Read Up Stay current on market trends and events in Washington real estate. Real Estate Commission Meeting September 2021 The September Real Estate Commission meeting was held via Zoom and was well attended with approximately 35 stakeholders (Designated Brokers, Branch Managers, brokers, schools and REALTOR Associations) in attendees not including staff and commissioners. While the […]
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Read Up Stay current on market trends and events in Washington real estate. Final Thoughts for 2020 2020 is almost gone and most of us are thankful that’s the case but perhaps fearful of what 2021 might hold. Henry Ford has a number of down to earth quotes that we can all benefit from. This
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Read Up Stay current on market trends and events in Washington real estate. The Only Constant is Change What is happening in the world of Real Estate? There is no ‘one size fits all’ answer except for one thing –technology. Technology is a massive factor in all facets of real estate, from sales to mortgage
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Read Up Stay current on market trends and events in Washington real estate. Which is Best? Salary or Commission? There is a lot of uproar in the real estate world about Zillow hiring agents as salaried workers rather than commissioned agents. Redfin has been doing this for more than a decade and I first heard
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In this crazy world of Covid-19, if businesses weren’t online before the pandemic, they most certainly will be soon or they’ll find themselves out of business. There are clear advantages with our online world, however we also need to be careful and aware that our online world has significant and often less discussed disadvantages. As
How to Find a Good Real Estate Agent — part 4 Consumer Responsibilities Besides the obvious screening and interviewing of prospective agents, what responsibilities rest with the consumer? Credit Concerns If the consumer is a buyer, then they need to make sure that their credit is in order and that means carefully reviewing their credit
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How to Find a Good Real Estate Agent – Part 3 Education Just how important is an agent’s real estate education to the consumer? It is critical because real estate laws and rules are constantly being updated. Becoming a real estate agent isn’t a one-time educational experience over which you sprinkle in real world application
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Accessibility & Support Should your real estate agent be experienced? The ideal answer is yes; however, we should keep in mind that we were all new at our jobs at some point whether we work as plumbers, computer techs or real estate agents — so the better question to ask is; who is behind your
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Google this question and lots of info will pop up. I spent a good half hour scrolling through blogs about this question and there was good advice to be had however one question that home buyers and sellers SHOULD be asking was never addressed. That question is: who is the agent I will be dealing
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Throw a pebble in a pond and ripples roll out. Throw several pebbles in and more ripples roll out and collide and form new patterns. Close a business down and people not associated with the business are affected. The restaurant is closed. Power use age goes down, garbage pick up is cancelled. So folks at
