Comments on: Bay Area Agents: Meet Redfin http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Real Estate Taxi http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-341516 Real Estate Taxi Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:54:54 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-341516 Redfin is a great source for looking up on various homes. They provide details that others sites overlook. Its a great site. Redfin is a great source for looking up on various homes. They provide details that others sites overlook. Its a great site.

]]> By: Sheila McNeill http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-159085 Sheila McNeill Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:32:57 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-159085 Please come to Florida. Please come to Florida.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8166 ARDELL Thu, 01 Jun 2006 23:44:11 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8166 Thank you, Allen. I have seen a lot of progress regarding Buyer's and Buyer Agents in the last 18 months or so. I think Redfin deserves a lot of credit for raising the bar. I am taking an Accredited Buyer Representation course, even though they won't give me the ABR designation, and I do see agents wanting to treat buyers better than they have in the past. Thank you, Allen. I have seen a lot of progress regarding Buyer’s and Buyer Agents in the last 18 months or so. I think Redfin deserves a lot of credit for raising the bar. I am taking an Accredited Buyer Representation course, even though they won’t give me the ABR designation, and I do see agents wanting to treat buyers better than they have in the past.

]]> By: Allen Benson http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8123 Allen Benson Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:07:22 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8123 Ardell, The reason for the nwmls not to allow the posting of the selling agent goes back along ways. The primary reason for it was to stop the big brokers from actively recruiting the top agents. Before the data was as easy to get to as it is now it was costing the big brokers a lot of money to scrape the mls system I literally mean screen scrapping the data. They were using that data to recruit agent to join their company. The smaller brokers where getting their top agents picked off one by one. For years the large brokerages have been trying to get this information added back to the mls system. But since the big broker small broker mentality is so strong in this area it never passes. I have been in many board meetings at the mls and the majority of the votes are big broker against little broker. Ardell, The reason for the nwmls not to allow the posting of the selling agent goes back along ways. The primary reason for it was to stop the big brokers from actively recruiting the top agents. Before the data was as easy to get to as it is now it was costing the big brokers a lot of money to scrape the mls system I literally mean screen scrapping the data. They were using that data to recruit agent to join their company. The smaller brokers where getting their top agents picked off one by one.

For years the large brokerages have been trying to get this information added back to the mls system. But since the big broker small broker mentality is so strong in this area it never passes. I have been in many board meetings at the mls and the majority of the votes are big broker against little broker.

]]> By: RealtyObjectives » Blog Archive » Redfin Swims South http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8120 RealtyObjectives » Blog Archive » Redfin Swims South Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:55:34 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8120 [...] Those of us in Seattle are quite familiar with Redfin but you may not be (there is a good conversation going on at Rain City).  Glenn Kelman (CEO) and crew are trying to create a new type of real estate brokerage that is targeted at those buyers and sellers that do not want to pay for the services of a traditional agent.  [...] [...] Those of us in Seattle are quite familiar with Redfin but you may not be (there is a good conversation going on at Rain City).  Glenn Kelman (CEO) and crew are trying to create a new type of real estate brokerage that is targeted at those buyers and sellers that do not want to pay for the services of a traditional agent.  [...]

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8118 ARDELL Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:41:07 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8118 Galen, I think it's more like what they WILL be doing. At least 4 of the 7 were hired recently and three appear to be new agents and one newER. I think Ryan Erickson's done a good job. I'd shake his hand for having the guts to take on the world. We can track what each of them has done from the time they were licensed with regard to listings, but not buyer agent sales. A HUGE shortcoming of NWMLS for some reason, by policy decision. We can track closed sales by office number, but only the listing office on pendings. The company that represented the buyer doesn't show until the sale closes, and the agent who represented the buyer never does show, only the listing agent. Talk about the buyer side being second class citizens. I challenged that when I first arrived. Even contacted Rappatoni thinking it was a glitch in the mls system not to show the buyer agent after it closed. I never saw that anywhere except here in the Seattle area. I was assured that it was a policy decision of the NWMLS Board...why I don't know. Just to reinforce that Listing and Seller Agency RULES?!. Sorry...one of my pet peeves. I know these are small things, but many combined seller first/seller pays antiquated systems help keep the foot on the neck of buyers generally. That's my $4.30 Galen, I think it’s more like what they WILL be doing. At least 4 of the 7 were hired recently and three appear to be new agents and one newER. I think Ryan Erickson’s done a good job. I’d shake his hand for having the guts to take on the world.

We can track what each of them has done from the time they were licensed with regard to listings, but not buyer agent sales. A HUGE shortcoming of NWMLS for some reason, by policy decision. We can track closed sales by office number, but only the listing office on pendings. The company that represented the buyer doesn’t show until the sale closes, and the agent who represented the buyer never does show, only the listing agent.

Talk about the buyer side being second class citizens. I challenged that when I first arrived. Even contacted Rappatoni thinking it was a glitch in the mls system not to show the buyer agent after it closed. I never saw that anywhere except here in the Seattle area. I was assured that it was a policy decision of the NWMLS Board…why I don’t know. Just to reinforce that Listing and Seller Agency RULES?!.

Sorry…one of my pet peeves. I know these are small things, but many combined seller first/seller pays antiquated systems help keep the foot on the neck of buyers generally. That’s my $4.30

]]> By: Marlow Harris http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8116 Marlow Harris Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:13:08 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8116 Marcus Smith is the designated Broker. The other agents are: Allison Howard Ryan Erickson Bahn Lee Rob McGarty Bryan Selner Edward Smith Marcus Smith is the designated Broker.

The other agents are:

Allison Howard
Ryan Erickson
Bahn Lee
Rob McGarty
Bryan Selner
Edward Smith

]]> By: galen http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8115 galen Wed, 31 May 2006 23:40:08 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8115 John, I'm curious about the 6 agents number. Some of them must be performing other duties, but it still seems like a lot. Any idea who they are or what they do? John, I’m curious about the 6 agents number. Some of them must be performing other duties, but it still seems like a lot. Any idea who they are or what they do?

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8111 Dustin Wed, 31 May 2006 23:26:32 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8111 John, I'll be interested to see what Marlow digs up on that number. She's always good about digging up their actual data. John,

I’ll be interested to see what Marlow digs up on that number. She’s always good about digging up their actual data.

]]> By: john cook http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8107 john cook Wed, 31 May 2006 22:58:46 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/31/bay-area-agents-meet-redfin/#comment-8107 In my story today, I noted that Redfin had helped more than 40 Seattle area buyers purchase homes. I was told that this number also includes pending transactions. John Cook In my story today, I noted that Redfin had helped more than 40 Seattle area buyers purchase homes. I was told that this number also includes pending transactions.

John Cook

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