I just read a blog entry by an agent who was reacting to a recent article about REALTOR's rejected request for commission from a buyer who, according to the story, was hurriedly asked to sign a Buyer-Broker Agreement because it was necessary in order to submit an offer on a house. According to
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07/24/2012
Yesterday a client asked me why we have a website telling people they should get their own agent when buying a home. "Everybody already knows that, right?" I let her know that MOST people out there don't know that. She didn't believe me. "You mean there are buyers that contact the agent represent
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07/20/2012
Salt Lake City, Utah pops up at #6 on Marketwatch's Top 10 best places to buy investment property in the U.S. They cite low inventory and rising median home prices as reasons, but fail to mention that rents on single family homes are pretty high compared to the cost of homes right now. My presump
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04/23/2012
I've been following the efforts of a colleague in Maryland who believes exclusive buyer representation should be disclosed to consumers as an option on the state's agency disclosure form. I read an article on the topic in the real estate section of the online Baltimore Sun. The Director of Regula
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03/15/2012
Homebuyer Representation, Inc. offers a free consultation to home buyers. What does it mean to consult an Exclusive Buyer's Agent? A consultation is a one-time meeting to get any of your real estate questions answered and to find out what it would take to buy a home. The meeting can be in person
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01/19/2012
I attended the 2012 Salt Lake Housing Forecast Meeting this morning. The two presenters this year were Eric Belsky, Managing Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University and James Wood, director of the University of Utah’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. While
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01/18/2012
I have been meaning to draft this document for a while, and finally put it together in response to a conversation I had with a potential client last week. My commitment to you: 1. I will be your Exclusive Buyer Agent (EBA). Because our company does not take listings or ever take on sellers as c
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01/16/2012
I'm not trying to scare anybody off, Utah is a great place to live. But you may as well know before you move here that Utah is earthquake country. I was talking to a potential new client today who is relocating here from the east coast. In conversation I brought up earthquake insurance and the pr
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01/10/2012
I'm looking forward to the 2012 Salt Lake Housing Forecast Breakfast on Wednesday, January 18th. Eric Belsky, Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University will present on the key factors crucial to supporting a housing and economic recovery in Utah and the nation. James
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01/06/2012
I'm currently serving as the Secretary for the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents and prior to the upcoming annual conference I'm taking another negotiations course in Texas. The course, titled "Advanced Negotiation Techniques for Buyer's Agents" will help me develop effective negotia
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01/02/2012
