by Shannon O'Brien | Dec 31, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
There’s an old and odious real estate saying that “Buyers are liars.” It’s odious because it’s not completely true and it’s repulsive because lying – or withholding the entire truth – isn’t endemic to real estate consumers. We all have the capacity to lie when we’re...
by Shannon O'Brien | Dec 10, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
Have you ever watched the real estate TV show about first-time homebuyers? At the beginning of each show, an agent takes the buyers to a chosen neighborhood, and as they walk the streets, asks them to guess the price of each home for sale. Yup, you guessed it: Most of...
by Shannon O'Brien | Nov 12, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
Real estate agents can display some lemming-esque qualities at times. I know because I used to be one. As soon as one agent does something that proves to be even quasi-successful, it’s rapidly copied until nearly everyone is doing it, and no one can quite remember...
by Jason Van Steenwyk | Nov 5, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
I can’t quite place my finger on it, but I’m having suspicions that my husband is secretly pursuing a real estate career. Am I being crazy? – Befuddled in Boise We get this question – and others along the same lines – all the time. It’s time we address the issue of...
by Jason Van Steenwyk | Oct 29, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
Markets go up; markets go down. But when all is said and done, when the fat lady has sung, and it’s all over save for probate lawyers picking over the remains, it is better to be an owner than a renter. While this isn’t exactly counterintuitive, the numbers show that...
by Shannon O'Brien | Oct 27, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
Let’s face it: Many real estate agents aren’t exactly marketing whizzes. From fuzzy photos to typos and grammatical errors in their listing descriptions, agents can do their businesses a disservice by trying to wear too many hats. These problems are understandable –...