AGBeat » Ethics 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 Short Sales – The Best Things in Life Aren’t Free http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/short-sales-%e2%80%93-the-best-things-in-life-aren%e2%80%99t-free/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/short-sales-%e2%80%93-the-best-things-in-life-aren%e2%80%99t-free/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:00:41 +0000 Melissa Zavala http://agentgenius.com/?p=34517 How much does a short sale cost? Anyone who has received a Notice of Default or has missed a few payments on a mortgage gets lots and lots of mail. Those folks get mailings that look like checks but are just teasers in order to elicit a call to a third party loan modification company. There are also postcards and [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/short-sales-flips-flops-and-a-pair-of-ruined-pants/feed/ 15 What’s More Important: Your Tithing or your Mortgage? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/whats-more-important-your-tithing-or-your-mortgage/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/whats-more-important-your-tithing-or-your-mortgage/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:08:09 +0000 Jonathan Benya http://agentgenius.com/?p=28751 If you had to choose between paying your mortgage and tithing to your religious organization, which would you do?  I’ve recently had first hand experience with people who are facing this crisis, and the dilemma is a mixture of deeply rooted religious belief, morality, and fiscal responsibility. Tithing Or Mortgage? If you tithe 10% of your income, and your ARM [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/whats-more-important-your-tithing-or-your-mortgage/feed/ 35 Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but is content theft? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/imitation-is-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/imitation-is-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:13:50 +0000 Jonathan Benya http://agentgenius.com/?p=27053 That doesn’t make it legal, though! Ever since I started blogging, I’ve found a constant problem with websites commandeering original content I’ve written for their own use.  When it first happened, I was flattered that someone else thought enough of my writing to re-post it!  I quickly found that there was also a pretty hideous downside to such a backhanded [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/imitation-is-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/feed/ 15 Buyer Agency – is This Realtors’ Dirty Little Secret? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/buyer-agency-realtors-dirty-little-secret/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/buyer-agency-realtors-dirty-little-secret/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:54:54 +0000 Renee Porsia http://agentgenius.com/?p=24415 Call me crazy… Call me crazy but when I am told that something is the law, I abide by it. I’m just funny that way, which is why I just can’t understand why still so many Brokers/Realtors® refuse to present the Consumer Notice or the Buyer Broker Agreement to buyers when they first meet. Dirty little secret I’ve talked to many [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/buyer-agency-realtors-dirty-little-secret/feed/ 20 The Age Old Dual Agency in Real Estate Debate http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/the-age-old-dual-agency-in-real-estate-debate/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/the-age-old-dual-agency-in-real-estate-debate/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:21:19 +0000 Patrick Flynn http://agentgenius.com/?p=23785 Please welcome AG’s newest writer, Patrick Flynn who has been a practicing real estate professional for 13 years and a Designated Broker for going on seven of those years. Patrick is a Certified Real Estate Instructor who has coached many agents in their business and joins us to talk about a variety of real estate topics, starting today with the [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/the-age-old-dual-agency-in-real-estate-debate/feed/ 107 No More BPOs For You! (How You Could be Violating RELRA) http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/no-more-bpos-for-you-how-you-could-be-violating-relra/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/no-more-bpos-for-you-how-you-could-be-violating-relra/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:13:44 +0000 Renee Porsia http://agentgenius.com/?p=23868 Take a moment: If you are a Realtor (especially in Pennsylvania) who has been performing BPOS (Broker Price Opinions) for lenders, you might want to stop and take a moment to read this. Perform a BPO and you may be violating the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act (RELRA) and the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act, and could be prosecuted [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/no-more-bpos-for-you-how-you-could-be-violating-relra/feed/ 29 Hey Man, Want to Buy a Picture of My Sister Listing? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/hey-man-want-to-buy-a-picture-of-my-sister-listing/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/hey-man-want-to-buy-a-picture-of-my-sister-listing/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:12:02 +0000 Fred Glick http://agentgenius.com/?p=23442 I just finished a search for a potential client. They are looking for a 3 bedroom, 1 bath home that is pet friendly and have a wide geographic scope of where they would live and a fairly high price ceiling for the marketplace. So, I started in my legacy, local, required MLS service on the space windows computer that I [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/hey-man-want-to-buy-a-picture-of-my-sister-listing/feed/ 20 Top 10 Reasons Consumers Hate Real Estate Agents http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/top-10-reason-consumer-hate-real-estate-agents/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/top-10-reason-consumer-hate-real-estate-agents/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:08:15 +0000 Fred Glick http://agentgenius.com/?p=23028 Drumroll, please… 10. Facebook listings from agents who don’t know how to type, spell or understand Facebook 9. Teams are dumb and people know it 8. Almost everyone has a license, so you are not anyone special in their eyes 7. You still advertise in a newspaper that no one reads 6. You try to make them sign a buyer [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/top-10-reason-consumer-hate-real-estate-agents/feed/ 54 The Old Real Estate Bait and Switch – Writer Debut http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/the-old-real-estate-bait-and-switch-writer-debut/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-law-marketing/the-old-real-estate-bait-and-switch-writer-debut/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:57:58 +0000 Renee Porsia http://agentgenius.com/?p=22917 Please welcome Agent Genius’ newest writer, Renee Porsia who we have been working with for months to come aboard due to her wit, her ability to shake things up, and her chutzpah if you will. Renee is the Associate Broker at RE/MAX Action Realty and her being a gal from Philly explains why she isn’t scared to speak out, beginning [...]
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