The money grubbing “Best of Northstate” pitch.

We admit to being flattered when the pitch arrived in our email: “I would like to congratulate The Address Realty on making it to Top Five in Best of North State 2024.” Wow, “Top Five.” That sounds important. The flattery quickly turned sour when we read the attached flyer, seen here. Oh crap. This whole “Best of Northstate” scheme is…

Big changes have arrived for the Real Estate biz

Posted with thanks to Realtor Tristan Ahumada. It’s a very helpful explanation of the changes to our shared business model that all Realtors have now agreed upon. The result is that transaction costs/fees will be much more transparent to both buyer and seller. The idea is that increased transparency will result in more efficiency, and…

Social media vs Reality

Check out this FB post: Above: An image of an ironic social media post from Laurie Patterson of OKC who laments about RE agent social media posts. She’s not wrong. That said, we still had to chuckle (and snort) at the irony. Nobody surfs social media to listen to you bitch about how hard your…

N. A.R. settles lawsuit

N. A.R. settles lawsuit

Todays is a big deal for Realtors. The communication below went out to all Realtors today. As you hear this news, please be aware that agent commissions have ALWAYS been 100% negotiable at The Address Realty. It’s been a cornerstone of our entire business model since our inception in 2011. This is all good news…