{"id":653,"date":"2006-11-18T12:57:27","date_gmt":"2006-11-18T19:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=653"},"modified":"2006-11-18T13:35:37","modified_gmt":"2006-11-18T20:35:37","slug":"dual-agency-smack-down-bullied-by-perception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/653\/dual-agency-smack-down-bullied-by-perception\/","title":{"rendered":"Dual Agency Smack-Down: Bullied By Perception"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to Greg Swann for his gracious invitation. Posting on the 900 pound gorilla known as Bloodhound is a feather in anyone’s cap. I’m not sure there’s more than five sites in the country creating more ripples than he does. You set the bar pretty high Greg.<\/p>\n

Before I begin – God bless Russell Shaw. Until he came along I almost always felt like the Lone Ranger on most subjects the real estate blog-world considered earth shatteringly important. I’ve enjoyed his posts on various subjects, and have found myself wondering if my dad had another son he never told me about. Anyone who has ever read my comments on blogs discussing the latest ‘hot topics’ will easily discern how much he and I agree with each other.<\/p>\n

Buyer representation? National MLS? Dual agency? NAR for heaven’s sake? Give me a break. Until I became a blogger I was both ignorant and apathetic about what opinions were held by others in the industry on those subjects. The only thing that has changed is the entertainment I sometimes enjoy while reading about them.<\/p>\n

I read Russell’s dual agency post and laughed so hard I spewed my morning coffee all over my wife’s cat. He absolutely nailed it to the wall. Remember the Clint Eastwood movie, Suddent Impact? That was Russell’s way of saying, “Go ahead, make my day.” But, I was invited to post my take on dual agency, and I’ll do that now.<\/p>\n

In the 1960’s I worked for a real estate firm that had six offices and give or take 40 agents. About 75% of the agents were full time. In the two years I was the janitor, and printer (mimeograph) of new listings, they closed over 1,000 transactions – 100% of which were dual agency sales. (Quick, get Greg a chair, he’s looking a little pale.) That same firm also escrowed the sales. And if an agent was caught showing another broker’s listings, he was fired on the spot. The company’s broker\/owner didn’t cooperate with outside brokers – as policy. How could that work you ask? His company always had more listings under $20,000 Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to Greg Swann for his gracious invitation. Posting on the 900 pound gorilla known as Bloodhound is a feather in anyone’s cap. I’m not sure there’s more than five sites in the country creating more ripples than he does. You set the bar pretty high Greg. Before I begin – God bless Russell Shaw. 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