{"id":2512,"date":"2011-08-11T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/agent-spotlight-herman-chan\/"},"modified":"2013-11-21T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T15:00:52","slug":"agent-spotlight-herman-chan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/agent-spotlight-herman-chan\/","title":{"rendered":"Agent Spotlight: Herman Chan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/-0PejCk5cH0A\/TkK5yHNdDbI\/AAAAAAAAACo\/EhpBbrkmJns\/s1600\/hermanheadshot.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/-0PejCk5cH0A\/TkK5yHNdDbI\/AAAAAAAAACo\/EhpBbrkmJns\/s320\/hermanheadshot.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>What would your vision of a real estate super agent be? A market expert  of course. A social media guru perhaps? Someone with a nose for style and trends  who can determine the value of a house and give feedback on its  aesthetic merit? How about some TV and modelling experience too? Well,  throw in some trademark sassy wit and and you&#8217;ve got on-air personality  Herman Chan. Appearing on HGTV programs <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Bu6SjAV10o4\">House Hunters<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgtv.com\/my-house-is-worth-what\/show\/index.html\">My House is Worth What<\/a>, Chan is also a columnist for <a href=\"http:\/\/agentgenius.com\/author\/herman\/\">AgentGenius.com<\/a> and hosts a  popular web series on the his website <a href=\"http:\/\/habitatforhermanity.com\/\">HabitatforHermanity.com<\/a>, which &#8220;skewers the real estate business, pokes  fun at his fellow agents all the  while empowering buyers &#038; sellers with behind-the-scene tips &#038;  secrets of the industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the video clip below, Herman Chan offers his perspective on the merits of selling in the &#8220;winter&#8221; vs. the summer (you lucky West-Coasters!): &#8220;Traditional agents advise their clients to list their property during the high season of real estate (spring\/summer). However, there are definitely good reasons why listing in winter may be better!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<br \/>Why selling in the winter gets you better buyers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more Herman Chan, check out Habitatforhermanity.com or follow him on twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hermanity\">@hermanity<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What would your vision of a real estate super agent be? A market expert of course. A social media guru perhaps? Someone with a nose for style and trends who can determine the value of a house and give feedback on its aesthetic merit? How about some TV and modelling experience too? 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