Keyword: Business Model

Who is the Center of Your Real Estate Business?

Who is the Center of Your Real Estate Business?

In a recent conversation during the Virtual ReBarCamp, Joe Ferraro was talking about the future of real estate brokerages, which he thought would be an Agent Centric Model. Rob Hahn of 7DS Consulting immediately chimed in that if the real estate industry became any more agent centric, it would put brokerages out of business because of their low profit margins.  ...

Bill Lublin | 2009/11/25  | 28 Comments Editorials

What do Agents Really Want?

What do Agents Really Want?

Real Estate Recruiting I can’t speak for all real estate agents but I suspect that this post will speak for a few of us. As some agents are leaving the business and some of our local real estate companies are shrinking a bit they have stepped up their recruiting efforts. We all know that real estate companies do not sell ...

Teresa Boardman | 2008/06/20  | 72 Comments Editorials

Why do You Work There?

Why do You Work There?

Photo from Creativecommons.org by madebytess Matthew Rathbun is one of my heroes. He wrote

Bill Lublin | 2008/06/01  | 37 Comments Editorials

Your Vicious Competitors

Your Vicious Competitors

original photo by: glynnish eHarmony In the world of online dating, the sea of website options are endless, all promising the perfect love connection.  EHarmony has a massive following and a very expensive ad campaign- we are all educated about their philosophy that you are matched on multiple levels after taking what equates to a psych evaluation test.  The theory ...

Lani Rosales | 2008/03/12  | 9 Comments Marketing

The True Definition of Value – Good vs Great – I’ve Seen it

The True Definition of Value – Good vs Great – I’ve Seen it

There is no doubt that I love real estate, I love the art of buying and selling, I love the people, and I love to win- I just do not lose. Let me give you a bit of back story here, because it is the back story that will help you to understand the ending. For the better part of ...

Benn Rosales | 2007/11/28  | 13 Comments Marketing

Redfin Proves Me Right, Again… Redfinned

Redfin Proves Me Right, Again… Redfinned

Back on May 21st, RE Agent in CT wrote a shorty piece on One Good Thing About Redfinwhich was an interesting twist on all the verbal violence against Redfin. In Short, Athol Kay asserted that at least Redfin customers and clients would receive consistent service similar to McDonalds, but my reaction was that volume has nothing to do with service. ...

Benn Rosales | 2007/06/13  | 14 Comments Editorials

New Business Approach? Or just another job?

New Business Approach? Or just another job?

The hype turns out to be just another 9-5 grinder, and this is what you get: Zip last month reported a $3.1 million net loss in the first quarter. Despite the loss, the company continues to expand brokerage operations into new markets and recruit more agents. Zip stock (Nasdaq: ZIPR) fell .05% in afterhours trading at $7.47 a share. It just doesn’t ...

Benn Rosales | 2007/06/12  | 0 Comments Editorials

Worth the read- NAR bringing more heat from the DOJ?

Worth the read- NAR bringing more heat from the DOJ?

Obviously, someone dug business model up to bash him a little more-  J. Dalton on what NAR’s up to over in TN.  Love it or hate it, you should read and weigh in. DOJ opposes a bill that would eliminate the rebate business model (sorry Realtor Genius, the term’s not dead yet – not until you suggest an alternative) from ...

Benn Rosales | 2007/05/25  | 0 Comments Editorials

The phrase “business model” died today of an apparent overdose

The phrase “business model” died today of an apparent overdose

In an apparent suicide, Business Model took his own life today. Tragically, BM was survived by no one. Unnamed sources cite recent surge in abuse of BM on online blogs, press, and print media. “I just can’t take it anymore!,” authorities quoted from his goodbye letter. RealtorGenius.com waves goodbye to the blogosphere’s most beloved phrase; you will be missed…

Benn Rosales | 2007/05/21  | 3 Comments Editorials