It may be difficult to believe if it’s not a practice in your area, but some Realtors in the United States actually charge a fee to buyers merely for showing them homes.  They make the case that time is money, and showing a buyer homes week after week can consume an enormous amount of time.  At… Read More

In a recent blog I wrote about the ways in which a less than full commission negatively affects a home seller’s bottom line.  Today’s blog graphically illustrates that the same holds true for a Realtor.  Below is a list of 18 properties that have sold during one month at Al Filippone Associates along with the commission percentage, company dollar and… Read More

This week’s blog posts discussed managing stress, the attributes that a Realtor needs for success, the impact of the organization that you work for and maintaining your principles.  Below are a few things to contemplate over the weekend, particularly if you are interested in building your career for the future or if it currently isn’t quite… Read More

We’re about to enter the fourth quarter of the year and quarter four of the real estate marketplace.  Combined with the pressures that can accompany the coming of the holiday season, this is a time when stress can build to it’s highest level.  Below you’ll find the causes of stress, ways to determine if you are in fact… Read More

September 11 is a day to remember on so many levels.  I suppose that, for the past two years, many families of the victims have felt a  measure of vindication with the death of Osama Bin Laden.  A recently released account of the day that the terrorist mastermind met his fate, No Easy Day, describes the challenges of the mission…. Read More