Well, this hasn't been the best week for searching the blogosphere so today's reading list necessarily will be a little shorter than last week.
Tooting my own horn, I published two articles on Active Rain - the first deals with keeping an eye on the prize vs. trying to "win" while negotiating; the other takes a look at myths surrounding what agents can discuss or advertise when ti comes to commission. The second may fall into the vast category of topics that only interest other agents, but we'll let you make the call.
We've had our share of misguided notions this week ... in this local blog, presumably in an effort to drive additional business, the author has driven to the edge of bubble-dom to paint a bleaker-than-real picture of the Phoenix real estate market. I'll soon be adding Q3 average sales by subdivision to my website for Glendale, Peoria and Surprise (Peoria still needs updating through Q2 but the other two are updated) - you can see the numbers and judge for yourself whether "most" areas have depreciated.
Jay Thompson provided some details on the blogathons of the past week ... first sellsius posted 50 blogs in a day, then Greg Swann and Ardell DellaLoggia posted over 100 each over a 24-hour period. And amazingly, almost all have some excellent content.
Speaking of Greg, it sounds like he caught some heat for an article in today's Republic discussing the idea of buyers negotiating commissions with their agents. As I added in my comments, the tone seems to suggest more agents are unwilling/unable to discuss their commission upfront in such cases. I don't have that issue. And from the comments of past clients, apparently I have some idea what I'm doing and provide an appreciable level of service.
And that's about it for this round ... perhaps not the greatest week real estate blogging has ever seen.
Then again, that's only the opinion of someone who rather would build than destroy, who believes you can build your own business without painting your competition as the villains. Some days, it's easier than others.
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