliable source”.  Who said it?  If he or she is considered reliable or an authority the data is considered true or factual.  The other – perhaps even more silly [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/the-shadow-inventory-shadow-gibberish/feed/ 53 Bank of America and The Lawyers Full Employment Program http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/bank-of-america-and-the-lawyers-full-employment-program/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/bank-of-america-and-the-lawyers-full-employment-program/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:14:50 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/public-relations/bank-of-america-and-the-lawyers-full-employment-program/ I have to admit – even I was surprised at this one.  I’ve previously written about Bank of America’s handling (sometimes an interesting word choice) of short sales.  I’ve written about how they have foreclosed on homes – by continuing with their foreclosure process even after the home was successfully sold to a new buyer who did not have a [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/bank-of-america-and-the-lawyers-full-employment-program/feed/ 22 Is a Short Sale Backlash Starting Against Bank of America? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/is-a-short-sale-backlash-starting-against-bank-of-america/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/is-a-short-sale-backlash-starting-against-bank-of-america/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:15:51 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/realtors/is-a-short-sale-backlash-starting-against-bank-of-america/ I’ve personally written about B of A Short Sales before and so have many others.  I don’t know if this will get any real traction but below is an unedited (and unsolicited) email I received that was sent out to Realtors across the country.   It’s crazy. Agents are Bank of America’s biggest customer. But they treat us like dirt [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/is-a-short-sale-backlash-starting-against-bank-of-america/feed/ 46 A Late Christmas Gift For You http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/a-late-christmas-gift-for-you/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/a-late-christmas-gift-for-you/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:48:04 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/marketing/a-late-christmas-gift-for-you/ I haven’t been blogging much lately (for some months) and needed an easy one to get myself started again.  The gift to me is being able to post this here now.  The gift to you is a really (really really) cool book from Seth Godin you can download for free, here. I think you will really like it.  I know [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/a-late-christmas-gift-for-you/feed/ 12 Social Media Revolution http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/social-media-revolution/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/social-media-revolution/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:57:27 +0000 Russell Shaw http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/social-media-revolution/ Top Tweeter It is no secret around the internet that I am the top Tweeter, Favorite Facer and was the first My Spacer ever.  So it is only right that I be the one to bring you this:  Turn your sound up.
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