Every now and then you run into a situation that makes you just scratch your head. This week I had such an occasion. I picked up a client at his hotel, and we headed off to look at a few houses including one in a new build development. My client is telling me how he spent his life in sales and how he does not like salespeople at all, especially Realtors. Mr. Client was talking about how he gets annoyed when salespeople go around pointing out the obvious like they are adding value. For example, … [Read more...]
A real estate tool I couldn’t imagine living without
It is amazing at times how fast things in the real estate industry change. Just a year ago if you said Phoenix would the hottest real estate market in the country in 2012, few would have believed that was possible. Something that may change even quicker than the Phoenix real estate market is how we use technology in our business. There is a reason Thompson's Realty uses the tag line "The Power Of Technology With A Personal Touch." Jay and Francy Thompson understood that using technology could … [Read more...]
Contracts are neither moral nor immoral
Are short sales moral? I am going to talk a little bit about the “moral side” of a short sale. My favorite part of this story... the twist at the end that makes the whole thing laughable. I was reading this article on CNBC this weekend about short sales and felt I needed to jump into the discussion. The Phoenix Real Estate Guy has written a lot about short sales as they have been a major part of the Phoenix housing market for the last few years. The premise of the article is, should … [Read more...]
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