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Ada & Canyon County Builders - Spec-Housing Bubble
Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, News on March 22nd, 2007
Area builders are holding a ‘TON’ of spec-homes. Here’s the proof direct from MLS data.
Check it out ->> SPEC-HOUSING BUBBLE
This illustrates the Treasure Valley’s current market conditions as it relates to builders holding ‘new-housing’ inventory already built.
Here’s what it shows:
We downloaded almost 400 builder with ACTIVE spec-homes, all ready built, and listed in the […]
REALTOR.org: Smells The Coffee
Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, For Sale by Owner, News on March 19th, 2007
I received my e-news letter REALTOR.org Essentials - March 2007.
Here’s the HOT TOPIC:
Offer Your Real Estate Services In a Different Way
Call it what you want — fee-based services, unbundling or menu marketing — more REALTORS® are finding success with non-traditional business strategies.
The link took me to a Field Guide to Fee for Service […]
Minimum Service Real Estate Bill Clears Senate
Posted by Matt Newbill in News, Consumer Rights on March 14th, 2007
Yesterday (Tuesday, March 13th), the Idaho Senate passed House Bill 135 a.k.a. ‘minimum service real estate bill.’ We’ve been talking a lot about this bill lately and have made our stance known.
Looks like all but three Senators voted in favor (hats off to those that voted against the bill.). One of which […]
HB 135 Party Almost Over
Posted by Heinrich Wiebe in Fizbomap, News, Consumer Rights on March 13th, 2007
Well, we’re having a good run with Idaho HB135. Time is all but up, and I swear I can hear the fat lady starting to sing.
It sure can be disappointing to see how slanted the legislative process really is. Guess school house rock had me warmed up to the idea that common sense would […]
Fizbomap In Idaho Statesman
Posted by Matt Newbill in News, Consumer Rights on March 9th, 2007
Fizbomap made the paper today. We were featured in an article about the proposed real estate minimum service law (House Bill No. 135). You can read the entire article here.
My favorite part: John Eaton backpedaling or was that a moonwalk?
“It’s not anti-competitive and not as big of a deal as some people are […]
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 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 […]
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