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Archive for February, 2007
Fizbomap in InmanNews
Posted by Matt Newbill in News, Consumer Rights on February 28th, 2007
Today we were featured in InmanNews in an article about the new minimum-service bill in Idaho. You can view the entire article here if you act soon. (if you wait too long it requires a paid subscription)
Basically, the article talks about the same issues that we’ve been discussing all week on our blog, the […]
Fizbomap in Idaho Business Review
Posted by Matt Newbill in Fizbomap, News on February 27th, 2007
We made the front cover of the February 26th edition of Idaho Business Review.
The article, “Realtors want state to define scope of services” covers the proposed legislation that defines Realtor’s scope of services. You can read the full article at idahobusiness.net, or grab a hard copy from their offices located at: 855 Broad […]
Real Estate Representation Bill Passed by Idaho House
Posted by Matt Newbill in News, Consumer Rights on February 26th, 2007
It looks like the Idaho House of Representatives unanimously passed the real estate representation bill on Friday, Feb 23rd. Next stop is the Senate floor. I wonder if the Representatives fully understood the bill and it’s impacts on consumers? It seems like they didn’t, otherwise they probably wouldn’t have passed it.
The thing […]
March 2007 Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell Real Estate Market - Builders Hold 46% Of the Inventory
Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News on February 25th, 2007
In an effort to feed the real estate information hunger, we dug-in over the weekend and found some interesting bits of data to ponder here in the Treasure Valley.
Our results are from the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service (IMLS). We searched Ada and Canyon Counties; all housing for sale, any age.
We wanted to illustrate and analyze […]
33% of Fizbomap Homes Sold, Bought by Realtors
Posted by Matt Newbill in Fizbomap, News, Consumer Rights on February 22nd, 2007
In an amazing discovering, we’ve found that 33%, or 1/3 of all homes sold using Fizbomap were purchased by Realtors. I guess that means they aren’t blacklisting us after all…
I wonder how many of those sellers didn’t know what to do once they had received an offer as pointed out by John Eaton of […]
Idaho Business Review - Brief Interview With Idaho Association of Realtors
Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News, Consumer Rights on February 20th, 2007
Lora Volkert, a reporter with the Idaho Business Review caught up with John Eaton, government affairs director at the Idaho Association of Realtors (IAR) to discuss the proposed bill that takes away consumer rights. Take a moment to review what thoughts he shared on the matter.
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2007 Idaho Legislature - H0135 Proposes Real Estate Minimum Service Law
Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News, Tips, Consumer Rights on February 18th, 2007
House Bill 135 has arrived. This is the proposed legislation we’ve said was on the way. It isn’t nearly as troubling as we had initially thought, but keep in mind there could be other tie-in proposals looming on the horizon. This bill is driven by the Idaho Association of Realtors and it chips away […]
1 commentMinimum Service Law - Idaho Real Estate Commission Denies Request for Information
Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News, Consumer Rights on February 13th, 2007
Our request for Information to the Idaho Real Estate Commission included:
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST
All notes, drafts and records pertaining to Legislative genda Items in development and review by the Idaho Real Estate Commission pertaining to Brokerage Service Legislation. This Brokerage Service Legislation is concerning the Idaho Association of Realtors (IAR) organization and its members and the […]
NAR Admits To Too Many Realtors
Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, News, Tips on February 11th, 2007
With few barriers to entry, many ready to get rich quick individuals have landed in the real estate business. Can you blame them? Heck, why not make a shot at big cars and big checks while working part time?
Turns out it’s harder than it looks; especially when the market softens. The net result here is […]
Real Estate Options - Smash Cartel.
Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News, Tips on February 10th, 2007
So you want to sell your house. Consider hiring a “discounter”. OR - What if you could be your own agent? Either way, if you’re selling your house, you can save a ton of money. These brokers offer all the usual services and expertise. But instead of charging you 6% of the sales price, they […]
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