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	<title>Comments on: A Real Estate Agent Batting Average?</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue,  2 Dec 2008 20:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Best Questions to Ask a Real Estate Agent, And the Answers You Want, Before You Hire One</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-244996</link>
		<dc:creator>Best Questions to Ask a Real Estate Agent, And the Answers You Want, Before You Hire One</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-244996</guid>
		<description>[...] The more stats &#38; data the agent is willing to provide (houses sold, prices, average sale to list price ratio, average days on the market, etc.*), the more confident they are in sharing their expertise and their ability to sell your home. See A Real Estate Agent Batting Average? [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] The more stats &amp; data the agent is willing to provide (houses sold, prices, average sale to list price ratio, average days on the market, etc.*), the more confident they are in sharing their expertise and their ability to sell your home. See A Real Estate Agent Batting Average? [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: George O'Neill</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-234559</link>
		<dc:creator>George O'Neill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-234559</guid>
		<description>I participated in the Inman Connect session where the idea of an agent scorecard was discussed.  I think it is a great idea, but with any statistical tool we need to be careful.  A common suite of metrics needs to be agreed to, and a common method to calculate those metrics determined.

Perhaps that is the first order of business here.

George</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I participated in the Inman Connect session where the idea of an agent scorecard was discussed.  I think it is a great idea, but with any statistical tool we need to be careful.  A common suite of metrics needs to be agreed to, and a common method to calculate those metrics determined.</p>
<p>Perhaps that is the first order of business here.</p>
<p>George</p>
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		<title>By: Real Estate Model of the Future Revisited</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-234060</link>
		<dc:creator>Real Estate Model of the Future Revisited</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-234060</guid>
		<description>[...] skills are unmatched. Our stats show we save clients % off the list price, on average. (See our Agent Scorecard here) 7. Dieter&#8217;s Special: % rebate of the fee paid to us by the seller or listing broker. (A [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] skills are unmatched. Our stats show we save clients % off the list price, on average. (See our Agent Scorecard here) 7. Dieter&#8217;s Special: % rebate of the fee paid to us by the seller or listing broker. (A [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Rating Real Estate Agents: Experience v. Results</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200409</link>
		<dc:creator>Rating Real Estate Agents: Experience v. Results</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200409</guid>
		<description>[...] have suggested that perhaps agents will have to show their numbers and perhaps some statistical calculations will be applied to try to measure effectiveness and results. It may not matter much that you send [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] have suggested that perhaps agents will have to show their numbers and perhaps some statistical calculations will be applied to try to measure effectiveness and results. It may not matter much that you send [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: High Rankings &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Agent Reviews and Scores are Heating Up</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200385</link>
		<dc:creator>High Rankings &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Agent Reviews and Scores are Heating Up</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200385</guid>
		<description>[...] lots of chatter about reviewing and/or scoring real estate agents lately&#8212;Joseph Ferrara, Michael Wurzer, Mike Farmer, Dustin Luther, and Dave Phillips&#8212;and it will only get hotter as [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] lots of chatter about reviewing and/or scoring real estate agents lately&#8212;Joseph Ferrara, Michael Wurzer, Mike Farmer, Dustin Luther, and Dave Phillips&#8212;and it will only get hotter as [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: High Rankings &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Real Estate Agents and Statistics</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200292</link>
		<dc:creator>High Rankings &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Real Estate Agents and Statistics</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200292</guid>
		<description>[...] at The Sellsius Real Estate Blog floats the idea of a batting average for real estate agents and, obviously, I think it&#8217;s a great [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] at The Sellsius Real Estate Blog floats the idea of a batting average for real estate agents and, obviously, I think it&#8217;s a great [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Joseph Ferrara</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200040</link>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Ferrara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200040</guid>
		<description>You seem like just the guy to help come up with the stats Derek. Let's put our heads together and create one-- we'll call it the Sellsius-Burress REASA (real estate agent sales averages)

I say it's important to sell faster and sell above the median or average in your market, as compared to your competition. It would also help if you could move more than 1 or 2 homes a year. 

So maybe there should be a DOM component, a total units sold component and a median or average price component. That's a decent starting point, no?

In the end, all the data should be displayed so any outliers that skewed the averages could be seen.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You seem like just the guy to help come up with the stats Derek. Let&#8217;s put our heads together and create one&#8211; we&#8217;ll call it the Sellsius-Burress REASA (real estate agent sales averages)</p>
<p>I say it&#8217;s important to sell faster and sell above the median or average in your market, as compared to your competition. It would also help if you could move more than 1 or 2 homes a year. </p>
<p>So maybe there should be a DOM component, a total units sold component and a median or average price component. That&#8217;s a decent starting point, no?</p>
<p>In the end, all the data should be displayed so any outliers that skewed the averages could be seen.</p>
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		<title>By: Babe Ruth &#187; Blog Archive &#187; American League Predictions, 2008</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200021</link>
		<dc:creator>Babe Ruth &#187; Blog Archive &#187; American League Predictions, 2008</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-200021</guid>
		<description>[...] A Real Estate Agent Batting Average?  [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] A Real Estate Agent Batting Average?  [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: DB</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-199163</link>
		<dc:creator>DB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-199163</guid>
		<description>Because batting averages are poor indicators of performance. The strike to walks ratio is a much more useful tool. When scouts look at the stats, they don't care how many home runs you have or what your batting average is. They look at the strikes on walk percentages. 

My team came one home run away tonight from tying the state record. We average around four home runs a game. We're young, mostly sophomores and juniors. If you look at our home runs, you would thing we're pretty good, but if you look at our other stats, you will see we're free swingers!

You look at my batting average in high school. I hit slightly over .600 Sounds pretty good eh? Number's lie!

In real estate, if you sell two of your listings and get at least one buyer client, you're average. 

With real estate, the best thing to do is put together a team and compare your team with other local agents. Look at how many listings such and such brings in, compare them with your own, then look at the number of homes closed, etc. If you break them down, you will get a better idea not who is better but maybe where the opposing team's resources are being spent and where you and your team falls.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Because batting averages are poor indicators of performance. The strike to walks ratio is a much more useful tool. When scouts look at the stats, they don&#8217;t care how many home runs you have or what your batting average is. They look at the strikes on walk percentages. </p>
<p>My team came one home run away tonight from tying the state record. We average around four home runs a game. We&#8217;re young, mostly sophomores and juniors. If you look at our home runs, you would thing we&#8217;re pretty good, but if you look at our other stats, you will see we&#8217;re free swingers!</p>
<p>You look at my batting average in high school. I hit slightly over .600 Sounds pretty good eh? Number&#8217;s lie!</p>
<p>In real estate, if you sell two of your listings and get at least one buyer client, you&#8217;re average. </p>
<p>With real estate, the best thing to do is put together a team and compare your team with other local agents. Look at how many listings such and such brings in, compare them with your own, then look at the number of homes closed, etc. If you break them down, you will get a better idea not who is better but maybe where the opposing team&#8217;s resources are being spent and where you and your team falls.</p>
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		<title>By: Joseph Ferrara</title>
		<link>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-199104</link>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Ferrara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/real-estate-marketing/a-real-estate-agent-batting-average/2008/03/10/#comment-199104</guid>
		<description>Thanks Lane.
If you have the statistics why not flaunt them?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Lane.<br />
If you have the statistics why not flaunt them?</p>
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