What Real Estate and the Circus Have in Common

What Real Estate and the Circus Have in Common

The other day when I was reading posts in my newsfeed on Facebook I saw a post in the Lab Coat Agents group where an agent was seeking advice. When other agents were getting into the fray, this agent who wrote the post stated, “I did it because my sellers instructed...
The Actual Value of Real Estate Education

The Actual Value of Real Estate Education

Over the years, I’ve been observing the ways in which agents tell the world about their credentials. Certain individuals have their degree title (e.g., B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.) immediately after their name in signature lines of emails, professional letters, etc....
In Real Estate, Does Mother Know Best?

In Real Estate, Does Mother Know Best?

I’ve got a sixteen-year-old son, and he always tells me to “stop worrying.” The truth is that I am not worrying, but I am advising or reminding. As I was reminding him that he needed to share something with his teacher via Google Docs, I followed up by saying, “Don’t...
.Realtor Domains Are for the Birds

.Realtor Domains Are for the Birds

I think that the .Realtor domains are for the birds, and I’m not talking turkey. If you haven’t heard the news yet, the National Association of Realtors® is offering free .Realtor domains to the first 500,000 people who sign up, and I’m curious to see if there will...
Let’s Play Nice in the Sandbox, Please

Let’s Play Nice in the Sandbox, Please

In my email inbox last week… Subject: Shame on you For a time now, I have really come to respect you, Missy. But it all came tumbling down when I saw you sell your soul to Zillow. They are incompetent and you know it. Their brand of valuation has been a little better...