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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 […]
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 […]
Fizbomap Offering Video Tours
Posted by Matt Newbill in Fizbomap, News, Advertising on March 5th, 2007
We are pleased to announce that we are now offering video tours. These tours can be purchased individually or added onto an existing package to enhance your Fizbomap listing. These tours require an activation fee of $99 to get going.
We are using the property video services of WellcomeMat but will be including these […]
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 […]
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 […]
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