Bridging the Gap

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 6 comments.
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I read an article in Inman News (@InmanNews) today that said this (emphasis added): First-time homebuyers accounted for half of all home sales from July 2009 through June 2010, according to a National Association of Realtors survey of buyers and sellers. That’s the highest share of first-time-buyer purchases in the history of the survey, which [...]

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The Ethics of Open Houses

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 26 comments.
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I’ve been bothered by something for a very long time. Basically, since that day I entered the real estate industry back in 1991. I’m going to call this problem the “ethics of open houses.” What She Said! I wrote an entire blog post on this topic last night. And while surfing the Internet this morning [...]

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Part-Time Realtor: Full-Time Problem

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 21 comments.
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I read something on Twitter recently that made my jaw hit the floor. It was written by leading real estate author, visionary, observer and commentator Stefan Swanepoel, and it said this: “Only 27% of Realtors surveyed by 56 local Realtors Assocn listed RE as their primary source of income…illustrates problem we have.” Wow. Unbelievable. I [...]

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