Ha! This really cracks me up, how is this in YOUR CLIENTS best interest? Shouldn’t they see all the houses that meet their needs, even if they are short sales or REOs??
 
OK, I know, I know they are a lot of work, more work than a traditional sale (sometimes)…we’re REALTORS, it just makes sense to me to show my clients all the houses that meet their needs and let them choose the ones they want to see.
 
I wonder if excluding Short Sales and REOs from your clients “list” that you prepare or email to them, without telling them that you don’t show “those types of listings” is a new form of ’steering’??
 
Now, you certainly don’t have to accept short sale or REO listings, if you are not willing to do all the extra work that comes along with being a listing agent, this is totally fine with me; that just means more listings for the hard working agents out there that I like to deal with!
 
One more suggestion to agents who don’t like to work too hard…other industries are hiring, I hear Starbucks has great benefits and once you clock out, believe me no one will be calling you with questions about coffee!!
 
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Record sales are still being made, there is no doubt that there are
buyers out there who have waited and watched and are now ready to pick
up some property for 2010…my question is why aren’t land sales
higher?

Have buyers forgotten about land? Have agents forgotten to ask their
buyers IF land is an option for them?

What better time than now to pick up a great lot and plan for that
dream home you have always wanted? Construction costs are at an all
time low to compete with the housing market down turn and land is
literally DIRT CHEAP!

Lots in prestigious subdivisions like CR Ranch in Sedona and Thunder
Ridge in Rimrock have some amazingly large lots for some awesome
values. Land can be sold short or foreclosed too you know, don’t limit
yourself, open the door for more opportunities by looking at land
today!!

Search for land at www.DriveRealty.com right now!!

Bank owned homes are at an all time high nationwide. Drive Realty works directly with banks like CITI, Indymac and Litton to sell their foreclosure inventory. If you’re a buyer looking for a great price on a home, look no further.
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It has come to my attention that more and more REO listings are going to out of area agents. By out of area I mean agents who are not part of our MLS (SVVAR).

How does this out of area agent effect us you may ask? It has a larger impact than you might think!

Commissions aside, when an out of area Realtor gets a listing, that home gets fewer “looks” by prospective buyers, then on average each 30 days the price of that property gets reduced until it sells. This practice drives down our prices even further than the general “slow economic conditions”, this devalues our neighborhoods where we live, work and own property!

Why do Banks give listings to out of area agents? They don’t know any better, the agent puts the listing in their local MLS and sends a printout to the Bank to prove it’s in fact listed; however, the bank does not know it’s listed in an out of area MLS…

What can WE do about this? We can make a huge difference if we take a stand and every time we discover one of these out of area listings, we notify the listing agent and Broker that we feel what they are doing is not good business, not in their clients best interest and also damaging to the market area!

Out of area agents need to join SVVAR or stop accepting listings in our market area…it does not benefit their Seller, the local economy or themselves, joining the SVVAR may cost a little up front but they would sell more houses and sell them faster, while serving their clients best interest!

Thank you for joining us in this effort!

4743 E Smoke Signal Way

This home comes with an additional lot that can be split. Great views of Mingus Mountain! It has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths in 1394 square feet. The home was built in 1996. The asking price is $129,900.