Realtor

Don't be surprised if the greeter at Wal-Mart is the guy who sold you your house. The housing market's decline has sent once-successful realty agents scrambling for second jobs or dumping the profession altogether. According to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, Realtors, brokers and builders...

The most popular American dream may still be home ownership but in the past year for many individuals, who now own a second home thanks to a troubled housing market, the dream has transformed into selling their own home. While a simple yard sign from your local hardware store may have done the...

Last month I took a look at ways to sell your home on the internet, as well as a Realtor's take on going the For Sale By Owner (FSBO) route. It was all part of my quest to make an informed decision. After these stories ran I was contacted by ForSaleByOwner.com, one of the services I looked at in...

Selling a home in today's market is a challenge, but going it alone as a "For Sale By Owner", adds a whole new set of issues to the equation. I began looking into the FSBO market after a good friend asked my opinion on several online sites that offer service to for sale by owners. After looking...

According to his website, Tom Hopkins is one of the top sales gurus in the world: "His first book, How to Master the Art of Selling, has sold over 1.6 million copies and been translated into ten languages." He is known as "the builder of sales champions."So it's fair to say that the techniques...

Any real estate agent will tell you that the internet has changed the world of selling homes -- most buyers browse listings online, and no longer have to rely on realtors to see MLS listing sheets. Today's buyer is far better informed than in the past. So it's no surprise that agents are looking to...

Getting sound unbiased advice about real estate is almost impossible. Asking a real estate agent if now is a good time to buy is like asking a barber whether you could use a haircut. Most real estate agents are ethical, well-intentioned people, but remember: they make their money selling homes, not...

A lot of observers -- myself included -- give real estate agents a hard time. The National Association of Realtors serves as the agitprop of the housing market, declaring a brighter future no matter what the actual environment is. Ebullient optimism cheered on by the industry led a lot of people...

More and more, home sellers are using non-traditional real estate service companies to sell their homes, and I wonder if this says something about the future of real estate agents. Up until several years ago, a home seller had to list their home with an agent if they wanted their property to be a...

In case you've been holed up in a cave watching re-runs of Little House on the Prairie, it's a pretty tough real estate market. With volume and prices down considerably, many Realtors aren't coming close to the earnings they had during the bubble.But they may be able to make up for some of it with...