Keyword: Realtors
What two journalists’ mistakes can teach Realtors about ethics
What journalists and Realtors have in common Two things happened recently with wildly different writers for local paper, The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Connie Schultz, wife of Senator Sherrod Brown, used to be an opinion columnist. She mainly focused on social issues and human interest pieces while working at the PD, and up until one of her rare columns, did not typically ...
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 ...
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“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 ...
$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.) ...
Doubt resistant landscaping and other hilarious MLS oddities
Friends, the MLS was rife with strange spelling and phrasing this week. Our local newspaper ads also gave the MLS some great competition. Are we all just tired after a year in the trenches? Or are there a lot of block heads walking around out there? You decide: November Potpourri “Ask about growth” (Okay. What’s that large knob on your forehead?) ...
Home buyers rank tech savviness as the least important characteristic in their agent
What buyers want in a Realtor The 2011 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers, and report that almost all Americans now use a Realtor; the percentage is at a ten year high, rising twenty percent in the last decade alone. The average buyer now finds their agent by word of mouth and often ...
Percentage of home buyers using a Realtor at ten year high
Consumers seeking out Realtors more in 2011 The 2011 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers, and report that most buyers (89 percent) purchase their home through a real estate agent or broker, in fact, the percentage is at a ten year high, rising twenty percent in the last decade. The other two ...
“Nice butt needs work” – Falling behind with the MLS
What a week for bloopers! I know agents are worn out this time of year, but we all need to hit the spell check button or we may go down in infamy. Witness these blooper classics, friends: Falling Behind? “Nice butt needs work” (My ex said that just before his butt hit the curb.) “Reel Estate Experts” (Oh yeah? Have you met my client, ...
Ass is – are your listing remarks self-descriptive? MLS Bloopers
Fall is here, and as the leaves take on brilliant color, so does the MLS. Check out this week’s rash of bloopers, friends. Most of these remarks tell us more about the agent than the property. Thanks to Greg Cooper of Indianapolis, Jane Peters of Los Angeles, Margaret Goss of Winnetka, IL and Patty Da Silva of Davie, Florida for their ...
“Custom stink” – is that your dying career I smell?
Some agents and brokers really “stepped in it” this week, metaphorically speaking that is. If you smell something rotten, it could be your spelling. Thanks to Patty Da Silva for her great contribution from Florida for this week’s Blooper Scooper, and to my buddy Jane Peters for her never-ending great blooper finds here in Los Angeles. Check out these stinkers: Bathroom Blues “Custom stink” ...
Nothing speared – real estate bloopers that miss the point
Fall has arrived and leaves are falling off the trees, my friends. These real estate bloopers indicate that a lot of nuts have fallen off as well. Here’s some autumn color for you: Amenities You Can Live Without “Nothing speared” (I suppose that’s a good selling point…if you’re a tuna.) “New plow price” (That’s nice if you’re into tractor pulls.) “Privates ...
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