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It’s A Great Time To Be A For Sale By Owner

Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News, Consumer Rights on March 8th, 2007

January of this year, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) launched a new $40 million ad campaign expected to stretch over 11 months, directed in part at the For Sale by Owner (FSBO) market.
“Two-thirds of For Sale By Owners would use a Realtor® next time,” one of the print ads declares. “The other third […]

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Consumer Rights - Idaho Commerce & Human Resources Committee Passes HB135

Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News, Consumer Rights on March 6th, 2007

The Idaho Senate Commerce & Human Resources Committee voted unanimously to pass HB 135. Much attention was given to our presentation which is outline as follows:
ISSUE: HOUSE BILL NO. 135
I’m Heinrich Wiebe. I broker, co-own, and manage Genius Realty. Me and my company represent the future of real estate. We integrate technology and real estate […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Minimum 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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Builder Case Study - High Desert Construction Uses Fizbomap

Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, News, Tips on January 30th, 2007

Some months ago I stumbled into a representative (Alex) from High Desert Construction at a ’sale by owner’ listing. (High Desert Construction is a local Treasure Valley Builder serving Boise, Eagle, Meridian, Kuna, Nampa, Star, Middleton.) We visited about the new home, its’ construction and what was left to be finished. I gave her my […]

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Idaho Association - 2007 Legislative Agenda

Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News, Consumer Rights on January 25th, 2007

We made it to the Idaho Association of Realtors open house. Great digs! The event was tastefully hosted with treats and an open bar. Plenty of Legislators there along with Governor Butch Otter; Realtors too!

Here’s a snap shot of the outline that IAR made available. It shows what they have in mind for the 2007 […]

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