I want to start out by thanking Mike Price for allowing DeanSellsAZ.com the opportunity to host the Carnival of Real Estate, edition #174. We have been a long-time fan of the Carnival.
Some blogs who host the Carnival like to post the top real estate posts submitted to them and then include a long list of honorable mention posts. I am going to do things a little different. I often judge the top posts with my daily Top 10 real estate posts of the day, so I am used to narrowing things way down. I will be doing the top 3 posts, staring with number three and ending with the top post submitted this week. Many thank you’s to everyone who participated in this week’s fun. Good news for me is I added another 4 blogs I was not following in my RSS reader and I expect them to be making my top 10 list soon.
Post #3 Factors That Affect Home Values
Trisha comes up with a post here that is great information for home buyers. There are many things that go into determining the value of your home, or the home you are looking to purchase. Some of those factors are obvious things like location and upgrades in the house, but others are not so common like are most of your neighbors completely underwater.
Post #2 Give me your keys- I’ll drive you home
If you are reading this Carnival of Real Estate you most likely know about the blow up a week ago between Greg Cooper and Todd Carpenter. In this well written post by Hey Amereto she looks at the bigger picture. Does what you say on social media come back to your broker. While I think a salaried employee like someone at NAR should be held to a higher standard than an agent who is a contractor, both need to be careful.
Post #1 Taking REALTORS® Above the Bar
Raising the bar has been a hot topic for agents over the last few weeks. Toby Boyce takes a look at some ideas to help agents become better agents. I have often asked myself, if designations are such good training why do we not just add them into the training required for a real estate agent before they get their license? I know many agents would agree the training required to get your license should be higher and Toby touches on some good starting points.
