Comments on: Future of Real Estate Listings http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:33:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Craig Davidenko http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-72735 Craig Davidenko Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:06:05 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-72735 Flat rate real estate is the obvious choice for selling real estate. Flat rate real estate is the obvious choice for selling real estate.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-597 Jamie Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:24:29 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-597 Comment removed due to being off topic. Comment removed due to being off topic.

]]> By: Terry http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-399 Terry Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:28:41 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-399 For the gentleman that is confused on listing with agency or not. I think that you are in a serious decision process that could potentially end up costing you alot of money in lawsuits/safety/liabilities. the reason to obtain a Realto/broker is just simple. it is service that is taken very seriously by the broker. You can save tons of money by offering the buyer the right to use an agent in purchasing your home. Being said, you will not be able to get advice, information, or help from the buyer's agent. You would not be paying for the service for yourself. if you think that you are u to the full time challenge of selling your hoe through marketing, prospecting, qualifying, showing, screening, posting, and most importantly following through with possibly interested buyers, then go for it. You get wht you pay for. you don't pay yourself. The resultss of agency are through a very hard and decicated process provided by your Realtor. As Mr. Porter pointed out, you can negotiate your list price. Competition is healthy and good for the industry. Just remember, you do get what you pay for! Interview several agents for the job, but do not decide b/c of % paid, but what you will be getting. There is NO PRICE for results and closed deals! For the gentleman that is confused on listing with agency or not. I think that you are in a serious decision process that could potentially end up costing you alot of money in lawsuits/safety/liabilities. the reason to obtain a Realto/broker is just simple. it is service that is taken very seriously by the broker. You can save tons of money by offering the buyer the right to use an agent in purchasing your home. Being said, you will not be able to get advice, information, or help from the buyer’s agent. You would not be paying for the service for yourself. if you think that you are u to the full time challenge of selling your hoe through marketing, prospecting, qualifying, showing, screening, posting, and most importantly following through with possibly interested buyers, then go for it. You get wht you pay for. you don’t pay yourself. The resultss of agency are through a very hard and decicated process provided by your Realtor. As Mr. Porter pointed out, you can negotiate your list price. Competition is healthy and good for the industry. Just remember, you do get what you pay for! Interview several agents for the job, but do not decide b/c of % paid, but what you will be getting. There is NO PRICE for results and closed deals!

]]> By: immobilienportale.com - Immobilien Blog » In Zukunft nur noch Videos? http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-75 immobilienportale.com - Immobilien Blog » In Zukunft nur noch Videos? Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:32:24 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-75 [...] Im Trulia-Blog wird gerade daüber diskutiert, wie Immobilien zukünftig im Internet präsentiert werden könnten. Durch die starke Verbreitung von Breitband-Internetzugängen in den USA, macht es mittlerweile schon Sinn, Exposes mit kurzen Videoproduktionen aufzuwerten. [...] […] Im Trulia-Blog wird gerade daüber diskutiert, wie Immobilien zukünftig im Internet präsentiert werden könnten. Durch die starke Verbreitung von Breitband-Internetzugängen in den USA, macht es mittlerweile schon Sinn, Exposes mit kurzen Videoproduktionen aufzuwerten. […]

]]> By: Todd Tarson http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-69 Todd Tarson Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:57:49 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-69 David Porter... Negotiate with potential brokers. Yeah 51k is alot of money, but so is 850k. You are probably going to have to market your home at places that the fine folks who can afford such a home will be found. Might be a magazine, might be some kind of TV production, or some other costly form of advertising. Could simply be a site like Trulia as well. Which is why you want to know the marketing plan of the broker you are going to choose first, then how much is it going to cost. I am a realtor, you don't have to pay me 6% to list your home. However, you probably have a very nice home and have certain expecatations on how you want to be treated... sometimes that costs more money than say a more typical 200k listing. Just saying. Don't worry about us realtors and our 6% commissions. David Porter… Negotiate with potential brokers. Yeah 51k is alot of money, but so is 850k. You are probably going to have to market your home at places that the fine folks who can afford such a home will be found. Might be a magazine, might be some kind of TV production, or some other costly form of advertising.

Could simply be a site like Trulia as well. Which is why you want to know the marketing plan of the broker you are going to choose first, then how much is it going to cost.

I am a realtor, you don’t have to pay me 6% to list your home. However, you probably have a very nice home and have certain expecatations on how you want to be treated… sometimes that costs more money than say a more typical 200k listing. Just saying.

Don’t worry about us realtors and our 6% commissions.

]]> By: Greg http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-67 Greg Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:14:14 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-67 One of the drivers of the evolution in listings will be the integration of video/floorplans/birdseye into the MLS systems, but this can be expedited by consumer-driven sites utilizing these same things. MLS's are sometimes slow adopters to new technologies. One of the drivers of the evolution in listings will be the integration of video/floorplans/birdseye into the MLS systems, but this can be expedited by consumer-driven sites utilizing these same things. MLS’s are sometimes slow adopters to new technologies.

]]> By: Michael Price http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-66 Michael Price Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:25:15 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-66 The distribution of listings and their associated enhancements via web 2.0 technolgies is already changing the landscape. I am obviously biased, however, facts are facts. Our clients are experiencing tremendous results using Video Podcasts to promote their listings. We just had a look at the top ten referrers to a client site and two of those top ten results were from podcast directories. The two together represented twice as much traffic as Realtor.Com and that's just the tip of the iceberg. 5 years? I think it's going to happen a helluva lot faster than that. MP The distribution of listings and their associated enhancements via web 2.0 technolgies is already changing the landscape. I am obviously biased, however, facts are facts. Our clients are experiencing tremendous results using Video Podcasts to promote their listings. We just had a look at the top ten referrers to a client site and two of those top ten results were from podcast directories. The two together represented twice as much traffic as Realtor.Com and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. 5 years? I think it’s going to happen a helluva lot faster than that.
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]]> By: David A. Porter http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-63 David A. Porter Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:37:03 +0000 http://www.truliablog.com/2006/08/06/future-of-real-estate-listings/#comment-63 Don't you think that perhaps as soon as 5 years from now, a national "listing service will be available to the consumer. One that perhaps charges a considerably smaller fee for listing the home. If so, what happens to the 6% commission that today's Realtors are enjoying? I have an $850,000 home to list soon. I am struggling with this very issue. $51,000 is a LOT of money to pay to have my house sold. Don’t you think that perhaps as soon as 5 years from now, a national “listing service will be available to the consumer. One that perhaps charges a considerably smaller fee for listing the home.

If so, what happens to the 6% commission that today’s Realtors are enjoying?

I have an $850,000 home to list soon. I am struggling with this very issue. $51,000 is a LOT of money to pay to have my house sold.

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