http://www.thefsboblog.com For Sale By Owner Real Estate Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:50:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven’t been able to confirm these numbers yet, but a press release from a large For Sale By Owner advertising site presented data showing that the number of homes being sold by owner is up signficantly. One of the sources cited was the largest maker of “For Sale ... http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/10/26/anecdotal-evidence-shows-more-fsbos/ I almost hesitate to point out this release, for fear of giving it more attention/credibility than it deserves. But this press release yesterday from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is just so comically desparate that I have to. Even if only for its entertainment value. It’s entitled, brazenly, ... http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/10/26/nar-on-defensive/ Scott Wenger, a reporter for the NY Daily News, set out to sell his Manhattan apartment “for sale by owner”, and chronicle the whole experience in his article “For Sale By Owner.” “How did I do?” he asks. “The outcome was much different than I - and countless brokers ... http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/10/26/see-i-told-you-so/ I recieved a press release from Sellsius today. They have opened up their website where more information is now available, and they will be unveiling their new service in December and January. The website (and full press release) is located at www.sellsiusrealestate.com Looks to be right ... http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/10/24/more-from-sellsius/ Home Owners, if you are contemplating selling your home, you will probably think through the 2 primary options you have: 1. Sell by owner (FSBO), or 2. sell with an agent. You may have noticed there is an all-out war going on in the real estate industry, between ... http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/10/12/let-the-free-market-be-free/ A few days ago (last Friday), 20/20 ran a segment entitled “Getting Real About Real Estate.” I thought it was a pretty fair story, though very brief. Yet another sign FSBO is becoming mainstream. Check it out. ~Robert Creek The FSBO Blog http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/10/11/abcs-2020-checks-out-real-estate/ The Real Estate Cafe has started a 10-day series of posts proposing a “Real Estate consumer’s Bill of Rights.” If it is credible enough, they’ll submit it as written testimony to the upcoming (October 25, 2005) Competition Policy and the Real Estate Industry workshop being put on by the FTC. So far ... http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/10/06/real-estate-consumer-bill-of-rights/ On this blog, we’ve refrained from discussing the economy or “housing bubble” - partially because many other sources are covering that topic adequately, but more significantly…..because it’s rather boring to read. For once, however, I ask you to indulge me as I jump into economy talk. I’m not ... http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/09/29/congressional-report-the-economy-and-what-it-means-to-fsbo/ I want to address Greenspan’s recent discussion with the American Bankers Association. I touched on it a little bit in my previous ‘Middlemen’ post. Different outlets have provided different perspectives on his comments. The AP’s Jeannine Aversa summarized his comments with this article . As you can see from ... http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/09/29/greenspanamerican-bankers-association/ Alan Murray wrote an article in the WSJ this week that attributes some of the ‘frothy’ market conditions to realtor commissions. A 5-6% commission requires at least the equivalent to be added on to each sale of the property. With people flipping and moving with such frequency, it’s hard ... http://www.thefsboblog.com/2005/09/28/middlemen/