In the real
estate industry it seems like everyone is talking about lead generation, yet the entire concept is often misunderstood.
In the December issue, we noted that franchising in the real
estate industry seems to have taken on new vigor with the move into the market by HFS Inc., owner of Century 21, ERA, and Coldwell Banker.
Other then that the real
estate industry seems competitive to me.
The real
estate industry seems reluctant to discuss agency and compensation as separate issues, and still proceed on an assumption that past practices will work.
For its part, the commercial real
estate industry seems to be leaning Republican, according to NREI analysis of Center for Responsive Politics data on campaign contributions.
The real
estate industry seemed to be improving in 2012 following three years of falling prices and tough times for those working in real estate careers.
Not exact matches
And this, by extension, gets at why Zillow, despite having so many of the characteristics of an Aggregator, just doesn't
seem nearly as important as companies like Netflix or Airbnb or Facebook: it has accommodated itself to the real
estate industry; it hasn't transformed it.
While everyone is adamant that there is no quid pro quo for all this cash, the politicians themselves
seem only too willing to do favors for the real
estate industry, with a reported 68.6 million square feet under development by the end of 2015.
Furthermore Mr. Stewart
seems to have given up being a real politician with human constituents and is now just a slumlord goon representing the real
estate industry.
At a speech in April, the governor
seemed to invite officials outside of Albany, including the real -
estate industry, to work out their own plan for 421 - a, the tax incentive program to encourage developers to create affordable housing that was set to expire this year.
«It would
seem that an
industry like real
estate, which already has a high comfort level with technology and the electronic exchange of large sums of money, will be a natural fit for Bitcoin in the coming years.
Although some people may think of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology as more of a tech - related concept that
seems more of a discussion topic than a reality, cryptocurrency and blockchain are already being implemented in a number of different ways across a wide variety of
industries, and real
estate is one of them.
Although the real
estate industry is traditionally slow to adopt emerging technologies, it
seems that even this sector can't resist the hypnotic pull from Blockchain and the wider cryptocurrency market.
We now interrupt our regular coverage of the serious real
estate world (because, trust us, little happens in August anyway) to focus on the
industry's silly season, which
seems to have manifested itself - with a vengeance - in my inbox.
It
seems by definition, see (y) below where «directly or indirectly...», that we have a new breed of real
estate traders that need to be regulated so these companies will be held accountable for their actions and representations and to ensure the public and the
industry is protected.
With the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference behind us, it
seems like every front page is still devoting most of its real
estate to environmental concerns: battles in the U.S. Senate over the Waxman - Markey bill; CO2 reduction targets for various countries; emissions restrictions on the automotive
industry.
These topics
seem at first glance to be irrelevant to much of the country, but if you look at recent changes to the real
estate marketplaces in Florida and New Orleans, the implication of insurance
industry moves to protect themselves from mega payouts has had a deep impact on values.
It
seems that every
industry, including real
estate, is concerned about the future of AI (artificial intelligence) and how it's going to affect the future of jobs all over the world.
I know that organized real
estate began in some parts of Canada more than 100 years ago and as I look through the records of the past, it
seems to me this really became a significant
industry when the first group of agents organized co-operatively as a sharing organization.
Find an Agent When searching for a real
estate agent, consider the agent's
industry expertise, of course, but also how willing he
seems to jump in and help you when things get messy.
Herman has seen the real
estate business change a great deal during her time in the
industry, and every firm
seems to have its own model.
While some think that an empty house might be more appealing because it makes the home
seem bigger, there are many in the real
estate industry who feel the complete opposite.
As the retail real
estate industry moves into the era of smart phones and tablet PCs, some traditional ways of doing business
seem awfully outdated.
«The sentiment from the real
estate community was there didn't
seem like there was enough catalyst from the oil
industry to really bring back Houston to its glory days.»
Despite a very clear and convincing defense by our
industry President, the competition bureau has shown itself to lack the capacity to grasp the full dynamics of our
industry and our marketing and
seems determined to undermine the integrity of the licensed Real
Estate industry in Canada.
