NationalBLS, the buyers listing service

On Thursday I sat through a load of new tech companies presenting at SF NEW Tech. You get 5 minutes to pitch and show your business to a tech savvy audience who then has 5 minutes to put questions to you. Many of the companies are amazing; they show some really great technology or a spin on some ...

One of the most important activities a real estate agent can do is to qualify their prospects. Separating the wheat from the chaff is also one of the toughest decisions an agent has to make. For sure wheat is wheat but people will often argue that there are many different grades of chaff and some...

Twitter is becoming an essential tool used to market a business. Essentially, Twitter is a very concise blogging tool. Originally, Twitter was used by people to let their friends know what they were doing in quick, little updates. Now, it has evolved into a huge marketing tool where people and co...

I love the film Jerry Maguire, not so much for the actors or actresses but for the story and principle. Jerry Maguire was the typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, ...

OK, so in the same acceptance that even a broken clock tells the right time twice a day I find myself having to agree with The National Association of Realtors (NAR) at the moment. Now, is "for some people" a great time to buy! I am not tying myself to their mast however. I still think home price...

I am a strong believer that there are two fundamental components to selling. The first is activity and the second is the quality of that activity. Without activity you are unlikely to find anyone to sell too and without having some sort of qualification process for your prospects you are likely t...

Here at NationalBLS we have been studying the reverse offer model for a long time and read pretty much every article out there on the web about the pros and cons of using a reverse offer. One of the cons we hear a lot has to do with this assumption that a seller would have to be desperate to make...

The Launch of the National Buyer Listing Service. (NationalBLS.com) Why a Buyer Listing Service?  Looking back over the last four years we have seen two significant drops in the real estate market: housing prices and home sales volume.  We don't think we can do much for housing prices; the market...