tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10619539.post2528102917099868131..comments2023-09-01T11:20:32.642+02:00Comments on "A little drop of Cognac": The changing face of house huntinggraham downiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14876792114094261054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10619539.post-78342102549297024462011-02-07T15:34:08.951+01:002011-02-07T15:34:08.951+01:00Hi guys, thanks for the responses.
I'm not su...Hi guys, thanks for the responses.<br /><br />I'm not sure that agents will be able to control the information flow Steve.<br /><br />Oh for a crystal ball eh....Sam's right though it always boils down to listening to what the clients want then delivering it.graham downiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876792114094261054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10619539.post-5629511594333643002011-02-06T14:18:21.000+01:002011-02-06T14:18:21.000+01:00An app as you describe will only work if the agent...An app as you describe will only work if the agents are prepared to put out the information on to the web, from what I have seen so far here in France, the agents seem reluctant to share detailed information about property:<br /><br />1. Vague details on location<br />2. Situation details very sketchy<br />3. Only the absolute minimum detail about the interior of the house and it's land. <br /><br />They want you to go in to the office and to get you to visit the house and then get you to sign to say you visited the property with them so they have you captured should you wish to buy the place. <br /><br />That all said, in some cases and I've experienced this myself if you tell people too much then they don't visit the property... they have only visited it on the internet... and that isn't enough. <br /><br />Looking at it from a buyer and a sellers point of view... more information has to be good, but put out too much and selling might get harder than we think.Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10619539.post-13390579073045706452011-02-06T05:16:28.471+01:002011-02-06T05:16:28.471+01:00My experience with real estate and estate agents i...My experience with real estate and estate agents is limited to Canada and France.<br /><br />In Canada is was as a buyer and as a seller. In France initially as a buyer and then as an agent commerciale. The reason that I started selling property in France was because French agents were so bad at it - and so were a lot of the Brits at the time, just doing what the French did or working for French agencies and acting basically as translators.<br /><br />I offered the same services you offer, but as part of the package, not as an extra service. North Americans got it right away.<br /><br />Over the years I met a few - very few agents in the Aude who worked the way I did and we worked together.<br /><br />We still do. I manage the web site and have initial contact with potential buyers - usually by email but sometimes on the phone as well. <br /><br />We make sure we understand what people are looking for. We're client driven, no clients, no income.<br /><br />I agree that the future includes estate agents. The ones who are successful will be the ones who take the time to learn what their clients want and who deliver it. Mobile apps or no mobile apps.Sam Mooneyhttp://www.aude-france-property.comnoreply@blogger.com