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But yet you respond to the PP with immaturity and no good retort because there is none. He/She doesn't angry at all. Just knowledgable. People can sell or buy their own house, just like they can book their own vacation. Real estate agents are going the way of travel agents. Technology will always be quicker than a human. People want immediate gratification. Sure, some people may need them if they live far away or work 60hrs a week or are just clueless. But the fact of the matter is, they aren't a necessity.

At one point, agents were useful. Now, I can just log onto Redfin or Zillow and see the houses for sale without an agent. I can find everything I need to know online in seconds. I don't have to call an agent and ask him to get it for me.

It's only a matter of time before people start buying houses online much like plane tickets and cars. I can't wait for that day to come.

Really? You draw an equivalence between buying a house to a plane ticket or even a car?

Not the PP but yes I do. Some people are informed. Others that aren't can give up their 3%

That's like saying "Yes, some are computer experts and can build a better computer out of parts for less, others that aren't will have to pay the retail premium."

It's also very questionable just how informed "some people" can be when it comes to home buying. Just as there are hacks and wanna-be experts who think they know how to build a PC because they can read Tom's Hardware and screw parts together, there are wanna-be experts to home buying who thinks they are as good or better than realtors. I'd wager that any one equates buying a home to the same level of complexity as that of a plane ticket or a car is solidly in the "wanna-be" group.

NP here but I think the value proposition has to be compared to the premium you're paying (say, for example, the 2% foregone rebate which is $14K on say a $700K house). So, it's not really a question of whether you the realtor is better (more responsive, does more of the research on pricing/comps, etc.) than a discount broker but whether you're adding more than $14K of value to the transaction because that's what someone is giving up by using your services. Unless realtors and customers address the issue in that context it's not really a productive discussion.

Agree with the NP above.

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Anonymous wrote:You're working with a shit realtor. There are good ones out there, including mine, who got an offer on my house in 2 weeks.

http://www.citychicrealestate.com/

Ask for Lindsay

So can you elaborate on what your realtor did to market your property, where it was located, and what Lindsey did that accelerated the schedule? Link to Zillow would be good too.

Hello?! Click the link. Professional pictures/staging. Researched comps/priced right. Marketed everywhere including social media. Two open houses. Network of potential buyers. Read the reviews.

Wow, Lindsay - you aren't very nice.

Professional pictures & staging? Nothing new there.

Marketed everywhere? What does that even mean? So they tweeted these or posted to their Facebook feed? This is your innovation?

Oh, TWO OPEN HOUSES. HOLY SHIT.

To top it off, I just clicked on your link. Your website is broken. Buyers page has broken images, Sellers page just dumps into a directory listing. Clearly not computer engineer.



http://www.citychicrealestate.com/sellers/

LMAO, their wapo article touts their tech savyness

They have a Wapo article? You have to share the link. That is *priceless*.

I guess they are not tech savvy enough to know that trolling for business on DCUM is risky.

Hey asshat it's on the homepage (that's probably how they would respond if you asked them)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/dc-real-estate-firm-adapts-to-tech-savvy-clients/2011/12/28/gIQAg8WdOP_story.html

LMAO. QR codes? Did they pay the Washington post for this article?

They use the ipad, the IPAD

Real estate is one of the few businesses where you pay for the work the agent does to "win" your business, and for other clients. The setup, especially in this area, is kind of a scam.
For many agents, once they pay the broker, all of their business operating expenses (signs, postage, flyers, photos, staging, true place, etc.) plus any referral fees or "team" commission splits, they are left with way less than the 3% you paid. Some people on here keep shouting about a fee for service. Well what about the many many people who use the agent to just browse and never buy anything? It would definitely effect access to homes for buyers. I agree that there are a lot of issues in real estate, but the biggest change needs to happen with the NAR and trickle down to the brokerages who get paid a lot of commissions for doing very little. Don't get mad at agents for being on the receiving end of a bad employment structure. There are many who are actually good at their jobs and in the business because they enjoy it, not because they think it's a quick buck. You want to pay just for a transaction, but there are costs associated with making contact with consumers in the first place well before any transaction happens.

When an industry's consumers think they pay too much for the service they receive and the workers think they work too much for the pay they receive, there's clearly a greedy middleman that needs a wake up call!

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Anonymous wrote:You're working with a shit realtor. There are good ones out there, including mine, who got an offer on my house in 2 weeks.

http://www.citychicrealestate.com/

Ask for Lindsay

So can you elaborate on what your realtor did to market your property, where it was located, and what Lindsey did that accelerated the schedule? Link to Zillow would be good too.

Hello?! Click the link. Professional pictures/staging. Researched comps/priced right. Marketed everywhere including social media. Two open houses. Network of potential buyers. Read the reviews.

Wow, Lindsay - you aren't very nice.

Professional pictures & staging? Nothing new there.

Marketed everywhere? What does that even mean? So they tweeted these or posted to their Facebook feed? This is your innovation?

Oh, TWO OPEN HOUSES. HOLY SHIT.

To top it off, I just clicked on your link. Your website is broken. Buyers page has broken images, Sellers page just dumps into a directory listing. Clearly not computer engineer.



http://www.citychicrealestate.com/sellers/

LMAO, their wapo article touts their tech savyness

They have a Wapo article? You have to share the link. That is *priceless*.

I guess they are not tech savvy enough to know that trolling for business on DCUM is risky.

Hey asshat it's on the homepage (that's probably how they would respond if you asked them)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/dc-real-estate-firm-adapts-to-tech-savvy-clients/2011/12/28/gIQAg8WdOP_story.html

LMAO. QR codes? Did they pay the Washington post for this article?

Anonymous wrote:NP here.

I don't think that agency City Chic has to troll for business on DCUM. They get great reviews and I've heard a lot of good things about them.

Damage control. Did you at least wait until website was fixed?

NP here.

I don't think that agency City Chic has to troll for business on DCUM. They get great reviews and I've heard a lot of good things about them.