Does a house ever really ’sell itself’?

Posted on May 5, 2007 by in Buyers, Real Estate Industry, Sellers

During one of the last weeks of this season’s The Apprentice, Donald Trump told those vying for the job and the viewers at home, too, that ‘nothing sells itself’. Last week, I was at a model home in a development and a new Realtor was telling a seasoned Realtor that their homes sold themselves.  Later, [...]

“Experiencing” Real Estate

Posted on May 2, 2007 by in Real Estate Career

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about ‘the experience’. Why do you shop at Nordstrom?  Because it’s a shopping ‘experience’.  Why do you buy your tires at Les Schwab?  Because they run out to greet you…it’s an ‘experience’.  Why buy your coffee at Starbucks?  Because it’s not just a latte, it’s an ‘experience’. The current [...]

The non-Internet home buyer

Posted on May 1, 2007 by in Buyers

…seems like an endangered species, but they’re out there. I got a call the other day from a guy on the west side of the state (Redmond, to be exact), who might want to move over here.  He’s retired, no family, nothing that would draw him here or keep him here, except for the excellent [...]

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