Comments on: Perception Versus Realty

By: Quote of the Day | All Around KTown

Quote of the Day | All Around KTown — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:45:22 +0000

[...] Bill Lublin at agentgenius: …everyone who has a monthly housing expense is paying someone’s mortgage, so it may as [...]

By: Matthew Rathbun

Matthew Rathbun — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:50:07 +0000

::deep bow:: I stand corrected – I am still the rookie writer on the blog

Incredibly important points here. Too often practitioners relegate their need to be a micro-market professional. They try to utilize national publications or bias to justify their advice to their client. Not only is real estate local, but each consumer has different needs and desires that makes them unique.

By: Janice Bovee

Janice Bovee — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:00:38 +0000

You make many good points, “All real estate is local” has been my mantra for at least a year now. I think a lot of people are into doom and gloom scenarios. I’ve been an investor in Philadelphia and New Jersey real estate for 25yrs now and I say amen let them pay my mortgages.

By: West Toronto realtor

West Toronto realtor — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:48:06 +0000

Love this one! Sometimes I have feeling that there's, much more fun, when working as realtor on US market now. It seems nobody is knowing what's going on and everybody is talking just the right opposite and many "experts" emerged, while real professionals are just smiling. I am working as a West Toronto realtor team member and situation here is much calmer. However, you can find some (and there is still more and more of them) prophets, telling that "the crisis will cross Canadian borders in few weeks!" without providing any facts...

By: John Lauber

John Lauber — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:25:52 +0000

Bill and all – I mistyped the name above in my prior comment. It was Alan (not Art). I even double checked my comment. Too bad you can’t edit comments.

By: Bob Schenkenberger

Bob Schenkenberger — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:26:52 +0000

Love the video, I will be sharing it soon on my blog! Thanks for the post!

By: Bill Lublin

Bill Lublin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:33:15 +0000

@ John- Didn’t mean to ignore Al, but he’s said lots of negative stuff before reaching that epiphany!
@ Suzy – Thanks, I’m honored!

By: Phoenix Real Estate | Phoenix Homes for Sale | Dalton’s Arizona Homes Blog » Another Perspective on Renting

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:55:24 +0000

[...] this one courtesy of Bill Lublin over at Agent Genius. Bill is a real estate agent in the Philadelphia area: After all, everyone who has a monthly [...]

By: Suzy Trotta

Suzy Trotta — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:50:43 +0000

I love your final comment about renters paying someone else’s mortgages. I posted it over at my blog. Enjoyed the article!

By: John Lauber

John Lauber — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:05:58 +0000

I read those articles and forwarded them to my sphere when they came out. Being in your market, I’ve heard those same questions/concerns. I feel like I’ve been saying the same thing since 2006 or so, “This area is not as bad as the media would have you believe. All real estate is local and we’re OK.” I read all the articles in Philly Magazine and thought they could only help and we’ve been seeing plenty of action in our office since January (before the articles came out). I cringe when I hear Cramer and other “experts” make simplistic, across the board statements. We need more articles like Art Heavens wrote in early March (when that Philly magazine came out).

It’s like someone who keeps saying you look sick, that you think you may be sick. Some people I speak with do understand that they’re not “sick”. Those are the people I’m enjoying working with now. Now, if only a few more would take their medicine, I can keep paying my mortgage

Thanks for the post.