Comments on: How California’s Mighty Have Fared, One Year On http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/how-california%e2%80%99s-mighty-have-fared-one-year-on/ Tue, 22 May 2012 11:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chongjing http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/how-california%e2%80%99s-mighty-have-fared-one-year-on/comment-page-1/#comment-110562 Chongjing Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:08:28 +0000 http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/?p=1737#comment-110562 Nick Khuri produces a wbseite that's perfectly fine as a public portal. It does not include things that a professional Realtor needs in order to conduct business with professionalism with buyers and sellers, such as days on market, access to public records, closings in the last 24 hours, price reductions, etc. Nor does it provide an offer of compensation for Realtors who find the same benefit of presentation on equal sites, such as Streeteasy, Zillow, Trulia, etc. There is no site to go to, for Realtors who couldn't care less about a local wbseite like HREO or Orex, to go to, to figure out if the listing broker is paying a co broke to, for example, a buyers agent- so, no assurance of payment.The brokerages have made a choice- and are not hostages- to avoid a real MLS, whether it be MLSLI or HANFRA, because MLS data provided appears to be far too transparent for their liking- which is a detriment to buyers, sellers and Realtors.Heaven forbid the real days on market be accessible to those outside of the Corcoran internal listing system (they actually report closings culled from public record closing providers *up to 3 months old* rather than maintain current *24 hours old* closings from all companies as a real MLS does). HREO and orex are perfectly fine local sites- but I'm guessing that Zillow costs a whole lot less. Nick Khuri produces a wbseite that’s perfectly fine as a public portal. It does not include things that a professional Realtor needs in order to conduct business with professionalism with buyers and sellers, such as days on market, access to public records, closings in the last 24 hours, price reductions, etc. Nor does it provide an offer of compensation for Realtors who find the same benefit of presentation on equal sites, such as Streeteasy, Zillow, Trulia, etc. There is no site to go to, for Realtors who couldn’t care less about a local wbseite like HREO or Orex, to go to, to figure out if the listing broker is paying a co broke to, for example, a buyers agent- so, no assurance of payment.The brokerages have made a choice- and are not hostages- to avoid a real MLS, whether it be MLSLI or HANFRA, because MLS data provided appears to be far too transparent for their liking- which is a detriment to buyers, sellers and Realtors.Heaven forbid the real days on market be accessible to those outside of the Corcoran internal listing system (they actually report closings culled from public record closing providers *up to 3 months old* rather than maintain current *24 hours old* closings from all companies as a real MLS does). HREO and orex are perfectly fine local sites- but I’m guessing that Zillow costs a whole lot less.

]]> By: Boris Benz http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/how-california%e2%80%99s-mighty-have-fared-one-year-on/comment-page-1/#comment-48155 Boris Benz Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:15:22 +0000 http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/?p=1737#comment-48155 Thank you for the great analysis. This is Boris Benz with Real Estate e-Broker (REeBroker). According to you, we are number one on this chart. I wonder if we can use this chart on our website <a href="//www.broker-re.com”" rel="nofollow">Real Estate Broker</a> we are preparing to release an article and link to your post. I appreciate your reply. Thank you for the great analysis. This is Boris Benz with Real Estate e-Broker (REeBroker). According to you, we are number one on this chart.
I wonder if we can use this chart on our website Real Estate Broker we are preparing to release an article and link to your post.
I appreciate your reply.

]]> By: brad yzermans http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/how-california%e2%80%99s-mighty-have-fared-one-year-on/comment-page-1/#comment-44049 brad yzermans Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:06:00 +0000 http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/?p=1737#comment-44049 I work fro Frist Priority FInancial - a mortgage broker......this list includes lenders as well as Realtors? This list has my company on here. I work fro Frist Priority FInancial – a mortgage broker……this list includes lenders as well as Realtors? This list has my company on here.

]]> By: Sunil Sethi http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/how-california%e2%80%99s-mighty-have-fared-one-year-on/comment-page-1/#comment-44047 Sunil Sethi Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:18:48 +0000 http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/?p=1737#comment-44047 Interesting, I would have expected greater declines. What I see here in Fremont, CA is that agents who didn't have a client base of white collar workers suffered the most. Also most of the part-timers are gone, having decided they 'll not even do a deal to recover the cost of maintaining the MLS membership. I'm glad to see the riff-raft gone as well. Those who were busy helping people buy properties with stated loans that they couldn't afford. You used to hear more about FBI prosecution of those individuals but it's been very quiet lately. Interesting, I would have expected greater declines. What I see here in Fremont, CA is that agents who didn’t have a client base of white collar workers suffered the most. Also most of the part-timers are gone, having decided they ‘ll not even do a deal to recover the cost of maintaining the MLS membership.

I’m glad to see the riff-raft gone as well. Those who were busy helping people buy properties with stated loans that they couldn’t afford.

You used to hear more about FBI prosecution of those individuals but it’s been very quiet lately.

]]> By: Mike White http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/how-california%e2%80%99s-mighty-have-fared-one-year-on/comment-page-1/#comment-44019 Mike White Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:44:25 +0000 http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/?p=1737#comment-44019 What about Prudential California Realty? They had over 40 offices at their peak, with around 425 agents in the La Mesa and La Jolla offices alone. What about Prudential California Realty? They had over 40 offices at their peak, with around 425 agents in the La Mesa and La Jolla offices alone.

]]> By: mimi ross http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/how-california%e2%80%99s-mighty-have-fared-one-year-on/comment-page-1/#comment-44016 mimi ross Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:11:31 +0000 http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/?p=1737#comment-44016 what about C 21? what about C 21?

]]> By: Greg Kaiser http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/how-california%e2%80%99s-mighty-have-fared-one-year-on/comment-page-1/#comment-43996 Greg Kaiser Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:17:18 +0000 http://blog.firsttuesdayjournal.com/?p=1737#comment-43996 Hello, Whomever made that chart left out some of the major brokers including mine, Marcus & Millichap. We are the largest brokerage firm nationwide. Check it out. www.marcusmillichap.com. Thanks Hello,

Whomever made that chart left out some of the major brokers including mine, Marcus & Millichap. We are the largest brokerage firm nationwide. Check it out. http://www.marcusmillichap.com.

Thanks

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