Keyword: Realtor
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.) ...
“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 ...
New horror show reveals the worst house ever sold
American Horror Story premiered this week on FX and it is about a family that goes to the west coast for their second chance at their rocky marriage and buy a home that they acknowledge is “four times worth” what they paid for it. Their Realtor acted creeped out during the tour and finally admitted that the last owners died ...
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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 ...
We’re laughing at you, not with you – Realtors should be fired
Our resident humorist Gwen Banta shows up every Friday morning to poke some fun at our industry peers for their faux pas on MLS listings from around the country. Beyond the issue of funny photos, she’s more into the typos and gaffes Realtors leave in their listing wake, subtly pointing to a broader industry epidemic. It’s funny to laugh at, ...
Should the real estate industry self regulate on privacy? [NAR]
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A new Congress is in full swing here in Washington and policy agendas are shaping up for 2011. In the technology area, a perennial hot issue is privacy and data security. I recently attended the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee’s “State of the Net” conference; an annual must stop on every tech policy wonk’s conference circuit. Among the many issues ...
Leveraging the cult of personality in real estate
Off the top of your head, name 5 Realtors in the blogosphere that you consistently read, look up to, or model your own business after. There’s a common thread amongst all of them; an infectious personality. These agents have a natural ability to inspire us, make us laugh, and they have an ingrained sense of sharing. Nothing is off-limits to ...
Stills, tills and MLS thrills – real estate humor and MLS flubs
Ah – what a week for bloopers! This week we’re rolling in booze and money. Join the party, folks – BYOL. (Bring Your Own Laughs): First Round Is On Me “Equipped with Boose Theatre System” (I’ll drink to that!)” “Antique great still in FP” (Really? Grandpa’s was in the tub.) “New hard landscraping” (Where’s there’s a will, there’s a till.) “Too many ...
The art of fairness versus representation in the practice of real estate
Recently I was speaking with a new Realtor (they’re so cute, when they’re little) and was discussing her exasperation with an agent who hadn’t yet sent a home inspection report, with an impending deadline looming. This Listing Agent mused that she needed to call the Buyer Agent and ask for the Home Inspection Report and addendum, before the expiration of ...
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 ...
Zillow partners with Yahoo! Real Estate and extends Premier Agent
Zillow announced late this evening that it has inked a deal with Yahoo! Real Estate to expand Zillow’s real estate search to Yahoo! property hunters. This deal also extends Zillow’s Premier Agent product offering to Yahoo!. The number two and three most popular real estate sites combine to make a powerful foe to Trulia’s recent partnership with CNNMoney.com announced yesterday. ...
Ten inspiration points for real estate blogging
Finding inspiration So, you are a real estate agent who has decided that you want to embrace inbound marketing via social media and the internet. You have read success stories, maybe you even know someone at your office who is using these tools to great advantage and you have made the call that you are ready to jump on board ...
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