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Friday, April 18, 2008 1:20 PM

Real estate commissions

... and a tale of 2 buyers. UPDATE: by the time I finish writing, it will be 4 buyers. I've been very fortunate to work with many wonderful buyers (and sellers) during my career as a Charleston real estate agent. Of course, real estate agents work
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 2 Comments
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:55 PM

Commission and possibly a bonus too

As reported by 60 Minutes during their famous love fest with Glenn Kelman of Redfin, the 6% commission was declared to be sacrosanct. Of course, we all know that isn't the case but reality vs. what the media reports and what people read or hear can
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 3 Comments
Friday, July 13, 2007 9:49 AM

Real estate q & a

I have linked to Nationally syndicated columnist Lou Sichelman writing at Marketwatch in the past when I noticed an interesting Question and Answer. Today, I thought was one of the best columns he has written and I’d like to comment on just a few
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Monday, May 14, 2007 5:07 PM

A great post by Larry Cragun

My good friend Larry Cragun wrote a wonderful post and I just noticed he took top prize at the Real Estate Carnival. Congratulations, Lar. Please read, “He Called It The Skyhook Theory. How About Skyhook Theory For Buyers?”
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 1 Comments
Saturday, May 05, 2007 6:10 AM

Ethics and real estate

As part of a real estate agent's license renewal, mandatory continuing education is a requirement. There are core courses and elective courses available for you to choose from. Since everyone waits until the last moment leading up to June 30th, you
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Monday, April 02, 2007 5:06 PM

Redfin's Real Estate Consumer's Bill Of Rights

The blogosphere is busy once again today with Redfin's announcement of a Real Estate Consumer's Bill Of Rights. On the surface, it looks pretty but let's examine what and why Redfin is proposing and why it is mostly self serving to their flawed
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 3 Comments
Thursday, March 01, 2007 2:38 PM

Agent bonus - real estate transparency

I saw a listing today offering a selling agent bonus of $5000 for a full price offer in addition to the commission. In the interest of real estate transparency and understanding how real estate agents are paid, I wouldn't mind receiving a nice bonus
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 1 Comments