{"id":1827,"date":"2007-08-20T12:35:19","date_gmt":"2007-08-20T19:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2007-08-20T12:35:31","modified_gmt":"2007-08-20T19:35:31","slug":"the-odysseus-medal-a-challenge-to-the-mind-and-a-challenge-to-the-way-things-have-always-been-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1827\/the-odysseus-medal-a-challenge-to-the-mind-and-a-challenge-to-the-way-things-have-always-been-done\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odysseus Medal: A challenge to the mind and a challenge to the-way-things-have-always-been-done"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had a lot<\/i> of truly great posts this week. I’m not the kind to pick three posts for first place and six for second place, but I do understand the temptation. Steven Groves, for instance, has much to teach us with MLS2.0 – What is the future of real estate listings?<\/a> Is the market turning? There are good reasons to say no, but what if it is? Then Patrick Kapowich has news for you with Deja Vu ~ Many Qualified Buyers Sit Out the “Sweet Spot” of a Buyer’s Market, Then Enter The Market in Droves, When the Scales Tip<\/a>. There are other truly outstanding posts in the short list of entries<\/a>, and the truth is, I could go on about them all day.<\/p>\n

But: There can only be one best. This week, that honor and The Odysseus Medal go to Michael Cook with Does the Real Estate Industry Need Realtors?<\/a> I know many Realtors reading here disagree with Michael’s argument. That’s fine. The question is, what are you doing about it? It were well if you were able to defend your value proposition well enough to best Michael in a fair debate, but you don’t have to set the bar the high. Here is what you do<\/i> need to do, though, and what you need to get better and better at doing: You have to create and be able to defend your value proposition with your own clients. What is it that you are bringing to your transactions that exceeds your cost in sales commission? If Michael’s post — and others like it — lead you to internal turmoil, that’s a good<\/i> thing. Pain is nature’s gentle way of letting you know there is a flaw in your thinking. Ruminating on the challenges a thoughtful man like Michael Cook puts before you will make you better at what you do — and better able to defend your value to your clients.<\/p>\n

And if that’s not unsettling enough to our sensibilities, The Black Pearl this week goes to Carl Drews with How real estate commissions work<\/a>. Drews is not a professional, he’s Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We had a lot of truly great posts this week. I’m not the kind to pick three posts for first place and six for second place, but I do understand the temptation. Steven Groves, for instance, has much to teach us with MLS2.0 – What is the future of real estate listings? 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