by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 23, 2017 | Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Zephyr Real Estate conducted a study comparing MLS-marketed and off-market homes and found that single-family homes sold for an average of 17% higher in 2013 when marketed on MLS. This is consistent with other studies that have found that off-market “pocket listings”...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 20, 2016 | The Attorney-Broker Advantage
The D.A.N.G.E.R. report, commissioned by the National Association of Realtors, states that a problem with agents is “[t]he knowledge and competency gap from the most to the least is very large, due to the low barriers to entry, low continuing education requirements,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 14, 2016 | The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Last year Consumer Reports magazine said “[t]he real-estate-agent business is saddled with a poor reputation” and “[a]ccording to the real estate agents we surveyed, that reputation is sometimes earned.” This is also reflected in an earlier...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 23, 2016 | Home Ownership, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Unlike me, agents have no legal training. Yet they are allowed to prepare contracts. An example of what can go wrong when an agent plays attorney occurred to Coyotes defenseman Zbynek Michalek, who lost a $100,000 cash earnest money deposit when he tried to buy a...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 4, 2016 | The Attorney-Broker Advantage, Uncategorized
SimplySOLD™ donates to the Arizona Humane Society each time a qualifying transaction closes. In the last 8 months, I have sent checks to AHS in an amount over $1,000. If you love animals, buying or selling a home through SimplySOLD™ will contribute to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 15, 2016 | Real Estate Facts & Figures, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Buying or selling a home is highest dollar transaction most people engage in. To protect the public, what does the state of Arizona require of real estate agents?1. A four year University degree (Bachelor of Science or Arts), three years post-graduate and a...