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Sara Bonert {Real Estate Internet Marketing} (Zillow)
After all of the hustle and bustle, the holidays are finally here. Traditionally there aren't a lot of people out touring homes this week, so it gives you some time to take a breather and get caught up on office duties, while sipping egg nog. If…
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BILL CHERRY (BILL CHERRY, REALTORS - DALLAS)
There are three types of real estate transactions I've never been happy about: Builders being allowed to employ and use as their sales staff, persons who are not licensed real estate agents or brokers. Builders not being required to use state…
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Rich Jacobson Your Kitsap County WA Real Estate Agent (Windermere West Sound, Inc.)
Okay, so this post marks the 4th installment in this series on 'Developing a Social Media Strategy ' So far, we've realized that " Social Media is a Conversation, not an Advertisement! " We've answered " The 'WHY' of Social Media? " (Why We…
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Thomas Mortgage, Florida's FHA Loan Pro
Beginning January 1st the new and improved Good Faith Estimate (GFE) will be required for all mortgages. What does this mean to you the consumer? It means you will be confused like never before. That's not the intent behind the new disclosure…
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Tanya Nouwens, Montreal Real Estate Agent (JJ Jacobs Realty Inc/Ready, Set...Sold! Inc, Montreal Canada)
From the mouths of babes (my 11-year-old) came this phrase: E-mail is too slow Who cares, Tanya. Well, I mention this because his words represent the next generation and their expectations. Do we, in real estate, understand that even e-mail is now…
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Lee & Pamela St. Peter Your Raleigh NC Realtors ~ GRI, CRS, ABR (Prudential York Simpson Underwood Realty)
As I read more and more discussions about the value of social media I felt compelled to take a minute and share something with you here in the rain. We’ve been bantering whether or not social media is a waste of time, a sink hole, a fad, you…
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Fred Glick (U S Spaces, Inc & U S Loans Mortgage LLC)
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Robin Taylor Roth (CENTURY 21 Moretti Realty, and Robin Taylor Roth Enterprises)
Many years ago, when my favorite aunt died, my parents - as the geographically closest siblings - took charge of cleaning out her house, and distributing her furniture and other household goods to her many nieces and nephews. They discovered that…
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Shirin Sarikhani, ASP, IAHSP (Seattle Staged To Sell www.seattlestagedtosell.com)
I was not raised with Christmas, so my friends and families were impressed, when they saw my first Christmas tree and my holiday decorations, after I got married. What impressed them most was the way I was able to intertwine both Chanukah and…
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C Tann-Starr (TannStarr.com TannStarr.ws REMAX People Realty)
The House voted to terminate the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) when a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency begins operations sometime next year. The new agency is being formed to regulate consumer financial products, so I am watching…
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ActiveRain Approved Business Builders (ActiveRain - Approved Business Builders)
Capture 2 Close is the newest weapon in the Real Estate Agent’s arsenal of strategic prospecting turning listings into networks of Prospective Buyers…
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Bryant Tutas-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc
Hi folks. We are quickly closing in on 2010. With that in mind I am writing this post to give you a very simple way to achieve your financials goals for next year. First I want you to punch your numbers into this chart. We are looking for how much…
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Rosemarie Heindel (Perry Group Properties, Inc.)
I confess, I am an avid reader. That may be a good passion of mine, however, at times it can be negative. Let me explain. Recently I was reading in the December 21, 2009 edition of Fortune magazine about housing price predictions for 2010 and which…
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Debe Maxwell, Realtor® - Charlotte NC MLS - Charlotte NC Neighborhoods (Helen Adams Realty)
DILWORTH Charlotte NC - A Small Segment of Charlotte with a Big History At the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the fast-growing city of Charlotte had a population of only 18, 091. The city government was supported by only a mayor, a…
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Kent Anderson (Coldwell Banker Resort Realty)
Realtors® struggle with the "professional" moniker. There are definitely Realtors® who deserve the label but it is tough to get the general public to play along. Here is an example of why that is the case: I set up a 1:00 p. m. Sunday…
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Jay Markanich (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC)
It was a phone call from a concerned, potential, client. He is building a new townhouse. A friend told him to hire a roofer to make sure that rubber was put between his roof and the houses next to his. Yes, that puzzled me too. I told him that…
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Barbara Altieri Connecticut Real Estate (RealtyQuest, Fairfield County Connecticut)
List, Leave and Languish - Don't Let This Happen to You List it and leave it? Is this how you want your house marketed? I had an interesting phone call with my brother recently. After the usual chit-chat, he asked me if I knew if the house that…
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John Elwell (CENTURY 21 Bill Nye Realty, Inc)
Let's face it. At this moment, in much of the United States, it is a "buyers market". That means there are more homes available at bargain prices and fewer qualified buyers who are out there looking for them. This may not be the way some sellers…
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Michael Fontana (The Stage Coach - Austin's Home Staging HandyMan!)
I've been playing with several RSS Feeders to attempt to get The Stage Coach's Diggin's & Plunder Blog and ActiveRain blog to automatically feed to Facebook. But until this week, none of them accomplished it the way I had hoped. On a fluke, I…
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