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Why Real Estate Commissions Are So High: The Cost Of Friendship
Why Real Estate Commissions Are So High: The Cost Of Friendship

Dumb Ideas, Industry Issues, Real estate agents, Real estate commissions

Why Real Estate Commissions Are So High: The Cost Of Friendship

I was talking to Harry (not his real name) the [...]

By Gary Lucido|2015-06-04T07:04:06+00:00June 4, 2015|Dumb Ideas, Industry Issues, Real estate agents, Real estate commissions|0 Comments

Pocket Listings: The Tighter The Real Estate Market, The Worse The Idea
Pocket Listings: The Tighter The Real Estate Market, The Worse The Idea

Dumb Ideas, Industry Issues, Pocket Listings, Real estate agents

Pocket Listings: The Tighter The Real Estate Market, The Worse The Idea

Back in January I posted on Pocket Listings: The Growing [...]

By Gary Lucido|2015-04-23T14:09:12+00:00April 23, 2015|Dumb Ideas, Industry Issues, Pocket Listings, Real estate agents|0 Comments

Crazy Real Estate Model: Selling Your Home With No Listing Commission
Crazy Real Estate Model: Selling Your Home With No Listing Commission

Dumb Ideas, Home Selling, Real estate agents

Crazy Real Estate Model: Selling Your Home With No Listing Commission

There is sort of a new real estate brokerage model [...]

By Gary Lucido|2015-03-26T11:16:27+00:00March 26, 2015|Dumb Ideas, Home Selling, Real estate agents|0 Comments

Illinois HB 1376: $500 Sewer Camera Inspections To Be Required On All Home Sales
Illinois HB 1376: $500 Sewer Camera Inspections To Be Required On All Home Sales

Dumb Ideas, Government regulations

Illinois HB 1376: $500 Sewer Camera Inspections To Be Required On All Home Sales

How would you like to spend another $500 when you [...]

By Gary Lucido|2015-03-12T10:49:42+00:00March 12, 2015|Dumb Ideas, Government regulations|0 Comments

The Real Reasons Some Realtors Promote Pocket Listings
The Real Reasons Some Realtors Promote Pocket Listings

Dumb Ideas, Industry Issues, Myths & Lies, Pocket Listings, Real Estate Strategies

The Real Reasons Some Realtors Promote Pocket Listings

Last week I posted on how the seriously flawed pocket [...]

By Gary Lucido|2015-01-27T07:00:43+00:00January 27, 2015|Dumb Ideas, Industry Issues, Myths & Lies, Pocket Listings, Real Estate Strategies|0 Comments

Pocket Listings: The Growing Fad To Sell Homes "Not On The MLS"
Pocket Listings: The Growing Fad To Sell Homes "Not On The MLS"

Dumb Ideas, Industry Issues, Myths & Lies, Pocket Listings, Real Estate Strategies

Pocket Listings: The Growing Fad To Sell Homes "Not On The MLS"

If I might say so myself I pretty much decimated [...]

By Gary Lucido|2015-01-22T11:16:36+00:00January 22, 2015|Dumb Ideas, Industry Issues, Myths & Lies, Pocket Listings, Real Estate Strategies|0 Comments

Chicago Area MLS: Basement Square Footage No Longer Exists
Chicago Area MLS: Basement Square Footage No Longer Exists

Chicago real estate, Dumb Ideas

Chicago Area MLS: Basement Square Footage No Longer Exists

According to MRED, the entity that manages the Chicago area [...]

By Gary Lucido|2014-11-11T07:03:50+00:00November 11, 2014|Chicago real estate, Dumb Ideas|0 Comments

Your First Offer Is Your Best Offer – Fact Or Fiction?
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Your First Offer Is Your Best Offer – Fact Or Fiction?

Dumb Ideas, Home Selling, Industry Issues, Myths & Lies, Transaction Process

Your First Offer Is Your Best Offer – Fact Or Fiction?

When home sellers get their first offer* they are very [...]

By Gary Lucido|2014-09-25T18:05:45+00:00September 25, 2014|Dumb Ideas, Home Selling, Industry Issues, Myths & Lies, Transaction Process|0 Comments

Government Gone Wild: Bank Of America Settlement Will Prolong Next Financial Crisis
Government Gone Wild: Bank Of America Settlement Will Prolong Next Financial Crisis

Dumb Ideas

Government Gone Wild: Bank Of America Settlement Will Prolong Next Financial Crisis

As you may have already heard the Department of Justice [...]

By Gary Lucido|2014-08-22T08:15:43+00:00August 22, 2014|Dumb Ideas|0 Comments

CHA Super Voucher Program Being Scaled Back
CHA Super Voucher Program Being Scaled Back

Dumb Ideas, Government Programs

CHA Super Voucher Program Being Scaled Back

A few weeks ago I wrote about the crazy CHA [...]

By Gary Lucido|2014-08-21T16:41:45+00:00August 21, 2014|Dumb Ideas, Government Programs|0 Comments

CHA Vouchers Paying For High Rent Apartments
CHA Vouchers Paying For High Rent Apartments

Dumb Ideas, Government Programs

CHA Vouchers Paying For High Rent Apartments

Apparently a few lucky folks have CHA vouchers that are [...]

By Gary Lucido|2014-07-28T06:56:52+00:00July 28, 2014|Dumb Ideas, Government Programs|0 Comments

Obama's Student Loan Relief Program: The Inconvenient Truths
Obama's Student Loan Relief Program: The Inconvenient Truths

Dumb Ideas, Government Programs, Not Real Estate

Obama's Student Loan Relief Program: The Inconvenient Truths

President Obama signed an executive order yesterday extending student loan [...]

By Gary Lucido|2014-06-10T09:20:28+00:00June 10, 2014|Dumb Ideas, Government Programs, Not Real Estate|0 Comments