Comments on: The Problem with REALTORS. http://torontoism.com/2009/12/23/the-problem-with-realtors/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:03:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Richard Silver http://torontoism.com/2009/12/23/the-problem-with-realtors/comment-page-1/#comment-9952 Richard Silver Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:47:25 +0000 http://torontoism.com/?p=4366#comment-9952 Ron, There are a lot of new Realtors who start and do very well. The point I was trying to make was that the transaction is part of the journey and not the journey in itself. For the long term focus on the client rather than the transaction.... Ron,
There are a lot of new Realtors who start and do very well. The point I was trying to make was that the transaction is part of the journey and not the journey in itself. For the long term focus on the client rather than the transaction….

]]> By: Ron http://torontoism.com/2009/12/23/the-problem-with-realtors/comment-page-1/#comment-9888 Ron Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:43:35 +0000 http://torontoism.com/?p=4366#comment-9888 Richard I think you have missed the point here 5% of the Real Agents make 95% of the money, this has not changed and if your in that position then you can experiment , but the agents just starting or are in the 90 to 95% bracket need income and therefore are subjective to prevailing winds controlled by the 5% salespersons.Its a paradox and this will need a generation change. Ron Richard

I think you have missed the point here 5% of the Real Agents make 95% of the money, this has not changed and if your in that position then you can experiment , but the agents just starting or are in the 90 to 95% bracket need income and therefore are subjective to prevailing winds controlled by the 5% salespersons.Its a paradox and this will need a generation change.

Ron

]]> By: Craig Homewood http://torontoism.com/2009/12/23/the-problem-with-realtors/comment-page-1/#comment-9878 Craig Homewood Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:40:37 +0000 http://torontoism.com/?p=4366#comment-9878 I agree with most of what Richard is saying. If you are the go-to person for real estate, the deals will follow. In the office I manage, we stress a co-operative, supportive atmosphere, not emphasising the competitive aspect. One of our mantras is "working together we all do more". I find good salespeople are competitive by nature. I agree with most of what Richard is saying. If you are the go-to person for real estate, the deals will follow. In the office I manage, we stress a co-operative, supportive atmosphere, not emphasising the competitive aspect. One of our mantras is “working together we all do more”. I find good salespeople are competitive by nature.

]]> By: REESE BATE http://torontoism.com/2009/12/23/the-problem-with-realtors/comment-page-1/#comment-9745 REESE BATE Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:51:19 +0000 http://torontoism.com/?p=4366#comment-9745 HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY RICHARD!! LOVE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE SHIP...PLEASE WILL YOU POST SOME PIX OF THE BOAT.>> 5 DINING ROOMS ON THE SHIP.. WOW. HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY RICHARD!!

LOVE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE SHIP…PLEASE WILL YOU POST SOME PIX OF THE BOAT.>> 5 DINING ROOMS ON THE
SHIP.. WOW.

]]> By: Richard Silver http://torontoism.com/2009/12/23/the-problem-with-realtors/comment-page-1/#comment-9744 Richard Silver Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:37:48 +0000 http://torontoism.com/?p=4366#comment-9744 Great responses from all. Thanks for commenting Victor! Merry Xmas to you and your families! Great responses from all. Thanks for commenting Victor! Merry Xmas to you and your families!

]]> By: Anna Mae McPhail http://torontoism.com/2009/12/23/the-problem-with-realtors/comment-page-1/#comment-9733 Anna Mae McPhail Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:48:10 +0000 http://torontoism.com/?p=4366#comment-9733 Thank you for the post Richard. I've been in the business since 1976. Broker of Record. The real estate industry is changing. Something has to change in the way business is being done, otherwise the industry itself will not survive. The economics of it is one thing that is goind to force our hand at how we do our day to day business. Years ago at one of the Conventions CREA or OREA a futurist said some things that we branded him as off the wall. Exactly what he said is coming to pass. Thank you for the post Richard. I’ve been in the business since 1976. Broker of Record.

The real estate industry is changing. Something has to change in the way business is being done, otherwise the industry itself will not survive.

The economics of it is one thing that is goind to force our hand at how we do our day to day business.

Years ago at one of the Conventions CREA or OREA a futurist said some things that we branded him as off the wall.

Exactly what he said is coming to pass.

]]> By: Victor Lund http://torontoism.com/2009/12/23/the-problem-with-realtors/comment-page-1/#comment-9731 Victor Lund Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:37:04 +0000 http://torontoism.com/?p=4366#comment-9731 Interesting Post. The concept of 'customer for life' should be in the center of every client-provider relationship. There are truck loads of books on the topic. Have you ever measured MLS policies and services against this goal? For example, most MLS services 'time out' client email notifications after some period unless the agent renews it. Agent and Broker branding for the buyer and seller agents never appear on sold listings. I am sure there are many more examples. Perhaps a good topic for CMLS would be "ways that MLSs can support the REALTOR in client for life relationships" Interesting Post. The concept of ‘customer for life’ should be in the center of every client-provider relationship. There are truck loads of books on the topic.

Have you ever measured MLS policies and services against this goal? For example, most MLS services ‘time out’ client email notifications after some period unless the agent renews it.

Agent and Broker branding for the buyer and seller agents never appear on sold listings.

I am sure there are many more examples. Perhaps a good topic for CMLS would be “ways that MLSs can support the REALTOR in client for life relationships”

]]> By: Eugenia http://torontoism.com/2009/12/23/the-problem-with-realtors/comment-page-1/#comment-9714 Eugenia Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:28:07 +0000 http://torontoism.com/?p=4366#comment-9714 I couldn't agree more:))) "So here is where the problem lies…REALTORS need to focus less on the deal. We provide service to our clients,marketing, staging, advice, etc. We must focus more on becoming the source of everything to do with home ownership, not just the transaction. " This is exactly what I think and work by the same ideas:) I couldn’t agree more:)))

“So here is where the problem lies…REALTORS need to focus less on the deal. We provide service to our clients,marketing, staging, advice, etc. We must focus more on becoming the source of everything to do with home ownership, not just the transaction.
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This is exactly what I think and work by the same ideas:)

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