Keyword: FSBO

Zillow ends Listings API, pulls FSBOs from Redfin, other sites

Zillow ends Listings API, pulls FSBOs from Redfin, other sites

Pulling FSBOs Redfin announced today that their site will no longer feature homes for sale by owner (FSBO), beginning Thursday, as Zillow will no longer be sending FSBO and other manually posted listings to be displayed on their site. Redfin is not alone, as this impacts any real estate brokerage, website or service that is featuring listings through Zillow’s Postings ...

Tara Steele | 2012/02/06  | 16 Comments Business News

ForSalebyOwner.com founder gives up on own listing, hires real estate broker

ForSalebyOwner.com founder gives up on own listing, hires real estate broker

Former FSBO CEO sells home the traditional way Founder and former CEO of ForSalebyOwner.com, Colby Sambrotto listed his 2,000 square foot New York condominium on his own through online classified ads and FSBO sites, but after six months, he opted to hire New York broker Jesse Buckler who immediately advised a price change as the listing was not attracting the ...

AGBeat | 2011/08/03  | 1,455 Comments News

A Simple Question: MLS and Responsibility

A Simple Question: MLS and Responsibility

Fiduciary Responsibility, Laws and Morals I’ve been panning this question in both hemispheres of my brain:  “Does MLS actually fulfill the fiduciary or statutory responsibility of the Agent?”  I am not sure it does.  Most buyers hire Selling Agents to help them find their next home, not just those homes in the MLS.  An undisclosed, Unrepresented Seller’s (FSBO) webpage has ...

Matthew Rathbun | 2009/04/19  | 18 Comments Coaching

UPDATED: FSBOs on Realtor.com?!?

UPDATED: FSBOs on Realtor.com?!?

Huh? From a press release by ForSaleByOwner.com: ForSaleByOwner.com today announced that it has become the nation’s first “by owner” real estate website to enable home sellers to advertise their home on Realtor.com without appearing on a local Multiple Listing Service (MLS). This new direct access to Realtor.com follows the May 2008 settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the ...

Jay Thompson | 2008/11/13  | 87 Comments Editorials

RealtySpace Calls No Commission Listings Superior

RealtySpace Calls No Commission Listings Superior

Press Release Fail This is the actual press release in its full glory (my notes will be at the end and all bolds in the release are emphasized by me): A recognized leader in no commission online FSBO real estate listings, RealtySpace.com is breathing new life into the sluggish real estate market. Boca Raton, Fla. (PRWEB) October 29, 2008 — ...

Lani Rosales | 2008/11/01  | 12 Comments Social Media

Put Your Data On The Map

Put Your Data On The Map

My day job is currently with a title company and we send our customers lists several times a week of for sale by owner lists and foreclosure lists.  These typically come in a CSV (Excel-readable) file format.  I’m the lucky one to generate these TPS reports and when I look at them, I think, “Drat! If only these spreadsheets weren’t ...

Nick Bostic | 2008/08/14  | 13 Comments Social Media

Buying Your Type of Neighbors?

Buying Your Type of Neighbors?

click for full image $10,000 …for Suggesting the Right Kind of People Buying neighbors is not a good thing, nor is attempting to decide their religion, or any other issues in relation to fair housing. But apparently one Mortgage Broker has allegedly attempted to do just that in an upper income New Jersey neighborhood. Jack Lefkowitz a New York Mortgage Broker ...

Benn Rosales | 2008/05/30  | 34 Comments Ethics