Sean Cronen

Service Advisor @OrchardHomesCo | @ABoR_REALTORS | Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE)

[MightyZekken @MightyZekken]

Look, I get it. I used to work on Apaches. They're cool as hell, and I promise the pilots were just as amped as the crowd.

However, safety regulations are written in blood. There's a reason they weren't supposed to fly over crowds at such a low altitude. At that altitude at that speed, if anything had gone wrong, we wouldn't be seeing people crying about how unfair it is to the pilots. We wouldn't be seeing Kegsbreath saying "we'll fix this." We'd be seeing people demanding answers about why they were flying like that. We'd be seeing crying and angry families on the news demanding justice. And we'd be seeing the Secretary of "War" throwing these pilots under the boss so fucking fast there wouldn't even be skid marks.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: Mark Kelly just went on national TV and flat-out refused to bow to Trump.

No hedging. No wobbling.

A sitting U.S. senator staring down the pressure campaign and saying: absolutely not.

[jessica Mauser @Jessica925cre]

Realtors will now start to understand why commercial real estate has lacked any formal organization. Protecting your profession begins with limiting who can benefit from your knowledge.

Not a single person has benefited more from organizing a centralized MLS than the organizations themselves; this comes at the cost of the top agents and brokers.

Every fake, fraud, and part-timer has flown under the cover of NAR and the MLS, devaluing the actual experts in the field.

The top producers are forced to share sale info, essentially leveling the playing field, leaving the consumer to falsely believe that services and information are uniform.

True deal-makers bring a level of market insight and knowledge that can’t be compared to those sitting on the sidelines. Yet generally, people are quick to dismiss all realtors as a useless profession.

There is great power in trade secrets; every other industry mandates protections of trade secrets. Residential agents are not afforded the privilege, they are actually exploited for their trade secrets.

Deal-makers are significant; they bring expertise, market knowledge, and value to navigating the largest purchase many people ever make in their lifetime.

Hopefully, this step will be the first in restoring respect and significance to those who are experts in the field.

Protect your profession, abolish mandatory published sale prices and watch how quickly real estate agents become trusted and respected as fakers and frauds die off.

Commission rate conversations will be of the past.

[BlueCollarInvestor @BlueCollarInvr]

If the Taliban can fight an entire war in a 30 year old Toyota pickup you can put 200k miles on your Camry.

You don’t need a new car. You want one.

[Endless Capit🅰️l @endless_frank]

80% of the value created by the S&P 500 has come over the last 101 years while the other 20% has come over the last 13 weeks. Makes sense right?

[Sean Cronen @SCronen_Realtor]

Great news!

[Nick Bannin @nickbannin]

Jacob’s Well flowing for the first time in 222 days. Credit: David Baker Executive Director Watershed Association

[James Rambin @jamesrambin]

if austin ever gets an MLB team 15 acres is more than enough for a ballpark and i hope we consider it. target field in minneapolis is only 8.5 acres!

[Lance Lambert @NewsLambert]

PulteGroup CEO Ryan Marshall: Our "most powerful" incentive is the 30-year fixed mortgage rate buydown, down to 5.7%.

80%-85% of PulteGroup buyers are getting some type of interest rate buydown.

[The ATX @TheATX1]

Former Cain & Abel's site update. #Urbannizer

[Sean Cronen @SCronen_Realtor]

Once again, Zillow is incredibly inaccurate.

[KXAN News @KXAN_News]

ICYMI: Zillow says Austin's housing market is now 'ice cold.' Now, the Austin Board of Realtors is pushing back on that characterization, saying it's not an accurate picture.
https://t.co/GLTOi40t4k

[James Rambin @jamesrambin]

the state of texas voluntarily took cars off a street in downtown austin
https://t.co/SqVgaP3M40

[marshall @marshallgeyer]

the northern half of the new capitol mall is now open! go check it out (unless you're a car)

[The Broke Agent @TheBrokeAgent]

We hate when our clients get advice from “their friend who is also a realtor,” but we’ve all been that friend who is also a realtor.

[Caleb Pritchardo @cubbie9000]

This Census map of the net change in housing units across Austin is a Rorschach Test for, well, a lot of things.

[Will Petty 🌳🌳 @Microlambert]

Not very seasonal, but I finally got round to making a map of UK train stations + walkable campsites. Shows campsites that are <3km from stations (i.e. basically next door), and 10-20km away (i.e. very roughly a day's walk). Useful? https://t.co/fIdVS7GVl9

[Orchard @orchardhomesco]

Before you make this major commitment, let’s walk through six possible mistakes you might make when buying a home with an unwed partner and how to avoid them: https://t.co/CDrXmUw8xw

[Orchard @orchardhomesco]

When you start a mortgage application, you have to tell the lender what size down payment you want to make. Learn what a down payment is, the minimum down payment you can make on different types of home loans, and important factors to consider: https://t.co/Fh0CzFnRLT

[NAR Research @NAR_Research]

The Average First-time Home Buyer
-33 years old
-Household income of $86,500
-Median $252,000 home purchase price
-7% down payment
-Buys a home with an average square footage of 1,640 square feet
-37% carry student debt, with a typical balance of $30,000
https://t.co/kOigA8D3Pn

[Orchard @orchardhomesco]

Happy #nationaldogday to our furry friends! Celebrating all of the pups who show up in our #orchardpets Slack channel, who say hello on Zoom calls, and who occasionally pop by our offices to give us sloppy kisses! 🐾

[Sean Cronen @SCronen_Realtor]

#orchard #orchardmortgage #movefirst #atxrealtor #atxrealestate #atx #buywithorchard #buyandlist

[Sean Cronen @SCronen_Realtor]

Orchard offers several amazing financial tools in addition to being a first class brokerage.

[Sean Cronen @SCronen_Realtor]

Move First allows sellers to unlock the equity in their current home to purchase a new home before their old one sells—without a sale contingency! Avoid showings completely.