5,230,142
Things are strange in the universe right now - and not in just my universe either!
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,390,630
I have not noticed Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS but it's a proven business model to give away product and offer large discounts to build a base and then go for the profit once that base is built.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,572,439
Many things in life are in a state of flux.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,883,260
Goes in cycles.
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
613,494
I did not notice, but it is enlightening...
Why do agents and brokers even have a fee, if they can't stick to it?
The only reason is because those in the business are always too eager to give away their paycheck...just like most "shake in their shoes" if some common issue comes up.
I have never had a "good" listing agent ask me to cut commission...everyone just needs to stop it.
If everyone would stop, consumers will not expect it.
Eve
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
195,422
I'm not sure why this is surprising. Last week my grocery store had certain items on sale. This week, they are no longer on sale.
Many businesses offer promotions to entice buyers, but they can't do it forever. That does not mean it was a bad decision to offer it in the first place.
Also, I don't begrudge any investor for wanting to make money. Don't you want to make money when you invest?
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
1,844,301
No I didn't see anything about it. Like what companies?
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Paul S. Henderson, REA...
Tacoma, WA
1,712,676
I love profit.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,182,552
Wonder what’s going on with USAA ?
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,416,038
You cant run a business by giving away everything. They enter the market to drown those already in the business, then they turn the screw
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,503,008
Yes, they realized they need to make money to stay in business. LOL. I've always said those companies had numbered days. I think there is another real estate company that will be doing that as well sooner than later.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,583,278
all good things come to an end....
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
758,035
Incentives & discounts eventually go away. What doesn't fade is incremental increases in price that will be blamed on inflation.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
556,536
Ideas are cheap
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,125,954
Incentives work in down markets and not so much in brisk ones.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
469,510
I haven't heard anything about any of the discount model companies making any changes.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,781,283
When the economy is good...why offer incentives? Also those that did offer coupons, rebates or discounts to do business with them knew it hard to get out of that model once triggered. A good economy allows them to escape it...
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
921,504
Everyone wants to dig deeper into the pocket of the real estate agents.
Those disappearing rebates do not reappear in the agents account. They are absorbed by those companies.
And agents throughout history have shown they will pay others 20, 30, 40, 50 percent of their compensation to a 'no value added' middle man.
Referring agents are also included in the 'no value added' category.
There however is a bigger game in motion that will reduce agent net income and reduce agent options. (this game does not reduce the cost of a real estate transaction to the consumer) One need only observe the collusion between NAR, franchises, associations and Zdevil to see the end game.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
5,217,375
Suck you in and then pounce. Nothing is free!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
6,393,609
Apparently give aways were not working for them.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
1,726,096
Agree with you. Investors are looking for a payday and many of these companies will cease to exist, or just adopt the traditional business models.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
3,345,091
Imagine that. Investors wanting a return.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,772,575
Paul,
We are not surprised. So many see real estate commission as being big, however, they are not willing to see the expense side of the ledger. It looks like they now have. A
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,071,025
I don't know companies, I know agents...
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,598,452
Well, we have a few agents in area. And I don't see their names very often.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
378,517
not something I'd noticed. Where have you seen they are no longer offering these rebates?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,164,294
haven't noticed because they never showed up in my market
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
7,836,431
5,868,565
4,936,716