AGBeat » Realtor http://agbeat.com News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Property listing bloopers for the history books http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/tajma-hall-of-leases-mls-bloopers-for-the-history-books/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/tajma-hall-of-leases-mls-bloopers-for-the-history-books/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:55 +0000 Gwen Banta http://agbeat.com/?p=55100 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.) [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/tajma-hall-of-leases-mls-bloopers-for-the-history-books/feed/ 27 New horror show reveals the worst house ever sold http://agbeat.com/agbeatinsiders/new-horror-show-reveals-the-worst-house-ever-sold/ http://agbeat.com/agbeatinsiders/new-horror-show-reveals-the-worst-house-ever-sold/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:28:01 +0000 Edna Insider http://agbeat.com/?p=50784 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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]]> http://agbeat.com/agbeatinsiders/new-horror-show-reveals-the-worst-house-ever-sold/feed/ 0 Century21 Realtor in China, dead from overworking says family http://agbeat.com/real-estate-news-events/century21-realtor-in-china-dead-from-overwork-says-family/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-news-events/century21-realtor-in-china-dead-from-overwork-says-family/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:54:59 +0000 AGBeat http://agentgenius.com/?p=42376 (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 [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-news-events/century21-realtor-in-china-dead-from-overwork-says-family/feed/ 15 We’re laughing at you, not with you – Realtors should be fired http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/were-laughing-at-you-not-with-you-realtors-should-be-fired/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/were-laughing-at-you-not-with-you-realtors-should-be-fired/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:00:56 +0000 Benn Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=40805 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, [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/were-laughing-at-you-not-with-you-realtors-should-be-fired/feed/ 35 Should the real estate industry self regulate on privacy? [NAR] http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/should-real-estate-self-regulate-on-privacy/ http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/should-real-estate-self-regulate-on-privacy/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:24:11 +0000 Melanie Wyne http://agentgenius.com/?p=38951 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 [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/should-real-estate-self-regulate-on-privacy/feed/ 10 Stills, tills and MLS thrills – real estate humor and MLS flubs http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/stills-tills-mls-thrills/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/stills-tills-mls-thrills/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:00:13 +0000 Gwen Banta http://agentgenius.com/?p=33490 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 [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/stills-tills-mls-thrills/feed/ 24 Zillow partners with Yahoo! Real Estate and extends Premier Agent http://agbeat.com/real-estate-news-events/zillow-partners-with-yahoo-real-estate-and-extends-premier-agent/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-news-events/zillow-partners-with-yahoo-real-estate-and-extends-premier-agent/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:36:45 +0000 Benn Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=29695 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. [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-news-events/zillow-partners-with-yahoo-real-estate-and-extends-premier-agent/feed/ 25 Ten inspiration points for real estate blogging http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/ten-inpiration-points-for-real-estate-blogging/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/ten-inpiration-points-for-real-estate-blogging/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:35:55 +0000 Lesley Lambert http://agentgenius.com/?p=29176 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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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/ten-inpiration-points-for-real-estate-blogging/feed/ 15 The Flip Side of the Bad Data Debate Cont. The Agent’s Fault… http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/the-flip-side-of-the-bad-data-debate-cont-the-agents-responsibility/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/the-flip-side-of-the-bad-data-debate-cont-the-agents-responsibility/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:41:24 +0000 Benn Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=25667 Wrecking Listing Data’s Good Name? After some intense debate both on and offline about how third party media companies are wrecking the listing data’s GOOD name, we set out to find out some reasons that data inaccuracies seem to be common place on third party websites.  We wanted to know how in the world it could be possible that sites [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/the-flip-side-of-the-bad-data-debate-cont-the-agents-responsibility/feed/ 20 A Word With the Brokers – Technology Policies and Monitoring Tips http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/a-word-with-the-brokers-tech-policies/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/a-word-with-the-brokers-tech-policies/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:38:09 +0000 Matthew Rathbun http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/real-estate/a-word-with-the-brokers-tech-policies/ Be Vigilant But Not Obsessive I have frequently taught classes on risk management and online marketing. Inevitably I have found some very disconcerting levels of knowledge in many Brokers regarding online techniques. With the increased use of Social Media, I’ve found that most brokers are becoming paralyzed with fear and lack of understanding. A result of these emotions has caused [...]
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