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          Traditional Real Estate Brokerage is Dead

          Chuck Marunde by Chuck Marunde
          April 3, 2010
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          Traditional real estate brokerage is history, just like the Model T is history. Consumers know this. Home owners and buyers have known this for several years. What is interesting is that so many real estate brokers don’t know this.

          Real estate brokers who operate under the traditional model are still using a 20 year old business model, but the business world, and in particular, the real estate world, has dramatically evolved in the past two decades.

          How does the traditional model market listed properties? This old worn out approach markets property by:

          1. Entering it in the local MLS;
          2. Advertising it once every 6 weeks in a little newspaper ad.

          That’s it! Let’s pause here to answer the objection a traditional broker would immediately have at this point. He/she would say, “Oh, no. We do much more than that. We send out “Just Listed” post cards to neighbors, we send out price changes to other agents through our email system, we put the house on the broker tour, we hold an open house, we run ads in the newspaper, . . . we have it on our website, oh yes, we do so much more.” They would also talk for several minutes in a fast and nervous voice, but when they finished, you would not be able to repeat what they said, because it didn’t really seem to make sense.

          Yadda, yadda, yadda. All of these things are just more of the same, and all of this is part of the 20 year old business model.

          There’s nothing wrong with such tactics, but the world has changed in the last two decades, and buyers and sellers have become very savvy. Buyers and sellers do not necessarily understand how the world has changed in real estate sales, or what marketing tactics work or don’t work, but nearly everyone is aware that the traditional approach is no longer effectively connecting with buyers.

          It’s much more than just ineffective marketing that is at issue. A simple concept called CRM, or customer relationship management, became a popular subject about 15 years ago. The dialogue focused on meeting the client’s needs and communicating regularly with the client during the relationship, keeping the client informed, building a positive relationship, and doing such a great job that the client would eagerly send referrals. Today, 15 years later, the vast majority of real estate brokers have NO customer relationship management system in place.

          Again, consumers don’t necessarily understand how it should be, but their gut feeling is that something is wrong, and they are not being treated the way they should be. Clients do not like being ignored for months at a time.

          The 20 year old model focuses on the real estate agent, rather than on the client. For example, the old model suggests an agent promote himself or herself, brag about his sales record, or boast in other self-centered ways. But consumers have one question, “How are you going to help me sell my home?” Traditional real estate brokerage doesn’t understand that it’s not about me, the agent, but it is ALL about the client. The client is and should be the center of mass for all decisions made. It is the client’s best interest that should be the focus.

          Consumers sense this, and they don’t like it.

          The world has dramatically changed in the past two decades. Clients expect more. They expect brokers to sell their homes using cutting edge technologies and in such ways that strong and positive relationships are built during the process. Technology and the Internet have dramatically changed the way the real estate business is done. Most brokers are only slightly aware of the significance of this. In a feeble effort to demonstrate they are using the Internet, they have techies build a website that is no more than a static brochure on the Internet.

          Consumers will not be fooled by counterfeits. Consumers are demanding more. How real estate is bought and sold is dramatically changing, and consumers know it. Unfortunately, most brokers and agents do not.

          Last Updated on April 3, 2010 by Chuck Marunde

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          Chuck grew up in remote Alaska, graduated from the University of Alaska with a degree in Economics and Teacher Certification, and after teaching high school for two years, went to law school at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He served four years as a Captain and JAG in the USAF at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. After practicing real estate law for 20 years in Washington, Chuck founded iRealty Virtual Brokers covering Sequim and the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. He is the author of 2,200 real estate articles and a dozen real estate books, and he produced over 100 real estate videos. Chuck combined his love for real estate and technology to create a massive Internet presence, and his articles and videos and books have been viewed by millions. Chuck is a well recognized real estate expert and his counsel is sought by other brokers and practicing attorneys around the country. Buyers from New York to Hawaii and from Florida to Alaska seek him out to retain him as their buyer's agent, and home owners around the State of Washington seek him out because of his new Flat Fee Listing Service. 

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          1. Melanie says:
            15 years ago

            Real estate sales agents are the people who are licensed to help people with their property… but to know such news such as these is just saddening. I hope they would also change!

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          2. Anonymous says:
            15 years ago

            Mr. Marunde, who is himself a Realtor (real estate agent) may not have a clue as to the duties and responsibilities of a real estate brokerage firm in the traditional sense. His statement that all an agent does is put a sign up and post a newsprint ad “every 6 weeks” is completely misleading and not representative of the committment a good real estate professional makes to the client. Further, most (not all) real estate brokerages, have evolved in the past 20 years to provide up to date, top quality service to clients. Would I rather trust a Real Estate professional or an ex attorney masquerading as a real estate broker? That’s a no brainer.

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          3. Chuck Marunde says:
            15 years ago

            Dear Anonymous,
            Thank you for participating on my blog. It is always great to receive comments. I did notice you did not identify yourself. Why not? On the content of your post, you apparently did not read my article very well, because I did NOT say there are no good agents. In fact, there are many. But my point is still valid. Many agents are behind the times. I listen to my clients. This is what they are saying. Perhaps you would like to share what you practice that sets you apart? Wouldn’t you like people to know who you are and what company you represent?

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          4. Traditional NO MORE says:
            12 years ago

            Traditional real estate does serve the agents and not necessarily the consumer. When agents step out of line with the group and become “non-traditonal” with different ideas and new ways of doing business watch how the group plans an attack. Brokers are pressured to remain loyal to the group and do what is best for the sake of their jobs and then they can serve their clients. Traditional real estate is “not” a consumer oriented business.

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          5. Renate says:
            10 years ago

            I would have to agree with you regarding how news print is dying. We quit our newspaper subscription, because it was old news when we read the paper and on Tuesdays and weekends, it was over 50% advertisements. Our garbage would have more newspaper in it than house garbage, and that’s ridiculous. We just didn’t feel like we’re getting enough value anymore from our print newspaper.

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