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Sam DeBord

Managing Broker

Coldwell Banker Danforth

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Sam DeBord - Managing Broker, Realtor, Member NWMLS, NAR, SKCAR, Web Development and Marketing Director

Sam is a Puget Sound native, and has worked in the real estate industry for the majority of his life. From residential construction to mortgage banking and real estate sales, his extensive real estate experience is a great asset to his clients.

Sam is well-known in the real estate industry for his research and writing on luxury real estate, particularly the Seattle waterfront real estate market. He writes a regular piece for the Seattle P-I as well as numerous other outlets. Sam has been interviewed as an industry expert by such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Realtor Magazine, Money Magazine, and Seattle Homes and Lifestyles. Sam's background also includes a business degree from USC and technology/web development. This focus allows SeattleHome.com and SeattleCondo.com reach more Seattle-area home buyers than any other local company.

"Nine out of ten home buyers today are searching on the web. Our number-one positions on Google and Bing put our clients' homes in front of far more buyers. Your home's exposure to potential buyers is unparalleled in the greater Seattle market when you list with us. We'd love to show you how today's full-service, forward-thinking agents are selling homes, no matter the market."

Sam sells real estate across the Seattle metro including homes from the shores of Puget Sound to the Greater Eastside.

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  • Realtor.com is not the same
    By Sam DeBordMay 23, 2012 - 7:26am

    Realtor.com is not the same as a syndication site (Zillow, Trulia, etc). Brokers need to understand the difference. Syndication sites are full of inaccuracy and outdated listings. Realtor.com is sourced directly from MLS systems and is highly accurate. Companies like Edina make a wise decision when pulling their listings from inaccurate syndication websites. Realtor.com is not one of those websites. The only reason to make this move is to direct a larger share of online traffic directly to Edina's website. For most brokers without an already large web presence, this move would not be beneficial. Sam DeBord Managing Broker, Realtor SeattleHome.com - Coldwell Banker Danforth of Greater Seattle

  • "You can fight it all you
    By Sam DeBordApril 26, 2012 - 4:49pm

    "You can fight it all you want but this sort of transparency is what consumers are coming to expect". I stated twice that it's not a bad idea. It's just been done poorly. Transparency is great, inaccuracy is not. Again, it's not just about my transactions (which are all booked under my name, listing agent or buyer's agent). The bigger issue is the likelihood that thousands of other agents' work is being misrepresented in the same way. Sam DeBord Managing Broker, Realtor SeattleHome.com - Coldwell Banker Danforth of Greater Seattle

  • Implying that an agent is
    By Sam DeBordApril 26, 2012 - 3:06pm

    Implying that an agent is wrong because your system can only find 1 of his sales is counterproductive and makes my point (I can send you last month's CBD top producers letter-$2.949M). But it's not about me. None of my clients are on your site. It's about the idea that you can "Score" agents across the country, knowing that your data misrepresents their business. Create all the disclaimers you'd like, but you're putting scores next to agent names based on inaccurate data, and offering them to consumers as a useful measurement. If the data source is too flawed to create a reliable system, don't use it. Blaming the MLS data doesn't excuse a flawed final product. And yes, Redfin did fail at this. Agents nationwide were up in arms about the inaccurate data/missing sales misrepresenting their businesses. Glenn blamed it on the MLS data. It was a disaster. On top of that, Redfin failed at following the agreements that they had made with multiple member organizations. As I said at the beginning, the idea isn't a bad one, but both implementations so far were too quick to market as shiny new toys, and short on concern for accurately portraying an agent's business. Sam DeBord Managing Broker, Realtor SeattleHome.com - Coldwell Banker Danforth of Greater Seattle

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