It
seems that every few years someone comes along with a concept or a business model to improve on the tried and true compensation method that has worked best for the real
estate industry over the last hundred years.
What
seems to be missed in this equation, is the fact that the real
estate industry in Scotland is very different from the
industry in North America.
REM: A common thread
seems to run throughout a great deal of the committee work you've been involved in — your commitment to ethics within the real
estate industry, which was perhaps most evident in the creation of RECO's Code of Ethics?
There
seem to be a lot of problems in the real
estate industry.
Indeed, the fact that the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® and the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®
seem to be constantly endorsing the views of some of these power brokers reinforces my concern that the real
estate industry that was based on very personalized service and a strong fiduciary relationship — the one we've known and respected for so many years — is fast waning.
It doesn't
seem as if real
estate professionals know the meaning of «vacation,» according to a survey conducted by
industry consultant Pat Zaby and reported in his July newsletter.
He
seems to have vast knowledge of the Real
Estate industry and yet people out there do not heed his advice.
But I agree with «Realty Times» editor Blanche Evans, who said, after Zillow's much ballyhooed launch, that Barton
seems to have overestimated the value of his information and underestimated the real
estate industry.
First time buyers
seem to be making a comeback, according to ERA Real
Estate's recently conducted broker's survey report, which gathered information around what trends
industry professionals are seeing in their current housing market.
It is almost laughable how the real
estate industry touts its own charitable donations to make itself look caring when it
seems most Realtors aren't donating due to their often inability to survive, so the public contributes in one way or another through donations for auctions and the like.
The contributions
seemed to pay dividends for Glenwood and the real
estate industry as a whole in the form of a seat at the table — sometimes quite literally.
Generally speaking, it
seems that business will improve for the real
estate industry in 2015.
«Having been a professional in the real
estate industry for the past 11 years, I've met all kinds of Self - Directed Retirement account specialists and no one
seems to have the amount of knowledge on this subject that Dmitriy Fomichenko has.
Last Update: 02/24/16 The reality that Florida real
estate is in a Wild West situation is known by most professionals in the real
estate industry — but it just keeps getting more wild it
seems.
From the way sales nationally and locally went in the real
estate industry for 2016, 2017
seems like it's on the right track.
The hope
seems to be that the commercial side of the real
estate industry can learn from the 2008 meltdown in residential mortgage - backed securities.
«Also, being a private company allows us to think on a longer - term basis, not a quarterly basis, which
seems to complement the real
estate industry.»
Dollar stores have been the darlings of the retail real
estate industry for a few years now, but it
seems that no sector of retailing is immune to the principle of survival of the fittest.
From a nearly standing start, you
seem to have created the must - attend conference in the real
estate industry.
They may
seem like science fiction, but as you can already tell, they are starting to take over a number of
industries by storm, including real
estate.
Every one of us within the real
estate industry who disagrees with how the Commisioner of Competition
seems to be single mindedly steering her tank of destruction can easily register his or her objections via email with his or her Federal Member of Parliament.
If we as an
industry are successful in the current venture of disassembling or dismantling the current system, it would
seem prudent to think beyond the real
estate industry to all contracts (and what role exactly government plays in those contracts), and the related agency expressed or implied each time we sign a contract, for any purpose whatsoever.
It
seems to me that the on - going / final judgement of «that» court is equally / more important as it will physically impact (via free choice) the future of the organized real
estate industry in Canada going forward.
In any other
industry, no monopoly can prevent competitors from operating - you want to open a gas station the suppliers have to supply you with gas, open a stock brokerage and you can have access to the stock exchanges to trade your clients stocks, BUT open a real
estate brokerage, you better first operate the way CREA wants you to operate or you are denied access to the real
estate industry stock exchange - this
seems a little outdated approach and apparently has finally caught up to CREA.
Maybe we should ask for an inquiry why they
seem to after the Real
Estate Industry.