One of my contacts sent me this article about home builder's incentives in the U.K. This got me to wondering what is the most radical or unusual incentive you have encountered in your market? This can be a new home builder or an existing home seller. Read More...

I just completed the e-PRO Certification course and found some of it to be redundant, but most of it was very interesting and thought provoking. I think the most interesting part of the course was near the end where it teaches you about putting together Read More...

Wikipedia defines a lurker as: In Internet culture , a lurker is a person who reads discussions on a message board , newsgroup , chatroom , file sharing or other interactive system, but rarely participates. Read the entire article here. I have seen a Read More...

Hi everyone. I am still like a kid in a candy store with this P2 web site. I am so excited about the leads I am getting lately, I just have to tell someone, maybe encourage others to put a little effort into their site and watch what happens. Since school Read More...

Has everyone read the latest regarding the lending industry? Countrywide Money Woes Read More...

After reading some of the recent threads here, I had to go back and see what RElib is supposed to be about. I have read some comments here that would really make me think twice about using a real estate professional to help me buy or sell a home. Please Read More...

Gloria recently posted a comment about sellers not leaving the home during a showing. The comments are as expected, mixed. I personally feel the buyer will spend more time looking without the seller being present. I have had buyers that were intimidated Read More...

Hi all. I have a transaction that I need some advice on. I have a buyer who has an accepted offer on a manufactured home. He was originally going to finance the purchase through his bank. Bank finds out the home is a manufactured and now won't do the Read More...

I have had a few offers come in lately on a couple of my listings. Keep in mind that the listings are priced fair and are not overpriced. The offers had the buyers making an offer that is 15% below list price ($125K-$175K homes), the buyer wants to use Read More...

I didn't want to hijack Mary's post earlier in the day, some of you mentioned what kind of "suppy" you are currently dealing with. Just curious, how much inventory is currently available in your market and how many month's supply does that equal? Here Read More...

Are you a REALTOR® or are you a real-a-tor? It was and still is mentioned in almost every CE class that I attend that we are REALTORS®, yet far too many agents call themselves real-a-tors. I have called too many offices and listened to their after-hours Read More...

I received an offer on one of my listings last Thursday, countered a couple of minor things and received an accepted counter offer, a copy of the earnest money check and a copy of the pre-approval letter on Friday. The buyer was pre-approved for slightly Read More...

This message was on our MLS message board today. Please be careful and if in doubt, have an exit plan. Exercise Caution When Showing Property. MIBOR staff received a call on 5/21/07 from a REALTOR® on the west side who had been contacted by a “Tim” or Read More...

OK, this may be a long post, but I need to vent and ask for some help and advice. After reading several posts being full service, are we really full service, there is room for all types of business models, etc. I am questioning my role as a Realtor®. Read More...

Here is an excerpt from a letter to the editor of our local newspaper written by Mike Murphy, an Indiana state legislator. "Republican and Democrat reformers joined early in the legislative session to craft a bill that would help ensure that potential Read More...