Real Estate Agents Are Disturbing

Hating on real estate agents is a great American pastime for a lot of people. Ultra-aggressive and over-the-top sales techniques , scratching each other’s eyes out for the latest listing … all while baking cookies and cutting fresh flowers for their next open house. It’s a dog eat dog world in the real estate market, where only the strong survive … so considering these conditions, no wonder real estate agents resemble circus freaks.

MobileAppLoader Well iPhone owners … brace yourselves … the circus is coming to town! The first wave of real estate agent iPhone apps have arrived, with the majority developed by a company called MobileAppLoader. For about $100, any real estate agent can purchase their customized “template” app and establish a footprint in the App Store. And you get what you pay for. These KRAPPS simply contain a “Call The Agent” button, an “Email the Agent” button, some links to the agent’s web site, a loan calculator and location-based emails notifying the agent you are in a specific neighborhood. Good stuff … if you’re into one-sided conversations.

But hey, you gotta applaud MobileAppLoader and the agents who shell out a hundred bucks for their app … at least their thinking out of the box. Plus it gives us a spotlight our favorites along with the accompanying screen shots …

Apparently Allen Jaworski has himself confused with some high powered Wall Street broker. And just look at him go … a mover and a shaker … Allen rocks! Uh dude – why don’t you have an iPhone … great job appealing to your target market!

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Ahh … the lovely Jen And Joe Hernandez app … young newlyweds … they love each other so much … love, love , love. HELLO FREAKS – don’t put your cheese ball engagement photo on a business application! You expect us to trust you with our money when you can’t even keep your hands off each other during a simple business photo shoot? We want to kill our iPhone every time we launch the “Jen Hearts Joe” app and see their horndog picture. Love bites … get a freaking room!

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There’s something about the HomeWay guy … not exactly sure what it is … maybe it’s the white jacket or the highlighted hair or the sexy goatee or the sexy smile. But whatever it is … we want to party with the HomeWay dude!!!

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Meet Matt Stigliano of San Antonio Real Estate … poor sucker, he lost a bet with his friends and now is now forever engrained in the App Store as a Real Estate Agent Rockstar. Or maybe he really does think he’s a rockstar. Uh, ok – cool – yeah Matt … you are a rockstar and all the chicks dig you.

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Finally we have Lori O’Day. We had to delete this app immediately as it caused us to have reoccurring nightmares featuring Lori’s mug offering us baked cookies at an open house … AHHHHHH …. seriously disturbing! WTF lady – invest in a decent portrait!

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June 2, 2009 | Filed Under Business, Uncategorized 

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  • Shonky McShonk

    Brilliant commentary.
    Though I wish i could program iphone apps to sell at $100/loser.

  • Shonky McShonk

    Brilliant commentary.
    Though I wish i could program iphone apps to sell at $100/loser.

  • Shonky McShonk

    Brilliant commentary.
    Though I wish i could program iphone apps to sell at $100/loser.

  • Shonky McShonk

    Brilliant commentary.
    Though I wish i could program iphone apps to sell at $100/loser.

  • JMS

    Matt Is A Rockstar”

  • JMS

    Matt Is A Rockstar”

  • JMS

    Matt Is A Rockstar”

  • JMS

    Matt Is A Rockstar”

  • @kekonagirl

    matt is a rockstar=)

  • @kekonagirl

    matt is a rockstar=)

  • @kekonagirl

    matt is a rockstar=)

  • @kekonagirl

    matt is a rockstar=)

  • mrholder

    Matt Is A Rockstar

  • mrholder

    Matt Is A Rockstar

  • mrholder

    Matt Is A Rockstar

  • mrholder

    Matt Is A Rockstar

  • “Matt Is A Rockstar”

  • “Matt Is A Rockstar”

  • “Matt Is A Rockstar”

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  • Rolling Eyes

    I think calling these “apps” is really stretching the definition. These would be better as web apps/pages. Apple shouldn't be polluting the store with these “apps”. Give me a break

  • Rolling Eyes

    I think calling these “apps” is really stretching the definition. These would be better as web apps/pages. Apple shouldn't be polluting the store with these “apps”. Give me a break

  • Rolling Eyes

    I think calling these “apps” is really stretching the definition. These would be better as web apps/pages. Apple shouldn't be polluting the store with these “apps”. Give me a break

  • Rolling Eyes

    I think calling these “apps” is really stretching the definition. These would be better as web apps/pages. Apple shouldn't be polluting the store with these “apps”. Give me a break

  • Agreed … they are 100% advertising … thus our subtle “one-way communication” comment in the article. Other businesses will at least polish an ad app with something useful and functional … games, flashlight, even farts. But these apps are 95% positioned to benefit the agent.

  • Agreed … they are 100% advertising … thus our subtle “one-way communication” comment in the article. Other businesses will at least polish an ad app with something useful and functional … games, flashlight, even farts. But these apps are 95% positioned to benefit the agent.

  • Agreed … they are 100% advertising … thus our subtle “one-way communication” comment in the article. Other businesses will at least polish an ad app with something useful and functional … games, flashlight, even farts. But these apps are 95% positioned to benefit the agent.

  • Agreed … they are 100% advertising … thus our subtle “one-way communication” comment in the article. Other businesses will at least polish an ad app with something useful and functional … games, flashlight, even farts. But these apps are 95% positioned to benefit the agent.

  • Extremo

    Matt is a rockstar

  • Extremocracy

    Matt is a rockstar

  • Extremocracy

    Matt is a rockstar

  • Extremocracy

    Matt is a rockstar

  • I like custom apps. They are just too amazing. I asked http://objectdevcorp.com/ to creat few apps for me and they did a splendid job. Now I can get any kind of apps I want.

  • Agreed … but one must be careful between a custom app and a template app … big difference in price and quality – and ulitmately, your customer satisfaction.

  • You have to admit that it is creative advertising for the more aggressive agent.

  • susan01

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  • Being a real estate agent is really hard because of the competition that take place.. There are really lots of real estate agent biting and crushing there co-agent to survive in this kind of field.. I guess a good agent must know the techniques in marketing.. He or she must know how to use the technology like social media etc. to stand out with his co-agent..

  • giminicologu

    That is the case in most countries, i mean with the prices going down on properties , agents get a very small payout on each sale , so they are trying to sell more, and by trying that , they can be really aggressive and in your face, i bought a few condos and omg i searched for months to find just what i wanted , but from how most agents described the places i visited, they made it sound like a a real gem and when i finally saw most place were dumps , so real estate coaching is what you need

  • We knew it would infuse the market with huge demand, severely impacting price and affordability.It is why I have been expecting this crash to happen long before it actually did. One guy said these things always take longer to arrive than predicted, but then unfold faster than predicted. This one seems to be proving that to be true.

  • We knew it would infuse the market with huge demand, severely impacting price and affordability.It is why I have been expecting this crash to happen long before it actually did. One guy said these things always take longer to arrive than predicted, but then unfold faster than predicted. This one seems to be proving that to be true.

  • LOL… As if the Real Estate industry wasn't competitive already. I wonder how G plans to set up the bidding on those http://www.zillow.com listing positions. You can wager it will be similar to PPC, I reckon.

  • LOL… As if the Real Estate industry wasn't competitive already. I wonder how G plans to set up the bidding on those http://www.zillow.com listing positions. You can wager it will be similar to PPC, I reckon.

  • LOL, i got the similar problem like it, really some time real estate agents disturb

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  • Its really good real estate agent must know all the techniques of marketing I think your cell phone example works…

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