While I have often pointed out the poor job that Zillow.Com does when estimating home values, I have always acknowledged some of Zillow’s other technical features. This map of Chicago Metro Area Home Prices is an example. Zillow calls it a heat map since the hotter colors represent higher prices per square foot. For example, […]
If Only Poor Writers Were an “Endangered Species” Part 3 of 3
In parts 1 and 2 of this post I pointed out 4 significant errors in the New York Times Magazine article on real estate agents titled, “Endangered Species” by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt. See “If Only Poor Writers Were an “Endangered Species” Part 1 of 3” and “If Only Poor Writers Were […]
If Only Poor Writers Were an “Endangered Species” Part 2 of 3
Here’s another error from The New York Times Magazine article on real estate agents titled, “Endangered Species” by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt. See “If Only Poor Writers Were an “Endangered Species” Part 1 of 3” for the first 3 errors. Error #4: “Most real estate agents seem to spend 95% of their […]
If Only Poor Writers Were an “Endangered Species” Part 1 of 3
Today’s New York Times Magazine includes an article on real estate agents titled, “Endangered Species” by Stephen J. Dubner, a writer, and Steven D. Levitt, a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Duber and Levitt are the authors of “Freakonomics – A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.” […]
Being a Full Service REALTOR® Can be a Challenge
Many of us in the real estate industry are committed to providing full service and even going above and beyond traditional service levels providing additional value-added services. I, for example, provide my sellers home staging assistance. This is a service that most listing agents would refer to a home staging company to be paid by […]
