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Danilo Bogdanovic
Danilo Bogdanovic is a Real Estate Consultant/REALTOR(R) in Northern Virginia and author/owner of LoudounScene.com and LoudounForeclosures.com. Danilo serves on various committees with the Dulles Area Association of REALTORS(R) and the Virginia Association of REALTORS(R).
By Danilo Bogdanovic on November 6, 2009
Sure, you’ve all heard by now…the first-time home buyer federal tax credit has been extended through March 30, 2010 and has also been expanded to include many existing home owners. Many are shouting, “WOO HOO!”. But I’m not.
No, really..we’re serious! SIKE!
For some time…
Posted in News, Real Estate | Tagged home buyer tax credit, real estate tax credit |
By Danilo Bogdanovic on October 24, 2009
Could today’s housing market be a false market?
Between 2006 and the end of 2008, the market in the Washington, DC metro area and most of the US was horrible. But then 2009 rolled around and the market did an abrupt 180. Rates and points…
Posted in Economy, Real Estate | Tagged Economy, Mortgage, real estate market |
By Danilo Bogdanovic on August 21, 2009
None. That’s right…NONE!
No, I don’t mean not wearing any clothes (save that for the French Riviera or a deserted beach somewhere). I mean that it’s not your clothes that make you a “professional”.
There are people that wear suits that fit them 30…
Posted in New Media, Realtors | Tagged clothes, line, media, on, outfit, presence, professional, profile, social |
By Danilo Bogdanovic on June 17, 2009
Are we witnessing the greatest example of collusion in US, if not world history right before our very eyes?
col-lu-sion [kuh-loo-zhuhn] – noun …a secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy: Some of his employees were acting in collusion to rob him.
Currently, the…
Posted in Mortgage | Tagged bank, collusion, foreclosure, housing, lender, market, moratorium, Real Estate, REO, values |
By Danilo Bogdanovic on April 28, 2009
It seems that whenever I speak with someone about the real estate market, they end up quoting some national media’s latest story on the real estate market. That usually leads to an explanation (and often times healthy debate/argument) about how the article they’re quoting is just “noise” and not relevant because our…
Posted in Highlights, Real Estate | Tagged hyper local real estate, local real estate, mass media, relevant housing information, relevant news |
By Danilo Bogdanovic on April 2, 2009
I ran across some buyers a while back that were telling me they weren’t happy with their buyer’s agent. They ended up firing their agent and hired me because they were “not pleased with the buyer’s agent attitude nor ability”. The odd thing is that the buyers asked me if…
Posted in Real Estate | Tagged agent customer service, broker customer service, home buyer expectations, real estate agent customer service |
By Danilo Bogdanovic on March 16, 2009
At one point or another, all of us have thought, “Man! That agent has no clue what they’re doing!” or “I can’t believe that agent did that – that could cost their client or them (insert here)!” Personally, that thought is often followed by, “Where…
Posted in Highlights, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Realtors | Tagged agent liability, broker liability, broker supervision, brokers, managing brokers |
By Danilo Bogdanovic on February 25, 2009
“Fraud”
“Fraud” is a powerful yet, often overlooked word by some real estate agents and brokers. The crazy thing is that one of the greatest fraud witch-hunts is about to being and one (or many) real estate agents and brokers WILL be made an example of…
Posted in Ethics, Highlights, Realtors | Tagged fraud, housing fraud, mortgage fraud |
By Danilo Bogdanovic on January 22, 2009
It’s a hot summer day (yes, I know that’s hard to imagine right now, but work with me here)…you’re exhausted, dehydrated and dying for a drop of liquid to quench your thirst.
Up ahead, you see a stand with a large sign above it that says, “Quench…
Posted in Real Estate, Realtors | Tagged change in the real estate industry, drink the Kool Aid, real estate innovation, traditional real estate |
By Danilo Bogdanovic on December 1, 2008
It’s obvious that the real estate industry is changing. And it’s changing more rapidly than ever before. But where is it going? And where does it need to go?
I touched upon things such as Barrier To Entry, Oversight and Enforcement in part one…
Posted in Ethics, Highlights, New Media | Tagged agent-centric, broker-centric, brokerage firm model, future of the real estate industry, white label brokerage |
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