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Archive for May, 2007

The Realtor Bubble?

Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News on May 16th, 2007

Here’s an idea. We aren’t facing a housing bubble. What we have is a Realtor Bubble. “Pow!”

Here’s how it works. Motivated sellers drop their prices to be more competitive. This is done at the expense of real estate commissions. Seller and buyers elect to use real estate services such as Fizbomap.com and Redfin. Prices fall, […]

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NAR vs 60 Minutes

Posted by Matt Newbill in News, Consumer Rights on May 15th, 2007

Looks like the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is a little upset about the latest 60 Minutes segment about Redfin and discount brokerages. Here’s an email that I received yesterday:
Dear Fellow REALTOR®:
I am disappointed and dismayed at the biased story that 60 Minutes aired on Sunday evening. I want to let you know that […]

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Flat Fee on TV

Posted by Matt Newbill in News, Consumer Rights on May 14th, 2007

Last night 60 Minutes aired a piece on Redfin and discount real estate models. It is a big deal to get this type of exposure on national television and the program sheds new light on internet based flat fee brokerages (like Fizbomap.com) and discount brokerages alike. You’ll quickly see that traditional agents are […]

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Fizbomap introduces new monthly pricing format

Posted by Matt Newbill in News on May 1st, 2007

In an effort to simplify our pricing, we’ve announced a no-setup fee approach, with a monthly payment. What this means is that you pay a monthly fee based upon the options you want.
For example. Let’s say you just wanted MLS access. This would be accomplished for $199 per month (including yard sign). […]