Comments on: Here We Stand, For We Cannot Be Moved http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html Redfin Corporate Blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:09:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Anonymouse http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html/comment-page-1#comment-487 Anonymouse Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:05:54 +0000 http://devblog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html#comment-487 The most valuable contribution redfin makes is it empowers consumers to retain control of the buying process and to avoid the real estate gestapo. As a buyer currently shopping for a home, I dont want an agent to tell me when and where to spend my hard earned money. I want control, its only fair because it is my money. Real estate is a sales job and the bottom line for them is making the sale. Empowering consumers to view and purchase a home on their own terms is something you cant put a price on. Similar tremblings are going on in the insurance industry. P&C commissions used to feed a family of four, no problem. But with insurance companies now cutting out the middle men and offering policies direct to the consumer, insurance companies and customers are reaping the benefits. Its called life. Learn a new trade. Develop relationships with people so they will buy through you rather than treating them like a meal ticket and maybe the agents won't have to worry about losing their precious meal tickets. The most valuable contribution redfin makes is it empowers consumers to retain control of the buying process and to avoid the real estate gestapo.

As a buyer currently shopping for a home, I dont want an agent to tell me when and where to spend my hard earned money. I want control, its only fair because it is my money.

Real estate is a sales job and the bottom line for them is making the sale. Empowering consumers to view and purchase a home on their own terms is something you cant put a price on.

Similar tremblings are going on in the insurance industry. P&C commissions used to feed a family of four, no problem. But with insurance companies now cutting out the middle men and offering policies direct to the consumer, insurance companies and customers are reaping the benefits.

Its called life. Learn a new trade. Develop relationships with people so they will buy through you rather than treating them like a meal ticket and maybe the agents won’t have to worry about losing their precious meal tickets.

]]> By: Debra Sinick http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html/comment-page-1#comment-486 Debra Sinick Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:32:13 +0000 http://devblog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html#comment-486 Say anything about another Realtor when you have or are working on a transaction-I think not! Elizabeth Rhodes from The Seattle Times quoted me about my one experience with Redfin in her February 24th article. I would only answer briefly and positively about any transaction with Redfin or any company for that matter. This is not to say that the Redfin agent did not do her job. Was my comment a measure of anything? Having had only one transaction with a Redfin agent, it is not much of a measure. Since this article was really about saving money for buyers, I would rather comment on that aspect. The true measure of savings for a buyer? Savings for a buyer today must be measured against future gains as a seller. Financial savings/gain can only be measured when you sell the investment. Not making the right choice today can cost you in the future. All neighborhoods and homes are not created equally. Some neighborhoods, builders, and home styles are more recession proof. Some appreciate at a higher rate than others. You must know the best neighborhoods, area amenities, issues, schools, current competition, pricing structure, absorption rate, and builder reputation. Would you as a buyer be better served and better educated about homes and the buying process by retaining the services of a professional who has been out in the trenches? Would you as a buyer then increase your chances of making that great investment with a higher rate of appreciation? The professional who represents you should have years of knowledge about the neighborhoods, sales history, seen many of the homes, know the best builders and have years of negotiation experience in all markets. This knowledge can translate into future dollars for you, the buyer. Today there is good information available on the internet, but not at this level of detail. Buyers deserve this amount of detail and support. If you as a buyer are missing out on the best information and maybe the best homes, will you as a seller make the most money later? My advice to a buyer? Interview your agent; after all in Washington State your agent will represent you. Have strong representation on your side because sellers interview agents and have strong representation. Find out your agent?s level of knowledge and experience. Find out if this agent has seen many homes over the years. Find out if they know the best neighborhoods for appreciation. Hire that professional and then go find a home. Say anything about another Realtor when you have or are working on a transaction-I think not! Elizabeth Rhodes from The Seattle Times quoted me about my one experience with Redfin in her February 24th article. I would only answer briefly and positively about any transaction with Redfin or any company for that matter. This is not to say that the Redfin agent did not do her job. Was my comment a measure of anything? Having had only one transaction with a Redfin agent, it is not much of a measure.
Since this article was really about saving money for buyers, I would rather comment on that aspect. The true measure of savings for a buyer? Savings for a buyer today must be measured against future gains as a seller. Financial savings/gain can only be measured when you sell the investment. Not making the right choice today can cost you in the future.
All neighborhoods and homes are not created equally. Some neighborhoods, builders, and home styles are more recession proof. Some appreciate at a higher rate than others. You must know the best neighborhoods, area amenities, issues, schools, current competition, pricing structure, absorption rate, and builder reputation. Would you as a buyer be better served and better educated about homes and the buying process by retaining the services of a professional who has been out in the trenches? Would you as a buyer then increase your chances of making that great investment with a higher rate of appreciation?
The professional who represents you should have years of knowledge about the neighborhoods, sales history, seen many of the homes, know the best builders and have years of negotiation experience in all markets. This knowledge can translate into future dollars for you, the buyer. Today there is good information available on the internet, but not at this level of detail. Buyers deserve this amount of detail and support. If you as a buyer are missing out on the best information and maybe the best homes, will you as a seller make the most money later?
My advice to a buyer? Interview your agent; after all in Washington State your agent will represent you. Have strong representation on your side because sellers interview agents and have strong representation. Find out your agent?s level of knowledge and experience. Find out if this agent has seen many homes over the years. Find out if they know the best neighborhoods for appreciation. Hire that professional and then go find a home.

]]> By: matt http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html/comment-page-1#comment-485 matt Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:48:09 +0000 http://devblog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html#comment-485 amused spectator, 1. there are 2 links (out of 12) in this post going to both Greg Swann's and Marlow Harris's website were are far from silent about this topix 2. I'm pretty sure both Greg and Marlow are far from flunking in the real estate profession, as with most RE bloggers. amused spectator,

1. there are 2 links (out of 12) in this post going to both Greg Swann’s and Marlow Harris’s website were are far from silent about this topix

2. I’m pretty sure both Greg and Marlow are far from flunking in the real estate profession, as with most RE bloggers.

]]> By: an amused spectator http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html/comment-page-1#comment-484 an amused spectator Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:53:31 +0000 http://devblog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html#comment-484 The silence from Greg Swann, Marlow Harris, and the rest of the real estate flunkies is absolutely deafening. First they claim you guys are liars, then call into question the Seattle Times' integrity, and now they can't even muster a rebuttal... The silence from Greg Swann, Marlow Harris, and the rest of the real estate flunkies is absolutely deafening. First they claim you guys are liars, then call into question the Seattle Times’ integrity, and now they can’t even muster a rebuttal…

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html/comment-page-1#comment-483 Andrew Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:41:51 +0000 http://devblog.redfin.com/blog/2007/02/here_we_stand_for_we_cannot_be_moved.html#comment-483 How is redfin going to survive? I mean Zipr is not doing so well and they have a better business model. Zipr cannot retain agents because they cannot make enough money. How is redfin going to survive? I mean Zipr is not doing so well and they have a better business model. Zipr cannot retain agents because they cannot make enough money.

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