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PRESS RELEASE: August 22, 2011 – Dallas, Texas THE AGENTHARVEST TOP 3 WILL REVEAL TOP PERFORMING AGENTS IN 45 AREAS IN DFW. On August 22, 2011, AgentHarvest announced that it will create and maintain The AgentHarvest Top 3, a ranking of top-selling real estate agents and share that list with its clients for free. . . . → Read More: The AgentHarvest Top 3 – A Ranking Of Top-Selling Real Estate Agents Short sales are far more complicated than conventional home sales. One of the reasons for the additional complications is the intimate involvement with the bank. The bank is almost as involved in the transaction as the seller. They have to approve the price and they have final approval of the sale. This added involvement . . . → Read More: How Agents Screw Up Short Sales  Categories - Selling Your House, What Agents Don't Want You To Know Tags - agent, foreclosure, home, house, mistakes, realtor, screw up, short sale Homeowners should demand a minimum level of service from their agent before they’re hired. Here are some of the performance level minimums that clients should force their agents to provide. Most homeowners are not aware of what duties a real estate agent performs so it’s really easy for lazy real estate agents to get . . . → Read More: Minimum Level Of Service Clients Should Demand From An Agent – The Client’s Bill Of Rights While interviewing multiple real estate agents to find an agent to sell your home, you should never tell those agents anything you wouldn’t want the buyer to know. Why? Because you’ll only be hiring one agent and that’s the only agent that must protect your secrets. The other agents may have buyers waiting to . . . → Read More: 4 Things You Must Never Reveal To A Real Estate Agent Until You Hire Them Categories - Realtor Interview Materials, What Agents Don't Want You To Know Tags - agent interview, buyer, real estate agent, realtor, realtor interview, seller A few days ago, I got a call from a potential client interested in firing his real estate agent and using our services to hire a better agent. This homeowner was very unhappy with his agent and thought he didn’t do enough to attract buyers to his house. After having the house on the . . . → Read More: Want To Motivate Your Real Estate Agent? Fire Him! Categories - Selling Your House, What Agents Don't Want You To Know Tags - buyer, contract, firing a real estate agent, firing a realtor, listing, real estate agent, realtor I’m amazed at how many people will hire the first real estate agent that they interview. I mean, you never buy the first car you test drive, order the first item you see on the menu, hire the first job seeker you interview, and women don’t sleep with the first person that tells them . . . → Read More: Never Hire The First Real Estate Agent You Meet Virtual Tours have become the new “got to have” tool in the agent’s arsenal and every client wants their house featured in a virtual tour. I hate the virtual tour packages that are popular today. I always have and I always will. There are two types of virtual tours that I see most often. . . . → Read More: About Virtual Tours And Why I Hate Them Not every real estate agent takes your listing with the intent on selling it. Some agents like to keep houses they’re listing as trophies. By keeping houses as trophies, an agent can use it as listing bait, to attract other listings, and as buyer bait, to attract buyers that they can steer to other . . . → Read More: House Not Selling? Maybe Your Agent Is Only Using It As A Trophy? Categories - Finding An Agent, What Agents Don't Want You To Know Tags - buyer bait, listing bait, real estate agent, realtor, trophy listing Did you know that all disciplinary actions filed by the state of Texas, against a real estate agent, are available to you through the Internet? If you want to find out which Texas agents the Texas Real Estate Commission filed disciplinary actions against you can go to http://www.trec.state.tx.us/complaintsconsumer/DiscipActions.asp. On that site, you can . . . → Read More: Want To Know Which Real Estate Agents Are Naughty? Categories - Finding An Agent, What Agents Don't Want You To Know Tags - ethics complaint, real estate agent, search, Texas Real Estate Commission, TREC You’re home has been listed for months and no one’s interested in it. Is it a problem with the house, the housing market, or your neighborhood? Possibly, but it could also be your real estate agent’s fault. The Forbes article, referenced below, focuses on five traits that could point the finger of blame squarely . . . → Read More: Top 10 Signs You Hired The Wrong Real Estate Agent Categories - Finding An Agent, What Agents Don't Want You To Know Tags - bad agent, bad real estate agent, bad realtor, real estate agent, realtor If you feel you’ve been wronged by your real estate agent, and want to file a complaint against your agent, there are two ways to do it. In Texas, you can file with either the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC), or the Texas Association of Realtors, or both. Filing a Complaint with the Texas . . . → Read More: How To File A Complaint Against A Texas Realtor Or Real Estate Agent Did you know you can fire your real estate agent or Realtor? It’s not like firing an employee, you really don’t need a good excuse other than you want to and as long as both parties agree to all terms and sign the agreement then you’re golden. However, you really should have a good . . . → Read More: How To Fire Your Real Estate Agent or Realtor Categories - Buying a House, Finding An Agent, Selling Your House, What Agents Don't Want You To Know Tags - real estate agent, realtor, termination Think all flat-fee listing services are the same? I did too until I talked with John Prell, Broker of Creekview Realty, a flat-fee agency in Texas. He had a lot to say about how some agents misrepresent their offerings and why it’s important to do your homework when choosing a flat-fee real estate agent. . . . → Read More: Top Ten Ways To Avoid Getting Ripped-Off By Flat-Fee Real Estate Agents Categories - Finding An Agent, Selling Your House, What Agents Don't Want You To Know Tags - flat-fee agency, flat-fee agent, real estate agent, realtor The turbulent residential real estate market of the last three years has proven too much for a large number of real estate agents. The lack of home sales has weeded out lots of real estate agents who saw the industry as a part-time job, a hobby or thought it was an easy way . . . → Read More: 30% Of Memphis’ Realtors Are Forced To Quit The Real Estate Industry Don’t know what a CLUE report is? Too bad because not knowing could cost you when buying a home. A CLUE report is basically a historical report that shows insurance claims filed against that house. A bad CLUE report could reveal that insuring your house may be either more expensive or impossible due to . . . → Read More: CLUE Reports – Why You Need To Get A CLUE Before Buying A House Categories - Buying a House, What Agents Don't Want You To Know Tags - buyers, CLUE Report, real estate agents, realtors |
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