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By Benn Rosales on June 29, 2009
I don’t want to pay for your service
Over the past two years, many posts here on AG have been written about how the climate is changing between clients and vendors. There seems to be a new reality that leaves many vendors (that’s you)…
Posted in Coaching | Tagged clients, Disintermediation, Realtor, vendor
By Benn Rosales on November 11, 2007
Over at the Bloodhound Blog, Greg continues his thread on Divorcing the Real Estate Commission. Meaning that the seller pays their agent, and the buyer pays his own agent.
Removing the incentive the seller has to elevate their product over thousands of others does level…
Posted in Ethics | Tagged commissions, Disintermediation
By Benn Rosales on May 28, 2007
Russell brings it home in a compelling post. Everyone on both sides of the commission debate should read this. Russel is one of the only industry mega producers I believe, trust, and listen too. Why? Because he produces, and boasts an average DOM of only 14…
Posted in Ethics, News, Opinions | Tagged Buyside, commissions, Disintermediation, Dual Agency, Public Relations, rebates
By Benn Rosales on May 26, 2007
Paying consumers to use your service has always been a no no in the state of Texas. Referral fees are limited, gifts are limited, but rebating has always been on the edge of both. Personally for me, it angers me that I cannot pay more…
Posted in News, Opinions | Tagged Buyside, commission rebates, Disintermediation, NAR
By Benn Rosales on May 25, 2007
Obviously, someone dug business model up to bash him a little more- J. Dalton on what NAR’s up to over in TN. Love it or hate it, you should read and weigh in.
DOJ opposes a bill that would eliminate the rebate business model (sorry…
Posted in Ethics, News, Opinions | Tagged Business Model, commission rebates, Disintermediation, DOJ, NAR
By Benn Rosales on May 20, 2007
Greg Swann at Blood Hound Blog breaks down dual agency- Every Realtor should read this…
Here’s an excerpt:
“I really don’t like Dual Agency. I think that’s pretty well established. Even so, Russell Shaw convinced me — in person, not on BloodhoundBlog — that BloodhoundRealty.com would have…
Posted in Opinions | Tagged Disintermediation, Dual Agency