Hercel Spears's (educator) Blog

   Several articles in the real estate community have been about disclosure.  Mostly the articles have been in regards to bank owned properties and the fact that banks somehow think disclosure makes them more liable.   REALLY?   I wonder from whom they are receiving their advice?  Then there are ...

Do brokers representing sellers have a duty to disclose the only way a transaction will close is with approval of a "short sale" from the lender(s)?  One court said Sellers yes but their broker NO!!   ???  Here is a snip of that ruling: At the hearing on the brokers‟ demurrer to the buyers‟ origi...

Great information provided by Karen in this blog.  It spells out that selling a home is a "team sport" and every member has a role to play in getting the task done. Thanks for taking the time to share Karen. Although they can be stated in different ways there are only six factors that affect the ...

I recently read a re-post http://activerain.com/blogsview/1916990/-i-m-sitting-in-front-of-the-house-and-i-d-like-to-see-it-right-now-  of a blog by Richard Weiser, http://activerain.com/blogsview/1916932/-i-m-sitting-in-front-of-the-house-and-i-d-like-to-see-it-right-now-  and one of the comment...

22 years in the business and the one thing I have learned is…THERE IS NO LABOR SAVING MAGIC BULLET!   Just read another blog  by Roger Johnson, Realtor - Hickory NC Real Estate about purchasing leads.  This got me thinking about all the marketing stuff I have bought or, “bought into” in the past ...

    Does an Open House mean the front door is open and anyone is allowed in?  Would you leave your own front door open for perfect strangers to stroll through to look through your closets, bathrooms, medicine cabinets?  These are questions that help us put open house safety procedures into perspe...

The report of two new REALTOR® homicides in vacant homes in as many weeks, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZXjlTxk_l8 has prompted me to write a portion of the routine practices this paranoid agent takes when showing a crime scene waiting to happen, otherwise known as a vacant house.   First of a...

Here I go again butting heads with the NAR.  Surprised?   The legislation, H.R. 6133, “Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2010,” was offered yesterday in Congress by U.S. Reps. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) and Tom Rooney (R-Fla.). The bill would require lenders to respond to consum...

  Being recently elected to the South East Valley Regional Association of REALTORS®, (try saying that 5 times fast) Board of Directors, I have been receiving a few calls of congratulations along with a few concerns as to what needs to change in our association.  I see this as a positive step in t...

I remember when my first license renewal came up I was racing around trying to get my continuing education classes completed as I had not even come close to obtaining the minimum 24 hours required.  One of the instructors asked us attendees to raise our hands if our license expired that month.  W...