Keyword: real estate agent
Century21 Realtor in China, dead from overworking says family
(China) Zhou Yu, 28, a Jiangsu Province native and Century21 branch manager was found dead in his apartment earlier this week. Family members claim Yu’s death was caused by overwork and fatigue, although no determination has been made yet as to the official cause of death. Relatives tell the Shanghai Daily that the Realtor often worked until midnight and rarely kept ...
Referrals, Facebook and the REALTOR trademark
It seems that there was a bit of a kerfuffle recently about a Facebook page that (gasp!) used the word REALTOR® in the URL. Evidently someone had set up a Facebook “Like” page for REALTORS® and, presumably, mere real estate agents to join in to give and receive referrals. So far, so good. It wasn’t until the registered trademark of the National Association ...
Real Estate Agents Rotting Like Dinosaurs- The Smell of Death Looms
Which Flavor Are You? Flavor One: Don’t give your data to Active Rain (localism) Trulia, Zillow, et al. Never sell the soul of the industry by adding value to big media site forums because at the end of the day, you’re trumping your own SEO efforts by placing a middle man between you and a phone call, Google search engine ...
Agent Gets Sued by Buyer After Home Loses Value
I am not a Real Estate Agent and I certainly don’t play one on T.V. But this piece of news coming out of California caught my attention: CARLSBAD, Calif. — Marty Ummel believes she paid too much for her house. So do millions of other people who bought at the peak of the housing boom. What makes Ummel different is ...














5 Things About Blogging I Didn’t Know 359 Days Ago
It’s almost my anniversary. My first post on AgentGenius arrived on September 22, 2008. By my calendar (which I sure hope is the same as yours) that means I’m only six days away from celebrating my blogging birthday. As I’ve mentioned previously in posts, I had done what I would now consider blogging back in my band days, but we ...