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I couldn’t have put it better, myself: Big vs. small

Is it against copyright if you post a section of an article where you, yourself, are quoted? We’ll find out. I was contacted yesterday by Glenn Roberts at Inman News. Mr Roberts was doing a story about the real estate industry – is it still necessary for...

Boston real estate industry, 2007: Change.

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So, apparently a lot of real estate agents are throwing in the towel, and dropping out of the business. With home and condo sales in a deep freeze, the number of real estate brokers across the state is taking a dive. The number of licensed real estate professionals...

Redfin – coming to Boston, what do you think?

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Thoughts? (By the way, the guy from StoryPIPE mentions Boston plumbers threatening to go on strike because a developer wanted to put up a building with waterless urinals. In fact, according to this story, the plumbers were in Philadelphia.) Back to Boston...

What’s your average Realtor look like?

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A real estate agent is someone who has taken a course and passed a state-administered exam, and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You cannot help buyers and sellers of residential real estate without a license. A real estate broker is someone who has...

Real estate industry faces consolidation

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There have been mergers, buyouts, and reorganizations galore in the real estate industry, over the past year. I expect more of the same, due to the maturation of the industry, due to a slower real estate market and due the increased threat from the Internet, among...

Why don’t agents charge sellers for their out-of-pocket expenses?

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Here is a question & answer from a recent commenter on my site. I haven’t much edited my (private) response to him, so excuse the poor grammar and/or incomplete sentences. Question: I don’t understand why the seller’s agent automatically picks up...