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groupsource — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:22:10 -0000

Great information thanks for sharing this with us.In fact the post of this blog is something to learn .

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The Meaning Of Life — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:58:13 -0000

Heh nice list.

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Mark — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:26:29 -0000

Lol this is a great post for bringing a smile to many faces.
It's another world.

Mark
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john@Miele Canister Vacuum — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:35:03 -0000

It seems as though every industry has this issue - the tech industry is famous for it's acronyms. Good on you for sharing, I agree it is important for consumers to not be afraid to ask if they don't understand. But not everyone is comfortable doing so.

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Andung@gps — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:50:11 -0000

Great real estate information. This give good iformation to me, thank you.

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Tina@Atlanta Real Estate — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:15:38 -0000

I recently saw a sign that had a rider saying "Must See Inside" I guess that actually means Please Ignore The Outside!

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major@Plumber — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:42:28 -0000

Who could have thought that this "4/2 MIL" came up from a mother-in-law plan.. If I've seen it before reading this, I'll think of it as four and a half mile away from something....

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Bert@Fireplaces for Home — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:14:56 -0000

Interesting post, especially for foreign readers. I improve my own English skill every day as I read english blogs so I need know more special terms to have an opportunity to understand written things more clearily. Thank you.

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Jack@Baby Names — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:23:56 -0000

Thanks, I though DOM only stands for my neighbor's husband (dirty old man, never thought that it can be days on market, a lot better!

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Cedar City Homes — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:22:27 -0000

I hate when agents say amazing. Then don't say what the hell is so amazing about the home.

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mike@roofing fort worth — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:00:49 -0000

cute, cozy, adorable... that one made me crack up! We do a lot of re-roofing projects for homeowners trying to get rid of their "cute,cozy,adorable" properties and I'm always amazed at the creative ways they market their property. Very funny!

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Cedar City Real Estate — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:44:05 -0000

This was a great post to read plus the comments were interesting and fun to read. I would add:

Spacious, translation: Who knows, everything has space.

Example: Beautiful spacious home with lots of amenities.
What the heck does that mean?

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Ned@Baltimore real estate inve — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:40:59 -0000

>I struggled once with “RTR”.

I thought that was ready to rent.

Lisey wrote:
>Would love to include, ‘Will Not Last’. Translation - we’ll be seeing this on the market for months to come.

I just have to laugh when I see that on a property that is 200+ DOM.

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Lauren Mitchell ~ Toronto Real — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:56:05 -0000

My personal favourite these days is the chirpy "No Disappointments!", especially when coupled with the ovepriced listing that has gone through several re-lists and inefficient price reductions. You just know there's a crying jag happening somewhere!
Thanks, Jay, for a fun article.

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James@Houston Homes — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:29:43 -0000

"As is" = This home has a cracked foundation or major dry rot but the owners are busted and can't afford to fix it.

"Must see to appreciate" = I suck at taking pictures please drag your clients by

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The Harriman Team@Wallingford — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:54:37 -0000

Very nice, Jay! I was gonna write a similar post, but ya snooze, ya lose... Anyway, there are some other coded descriptors I've seen recently that weren't mentioned, so with your kind permission I'll add them here:

"Must See" = No showings since Hector was a pup...please come by and take a look? Please?
"Not a drive-by" = House is set back 1/2 mile from the road, need a Sherpa to find it.
"As is" = Seller isn't doing a DAMN thing to this house, so don't ask!
"Easy to show" = Good luck trying to reach someone to schedule a showing!
"Contingency" = You thought this was going to be easy, didn't you?
"Vacant" = Owner couldn't WAIT to get out of this house!
"Newer" = Could be a year old, could be 20 years old...who knows?
"Lots of potential" = HGTV turned this baby down. Fifty grand ought to make it livable.
"Aggressively priced" = We can't give this dog away...
"Make an offer" = We have no clue what this house is worth! We're hoping you do!
"Reduced" = We STILL don't know what this house is worth!
"Lowest priced home in town" = No one else knows what it's worth, either! And one of my favorites,
"Charming" = It would take someone versed in Voodoo, Wicca, or Black Magic to sell this place.

And someday I'd love to see some daring agent put this TLA in a listing description: "WTF?!?!" Hey, could be "white tile floor" or "willing to finance"...ya never know! Thanks again for an entertaining post, Jay!

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Sam@Austin Homes — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:08:22 -0000

Your post reminds me of agents and other business professionals who plaster all the disgnations, degrees, etc. all over their business cards. Most people don't have a clue what they are. I just got my AAGG and nobody knows what that is so I won't put it on a card. Oh, what is it? All Around Great Guy!

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Jerry Loggins — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:37:46 -0000

Great post! I've always suspected what those terms meant, it's good to see I was right!

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Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:23:26 -0000

THANKS for all the GREAT additions to the "Marketing Speak" section!

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Jay@Phoenix Real Estate Guy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:36:35 -0000

Testing KeywordLuv.... stand by for a post explaining all this testing stuff!

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Testing Comment Editing — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:08:52 -0000

Just testing the new comment editing feature. If you've subscribed to this posts comments, I apologize for clogging up your email! Jay T.

Edited to add: Cool! Appears to work as advertised

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Jayson — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:49:40 -0000

well I messed up the end of that one...hmmm

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Jayson — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:48:05 -0000

Marketing Speak - LOL - I'm not sure I'll stop laughing all day -

I'm not an agent so many of these terms (before this needed post) meant nothing more than "what?" to me. I often wonder why so many acronyms are used - it's not the early 90s and home buyers are often doing a lot of their own research; I'd imagine reaching them with terms that they can easily understand would best.

"4/2 MIL, FLR. 2CG. Pvt PT/SW Pool. FP in MBR. WIC all BRs. W/D/R convey" .... wtf? IMHO this is an UV and YBS if you marketed your homes like this - AFAIK this is nearly FUBAR and trying to understand TLAs is a PITA...would you talk with a buyer/seller like this IRL? If so, TPS, and if you don't sell any homes, TSFY and IMO

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Austin Real Estate Blog — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:24:04 -0000

“Short sale” = hope you can wait 4 months only to lose out.

Was my favorite. Dealing with banks on short sales comes close to driving me insane.

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Mike May — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:04:19 -0000

Wow, Jay, does "speaking in tongues" mean that most real estate agents are qualified to run for VP?

Seriously, I'm Also Annoyed When I See Listing Descriptions With Every Word In Initial Caps OR WITH DESCRIPTIONS IN ALL CAPS. Sometimes it seems that real estate agents either throw all grammar rules out the window, or worse, never learned them in the first place.