Comments on: Does this house come with the internets? http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/ CRT's communications Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:30:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mark http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-32526 Mark Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:50:26 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-32526 "Consumers cannot ‘expect’ Realtors to know which companies do or do not provide services to a home in a certain area." Isn't is the realtor's job to be knowledgeable about the area they serve in order to be able to explain the pros and cons of neighborhoods and villages to their clients? If I am going to pay $12,000 for a realtor to just drive me around and show me houses I expect him or her to know the information on housing that is important to me and increasingly important to everyone else as well. “Consumers cannot ‘expect’ Realtors to know which companies do or do not provide services to a home in a certain area.” Isn’t is the realtor’s job to be knowledgeable about the area they serve in order to be able to explain the pros and cons of neighborhoods and villages to their clients? If I am going to pay $12,000 for a realtor to just drive me around and show me houses I expect him or her to know the information on housing that is important to me and increasingly important to everyone else as well.

]]> By: The MLS of the future | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-24825 The MLS of the future | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:16:25 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-24825 [...] MLS of the future March 8, 2007 Recently, the Center for Realtor Technology and Jim Duncan’s Real Central VA had blog posts on the desire to have MLSs’ add another [...] [...] MLS of the future March 8, 2007 Recently, the Center for Realtor Technology and Jim Duncan’s Real Central VA had blog posts on the desire to have MLSs’ add another [...]

]]> By: David Hucker http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-24818 David Hucker Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:22:55 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-24818 All due respect to the more tech minded of us, I think this issue is really something that isn't necessarily in the Realtor's purview. Granted there are plenty of 'amenities' options on our local MLS (MLSNI) to choke a horse, but the various forms of Broadband connectivity can be confusing to many people and like a satellite or cable account, the availability really depends on the companies which service the area. Consumers cannot 'expect' Realtors to know which companies do or do not provide services to a home in a certain area. Sure...we can 'one more thing' ourselves to death with yet another box to check or not on an input form, but most broadband savvy homebuyers these days know how to pick up the phone or check the internet for broadband providers. And believe me, if a Realtor accidentally checks a box indicating that broadband is available ....and the home falls just outside of the service area, its a E&O nightmare waiting to happen. Realtors sell property, not DSL, Cable, etc. All due respect to the more tech minded of us, I think this issue is really something that isn’t necessarily in the Realtor’s purview.

Granted there are plenty of ‘amenities’ options on our local MLS (MLSNI) to choke a horse, but the various forms of Broadband connectivity can be confusing to many people and like a satellite or cable account, the availability really depends on the companies which service the area. Consumers cannot ‘expect’ Realtors to know which companies do or do not provide services to a home in a certain area.

Sure…we can ‘one more thing’ ourselves to death with yet another box to check or not on an input form, but most broadband savvy homebuyers these days know how to pick up the phone or check the internet for broadband providers. And believe me, if a Realtor accidentally checks a box indicating that broadband is available ….and the home falls just outside of the service area, its a E&O nightmare waiting to happen. Realtors sell property, not DSL, Cable, etc.

]]> By: Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » How vital is internet access? http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-24786 Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » How vital is internet access? Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:43:55 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-24786 [...] vital is internet access? By Jim Duncan Inspired in part by this post at the Center for Realtor Technology comes this week’s (probably month’s) poll - How Important is Internet Access in your [...] [...] vital is internet access? By Jim Duncan Inspired in part by this post at the Center for Realtor Technology comes this week’s (probably month’s) poll - How Important is Internet Access in your [...]

]]> By: Lucy http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-24314 Lucy Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:55:28 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-24314 What a great idea! I never thought of that before. Technology has really changed the way agents market, and the resources are in place for potential home buyers to search the Internet and find the perfect home, so why not take it a step further? What a great idea! I never thought of that before. Technology has really changed the way agents market, and the resources are in place for potential home buyers to search the Internet and find the perfect home, so why not take it a step further?

]]> By: Let your MLS know Real Estate Marketing - blAAwg http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-23894 Let your MLS know Real Estate Marketing - blAAwg Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:51:16 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-23894 [...] ran across a post called, “Does this house come with the internets?” on the Center for REALTOR® Technology Web [...] [...] ran across a post called, “Does this house come with the internets?” on the Center for REALTOR® Technology Web [...]

]]> By: Colby Ackerfield http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-23879 Colby Ackerfield Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:43:51 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-23879 It is happening and some MLSes have even needed to adjust to the speed of technology upgrades. Anybody interested in a 128k ISDN line? From http://www.ires-net.com/library/Residential_Input_Form.pdf OTHER FEATURES: *Utilities_______________ 1. Natural Gas 2. Electric 3. Propane 4. Wood/Coal 5. Solar-Active 6. Solar-Passive 7. Oil 8. No Utilities 9. Other Utilities 10. Cable TV Available 27. DSL Available 28. Cable Modem Available 29. Satellite Available It is happening and some MLSes have even needed to adjust to the speed of technology upgrades. Anybody interested in a 128k ISDN line?

From http://www.ires-net.com/library/Residential_Input_Form.pdf

OTHER FEATURES:
*Utilities_______________
1. Natural Gas
2. Electric
3. Propane
4. Wood/Coal
5. Solar-Active
6. Solar-Passive
7. Oil
8. No Utilities
9. Other Utilities
10. Cable TV Available
27. DSL Available
28. Cable Modem Available
29. Satellite Available

]]> By: Jim Duncan http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-23869 Jim Duncan Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:30:48 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/02/19/does-this-house-come-with-the-internets/#comment-23869 I just emailed our MLS administrator asking how difficult it would be to have this added as a required field. It certainly is a requirement for 98% of all of my clients. I just emailed our MLS administrator asking how difficult it would be to have this added as a required field. It certainly is a requirement for 98% of all of my clients.

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