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May 01, 2008

Proof That People Have to Much Time on Their Hands

For those of you who enjoy a really dumb a real estate website, look no further... Today I was introduced to agentrank.com

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Now I can’t decide if the people behind this are either pure genius because they found investors, or if they found the world’s dumbest investors.

The site intends to rank real estate agents based on reviews by past clients.
Who has time or desire to rank real estate agents?... Oh yeah, clients that don’t like you, or your friends.

I’m sure the service will provide a top notch one stop shop for agent information...

How about asking someone you know for a referral, like a friend. Someone’s opinion you actually trust.

One paper described the new site this way...

“AgentRank.com bases its rankings on agents' experience, recent home-sale transactions and endorsements from past clients, among other variables. Consumers searching at the site can choose to search by location and can also specify whether to search agents by sales volume or number of endorsements.”

So in honor of my new website, www.DumbRealEstateSites.com, I’m opening the floor to nominations. Will anyone second my vote for Agentrank.com?

Posted by Jeff Brooks on May 1, 2008 08:29 AM |

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Ouch. Here's to hoping "no such thing as bad press" rings true.

But, before the voting begins, allow me to clarify:

1) Client reviews are one of many components in the ranking algorithm

2) Unsolicited reviews are not accepted (yet...still designing against fraud/abuse)

3) The friend you propose asking deals with an agent every 7 years (on average). AgentRank.com, however, is tracking and comparing agents every day.

Posted by: realtybaron [TypeKey Profile Page] | May 1, 2008 01:17 PM

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