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Are you risking your Client Relationships by Recommending a Home Warranty Company? (1)
3/11/14 •
It’s a fairly common practice for RE agents to recommend home warranty companies to their clients and some even pay for the warranties at closing time to protect their sellers. But should agents get involved in recommending companies to clients that don’t deliver? In this two part investigative piece we sought to answer this question: […]
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Fidelity’s Disclosure Source Accuses Agent of Negligence for Relying on Disclosure Source’s Own NHD Report (20 Comments)
We were surprised to learn that Disclosure Source would accuse a Century 21 agent of negligence for using and relying on Disclosure Source’s inaccurate report in a real estate transaction. It’s actually even much worse than that. Here’s the story:
Millennials: How to Sell to Today’s Youngest Homebuyers (2)
3/07/14 •
As with any generation, the Millennials have their own unique likes and dislikes – ranging anywhere from music to food – and one trend which seems to be significantly different from any of their predecessors is their preference in real estate. In 2013, Generation Y accounted for roughly one third of all home sale, a […]
Southern California Housing Market Struggles in the New Year (1)
3/05/14 •
While you can usually count on Southern California to deliver beautiful weather the real estate forecast for 2014 appears to be a bit gloomy. DataQuick reports that 2014 started out with continued tight inventory, rising prices, rising interest rates and a shortage of baragin-priced foreclosed homes. Last month there were 14,471 sales on new and […]
California Government Fees Curb New Home Construction (1)
3/04/14 •
State and local government policies in California that restrict the supply of homes plus rising construction costs are causing a serious housing shortage. California’s zoning rules have thousands of restrictions that affect the entire construction process limiting the number of homes that are built each year. Zoning restrictions, which mandate open space and reduce housing […]
Update on Buffett’s Adventures in the Real Estate Market (1)
2/28/14 •
Warren Buffett has always seemed to know the right consumer brands to invest in – ranging anywhere from Geico to Diary Queen – but now his eyes have set aim on a new target, the real estate market. Following up on our story from last fall “What’s the Value of Your Real Estate Brand?”, we […]
