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02/11/2026

02/03/2026

12 questions sellers can ask prospective agents

By Caroline Broderick May 15, 2025
Interviewing several real estate agents to find the one best suited to sell your property is a standard, welcome practice that can often make or break the experience.
Agents differ in personality, and approach. What works well for some may fall flat for others. It is suggested to interview a few candidates about your goals for the transaction.
Meeting the agent in person is important to develop a relationship. Knowing the person you're working with makes the transaction more streamlined and fun. Ultimately, it comes down to how you feel and whether you trust the agent. There's not a right way or a wrong way to do things, it's important to find someone who matches your expectations and you feel comfortable with.
Here are 12 questions to ask a prospective agent:
1. In the past one to two years, how many buyers have you helped?
2. What has been your average list-to-sale price ratio in the past 12 months?
This question concerns how close to the list price most of the agent’s homes sell for.
3. Can you provide referrals from clients and brokers?
4. What is your availability, and how do you prefer to communicate?
Setting a baseline early for preferred communication times and methods will ensure you never miss an important note.
5. How do you handle multiple offers? What is your negotiation style?
6. What is your commission rate, and what does it include?
Agent commissions vary, as does the level of service provided.
7. Will you be my direct point of contact?
It’s common for an agent to work on a team within a brokerage. You could interview one agent but then work with others on that team.
8. How large is your office, or how well connected are you locally?
9. What is your marketing strategy for this home?
How they promise to do so through various mediums helps you know what to expect.
10. What are you seeing in the market right now?
11. What is your policy on dual agency?
The practice of using one agent to represent a seller and a buyer in a single transaction, is called dual agency.
12. Do you have a list of recommended tradespeople to get the home ready to list?

02/02/2026

NATIONAL GROUNDHOG DAY

National Groundhog Day on February 2nd each year asks one question. Will he see his shadow? Ok, well, maybe it asks another question. Will there be six more weeks of winter? The day is celebrated each year in the United States and Canada.

01/31/2026

NATIONAL HOT CHOCOLATE DAY

Each year on January 31st, National Hot Chocolate Day warms up people across the country by celebrating the timeless cold-weather beverage.

01/29/2026

Contact Realty ONE Group Prime for all your real estate needs.
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01/28/2026

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01/27/2026

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CAKE DAY

National Chocolate Cake Day celebrates the cake more people favor. And more often than not, we celebrate our special occasions like anniversaries, birthdays and weddings with cake. Why not enjoy chocolate cake on January 27th every year?



In America, chocolate was consumed primarily as a beverage until the 1830s or 40s. Chocolate cakes, as we think of them today, mostly did not exist then. According to the Dover Post, the chocolate cake was born in 1765 when a doctor and a chocolate maker teamed up in an old mill. They ground up cocoa beans between huge millstones to make a thick syrup. The liquid was poured into molds shaped like cakes, which were meant to be transformed into a beverage. A popular Philadelphia cookbook author, Eliza Leslie, published the earliest chocolate cake recipe in 1847 in The Lady's Receipt Book. Unlike chocolate cakes we know today, this recipe used chopped chocolate. Other cooks of the time such as Sarah Tyson Rorer and Maria Parloa all made contributions to the development of the chocolate cake and were prolific authors of cookbooks.
The first boxed cake mix was created by a company called O. Duff and Sons in the late 1920s. Betty Crocker released their first dry cake mixes in 1947.

01/26/2026

How to hire the right real estate agent for your home sale
Look for expertise, experience and compatibility

By Dave Hansen December 5, 2025

Where to find agents
One place to start your search is on the Homes.com agent directory. The database is a trove of information featuring an agent's biography, the neighborhoods they are familiar with, how many homes they've sold and information on their licensing.
Word of mouth is another. Ask your friends and neighbors for recommendations.
A simple Google search also can be useful.

Make sure the agent is licensed by your state and does not have a record of complaints filed against them with the state's real estate association.

What agents do
Selling agents offer homeowners a variety of services, including:
Preparing a comparative market analysis for the house, which lists prices of similar homes that recently sold in the neighborhood and adjusts for any differences such as more or fewer bedrooms.
Creating and carrying out marketing strategies.
Offering advice to set the sales price.
Negotiating offers.
Helping sellers prepare their homes for the market, including staging.
Guiding sellers through the closing process, including explaining sales documents.

Ask questions and make sure you understand the selling process.

Characteristics of good agents
There are several prominent signs of an agent's acumen. Look for an agent with proven expertise in your market. The agent also should be a good negotiator not just for purchase price or sales price but for gnarly issues that come up throughout the process. Sometimes inspections reveal defects, and being able to leverage pros and cons goes a long way.

Choose the most compatible agent
Sellers should trust their gut instincts when choosing an agent. One factor is whether you're comfortable with their communication style. For example, does the agent follow up quickly when you have a question or concern? Evaluate how well they explain complicated topics. Determine how often they will contact you, and if they use your preferred method of communication (phone, email, text).
Find someone who gets you, and who advocates for you.

01/26/2026

NATIONAL IRISH COFFEE DAY

National Irish Coffee Day kicks off January 25th each year with a mug of strong coffee, Irish whiskey, sugar, and topped with a layer of cream.