The brutal murder of Sarah Ann Walker in McKinney, Texas early this month has again spotlighted a perennial topic - violence against real estate agents and real estate safety tips . Ms. Walker was presiding over an open house at a new housing development when she was stabbed 27 times. A house hunting...
This space generally reports on what is going on in the real estate and mortgage industry; rates, suggestions on buying or selling, news about Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or what is happening in building, the law, and so forth. Most of the time we try to do so objectively. Well stand by for a little attitude...
If officials of the National Association of Realtors are looking a little beleaguered these days one can hardly blame them. Not only are state real estate licensing authorities being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice in several states for various rules and regulations that may be protecting agent...
Before the holidays, we talked about what a seller has the right to expect from his or her listing agent in exchange for what is often a healthy commission. These were the first four items on this �seller�s Bill of Rights:� Honest pricing, Straight talk about EVERYTHING, Advice and guidance, Access,...
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that a growing number of homebuyers are choosing buyer brokerage and most of these are actually signing contracts with their buyer agents. The article, which was, overall, not particularly favorable to buyer brokerage, quoted figures from The National Association...