Keyword: MLS
Sharing listing data is irrelevant if Realtors let others shape the future
Looking outside of real estate “As a company, we are culturally pioneers, and we like to disrupt even our own business.” Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, in a November 2011 interview with Wired Magazine. I’ve been in a real estate for a decade, and I can’t imagine a statement even close to that coming from any “leader” of the real estate ...
Leg in for details? MLS property listing remarks with a kick
As an experienced agent, I sometimes think I’ve seen everything, but when I read the remarks below, I realized I have so much to learn. For instance, how does one get enough pate for a road? Or enough figs to make drapes? And why would one shag on a roof? Read these bloopers, and then maybe you can explain it ...
Open letter to brokers on ending listing syndication
Brokers pulling listings We reported last week that San Diego-based Abbot Realty Group (ARG) President and Managing Broker, Jim Abbott released a video on YouTube explaining why their brokerage will no longer permit third party syndication sites like Trulia, Realtor.com and Zillow to syndicate their listings, but will continue to syndicate company listings to their local MLS, Sandicor. ARG’s announcement ...
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Dual real estate revolutions gaining velocity
Revolution #1 In case you haven’t noticed, the local MLS is available to the public through literally a hundred if not a thousand websites in your market. In fact, I’d go as far as to say ya can’t swing a dead cat without hittin’ some Realtor’s IDX. (In essence, the MLS on an agent’s website.) This means that if you’re ...
Third party real estate listing companies, too big to fail?
Broker makes a public statement In a public declaration, San Diego-based Abbot Realty Group (ARG) President and Managing Broker, Jim Abbott released a video on YouTube explaining why their brokerage will no longer permit third party syndication sites like Trulia, Realtor.com and Zillow to syndicate their listings, but will continue to syndicate company listings to their local MLS, Sandicor. ARG’s ...
Property listing bloopers for the history books
The “Tajma Hall of leases”??? This agent should be sealed in a mausoleum until he can pass a spelling test AND a history test! However, he wasn’t the only one who buried himself this week – check out these other bloopers, friends: Please tell me it’s a joke… “Presenting the Tajma Hall of Leases” (Presenting the idiot savant of agents.) ...
Career deaths due to MLS mishaps
The year is rolling along at the speed of idiots! Check out these bloopers from the MLS and real estate ads, and I’m sure I’ll get no argument. Jane Peters of Los Angeles and Michael Jacobs of Pasadena both found some great bloopers this week. I suspect this year will be a wild ride, folks! Death Be Not Proud “Somother work to ...
Invisible wall of gass – MLS stinkers and clinkers
Something may have been rotten in the State of Denmark, but the MLS isn’t smelling much better. Check out these stinkers and clinkers from the MLS and other real estate ads if you’re in the mood for a few giggles: Something Seems Amiss… “One moth incentive” (So do you wave a wool sweater before their little eyes?) “Come see a good ...
Mable on floor, the MLS New Year’s Eve hangover
Happy New Year, friends. This year is starting out with as much laughter as we ended with in 2011 when buyers flocked “like bees to hiney.” (Please see the 2011 Dufis Award in my last post.) The following bloopers will prove that nothing much has changed regarding MLS giggles and goofs. Check out these gaffes to start your year with some hearty ...
“Breakfast hook” – More MLS hoots and hang-ups
Well friends, this is my last blooper post of the year, and I still have not run out of material. I don’t know whether to thank these hapless agents or to flog them. At the very least, Perhaps I should commend them for sending us off into 2012 with a lot of laughter. Enjoy these bloopers, and have a Happy New ...
Real estate listing typos and bloopers that will delight and offend
From blundering fools to complete tools, the bloopers on the MLS were hysterical this week, friends. I received some great contributions from John M. Scott of beautiful San Francisco, Jane Peters from right here in our beloved L.A., and Bruce Walter from the great Hoosier State of Indiana. Enjoy the the goofs, and have a wonderful holiday, everyone! First the Fools… “Large fool” (Is that the slogan ...
$25 grab bab – eye grabbing MLS blunders across America
The round of holiday parties has begun, and it seems to me that the celebratory antics must include some mind-altering substances. Remember, a listing is a home for sale, friends…not the way one walks after the office party. Please be sure to use a designated typist this holiday season. Did I Hear A Cork Pop? “$25 grab bab” (Bab must be financing her college education.) ...
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