There is a lot on the news lately about the sad shape of real estate and the mortgage industry. Sadly, a lot of it is being published by people who have NO idea what the industry is about. There are many points to make about the current state of the industry. Read More...

When is a REFERRAL company NOT a referral company? When they charge an up front fee to do business with you and not a REFERRAL fee. Right? Take for instance, Peter with www.recr.com . This man emailed me on my site this morning: Hello Ron, I am in need Read More...

Michael was just asking about closing gifts and one of the ideas rolling around my head lately has been how do I reward referrals? I know that we can do the Starbucks card, or Home Depot Card or some other gift card that's been given over and over again... Read More...

Do you use a national Home Warranty Company? Does your E&O insurance give you a break on your deductible if you do have a home warranty in place? What does your Home Warranty Company DO for YOUR business? Read More...

Consumers catch on fast...what if there is a shift in the market thinking about the way these rebates work? I mean, we all know that FSBO tends to signal a "deal" to a potential buyer. We know that radical price drops signal additional willingness to Read More...

Back on the hungry topic I started earlier, looking for information to consume and internalize, what is in your CD player in your auto these days (does anyone have a tape player anymore?). I've got a couple of CDs from the TODD BATES audio selections, Read More...

No we don't! Yes, we do! Shut up! No, you shut up first! Check it out. Anyway, I could go on with that skit, but here is why I say this. One story talks about a housing glut and how the housing market is doom and gloom. The other story talks about Mortgage Read More...

Yesterday, on KatyRealEstateGuy.com, I blogged about a woman who lost her home due to foreclosure. I couldn't get her to understand that in a case like hers, the bank will sometimes work with an agent to avoid HAVING to foreclose because it is an expensive Read More...

Guys and gals, I have to commend you! It may not be you but a LOT of someone's in our profession are finally saying NO! to lead generation companies! It's getting through to them! I really believe it! I got a call today from some company with a name that Read More...

I was watching a national news program yesterday morning. They were talking all kinds of numbers indicating that we were heading for a bubble burst. Housing starts were down 16%, Mortgage Rates were on the rise, the former Fed was concerned about a recession... Read More...

Here is a topic that I'm sure will be hotly debated but I want to know what do you think REALLY sells a house? We know there are tons of things we do as agents that we say sells a house. Open Houses, signs in the yard, Magazine ads in homes magazines, Read More...