Archives of real estate blog entries for June 17, 2007 (Page 8)

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SOLD!!!! 518 Towne Pl., Duncanville TX 75116 - 09:14 PM
Four bedroom, three bath home in Duncanville, TX near Reed Middle School. This is one of the largest homes in the subdivision at 2706 sq. ft. There are 3 bedrooms downstairs and one upstairs, plus the upstairs has a 10' x 15' bonus room that could be your game or media room. The downstairs living area has built in bookshelves and desk. Large closets and lots of storage space throughout the house. Lot Dimensions: 70 x 130Built: 1969Garage (2-car) and carport (1-car)
Priced at only $129,900!
     
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! - 02:07 PM
 
Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there.  Enjoy your day, this is the only one when people pay attention to us. :-)  I will be out today holding an open house but I know there are other fathers out there out and about showing houses to their clients or are clients being shown homes.  Real Estate is tough in that way, isn't it?   Wishing all of you a wonderful day.  And hope to see some of you at dinner tonight.
Steve Mun, Silicon Valley Realtorwww.stevemun.com
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Living in the OC ~ At a great price! - 10:36 PM
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AMAZING OPEN HOUSE STRATEGY $$! - 10:08 PM
I thought about titling this blog "How To Insure Your New Listing Generates Your Next Three Transactions" but it was to long.
As I reported in my last blog entry, my FREE CAR WASH OPEN HOUSE continues to work wonders. I've taken one new listing and secured three new buyer clients over the past three weekends. I repeated the process yesterday and scheduled another listing appointment for thursday evening.
There are several key things at play here I've noticed. The yellow signs promoting a FREE CAR WASH next to all of my open house signs definately draw more traffic. Initially, it drew all the neighbors, which was … (5 comments)

Moncton / Monckton - 09:22 AM
Moncton, the second largest city in New Brunswick with well over 60,000 residents, is located in the easternmost corner of the Province in Westmorland County. Moncton's unofficial nickname is the Hub City, likely for two reasons. First because it was formerly a railroad hub, headquarters of the Intercolonial Railway and secondly because of its location at the geographic center of the three Maritime Provinces. All highway traffic between New England as well as the rest of Canada West of New Brunswick and the three other Atlantic Provinces East of New Brunswick passes by Moncton on the Trans Canada Highway.
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Annual Shediac Lobster Festival - 10:46 AM
The Le Festival du Homard de Shediac Lobster Festival  is about more than the crustacean which some find delectable and some find revolting.This yearly festival in Shediac permits the community to show its heart and soul through the efforts of it's residents, both year round and seasonal.The comedians are crazy, the lobster is lucious, the midway is marvellous, the music is multicultural and the parade is precious.If you've never been, you should really plan to attend one.Larry Estabrooks is an independent real estate agent in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canadawww.LarryEstabrooks.com - My personal home pagewww.MonctonHomes.info - If you're considering a property anywhere … (0 comments)

To The Fathers Out There Who Made a Vow - 07:35 PM
To commensurate Father's Day, I want to take the opportunity to share my story with the Active Rain community....
Do you remember how when you were "younger" and had "dreams" to be this or that when you grew up? Probably one of those dreams include becoming a great parent to your child? Well, my parents had one of those hopes - and according to them,  long before I was born and perhaps even before they met each other.
My father was born and raised in Malaysia - and still resides there. He was an adopted child to my grandparents. This small family of … (6 comments)

St. Louis Real Estate Market Watch - June 15th, 2007 - 04:05 PM
Successfully Pricing Homes in a Shifting St. Louis Real Estate Market The Anatomy of the St. Louis Real Estate Market The The St. Louis Home for Sale Team provides a weekly St. Louis County Market Report to review and plug into your home buying or selling scenario. Your questions and comments are welcome!
Homes are selling for about the same price as last year, it’s taking longer and in the higher price ranges, a lot longer to sell. Homes that are priced correctly, staged to show properly and pushed out to all the web portals are attracting multiple offers. Only 1 … (0 comments)

Get ready for another battle "on the hill" - 05:15 AM
Humoroust Gerald Barzan reminds us that "taxation WITH representation aint so hot either".  More taxes that will effect the Real Estate Industry here in the State of Utah are on the horizon.
Chris Sloan our Branch Broker in Tooele has been on the Legislative committee for as long as I can remember, and has spent countless hours up"on the hill" fighting our fights for us.  I'm sure you have someone in your board, like Chris.  We really don't know what they do, (except continually want us to increase our contribution) but we do know that they are constantly vigilant to attacks on our industry and our livelihood.  … (1 comments)

PROPERTY TAXES: TAKE THE NEW SYSTEM OR STAY WITH SAVE OUR HOMES? - 09:51 AM
While it has not even become official yet, many homeowners in Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Juno Beach, Jupiter and through Palm Beach County are trying to figure out whether the new property tax system approved by the State Legislature would benefit them, or whether they should just stay with the old Save Our Homes system.
I am referring to the change for determining your home's taxable value upon which taxes would be levied if Florida's voters approve this change in a constitutional amendment vote next January.
Today, under Save Our Homes, taxable value for homesteaded property can increase … (0 comments)

Builder: Guaranteed Lowest Price* WITHOUT THE ASTERISK - 12:26 PM
The first builder I noticed offering "Pricing Guarantees" was The Park At Courthouse, An Arlington Condo. I thought the idea was brilliant. A promotional plan that would give buyer's some security in their preconstruction purchase, in case prices dropped.
So in theory, if you bought a place for $400,000 and a few months later, that exact or similar unit dropped to $390,000, you would get notice that your unit is now $10,000 cheaper for you.
This was even featured in The Washington Post (thanks to me) on Dec 2006 Read Article. Supposedly they have already made 3 price corrections for past … (9 comments)

Everybody loves FREE. - 04:57 PM
Last month, I was amazed by the results of a newsletter that we sent to Agents, mortgage professionals, and other real estate professionals on our opt-in e-mail list with the subject line of ‘everybody loves free'. Although we've been playing with a lot of different headlines to get a better open rate for our e-newsletters,  I never really expected what happened as a result of this headline.
In the past, if we received a 47% open rate,  we were more than happy.  However, this particular headline, obviously a truthful headline, brought us a 122% open rate. That means a lot of professionals actually opened it … (0 comments)

More Free Real Estate Marketing Resources - 06:27 PM
Just something I came across and wanted to share with the AR community. First off, I want to say that we are not affiliated in any way with the company mentioned below. I have no idea how long this is going to stay free, so while it is, seriously, get to the website and get your account!!
According to the website, you can get your listings on backpage.com, Craigslist, edgeio, Google Base, Hotpads, LiveDeal, Oodle, Propsmart, Vast and many more websites for FREE!
They allow you to build free classified ads, and then send it to several top classifieds sites free. All you … (4 comments)

Want to buy a home in Whiteford, Md. 21160? Market report May 2007 - 08:34 PM
Listed below for your personal information, is the real estate market report for Whiteford, Md. 21160:
-For the month of May 2007, there were a total of 7 new listings placed on the market
-The average SOLD price for homes in the 21160 zip code for the month of May 2007 was $210,900
Looking for the best PRICE when buying or selling your home?
You found us... Here is the month in review:
Monday, 5/1/07- Wednesday 5/31/07
-The average days on market for the month of May 2007 is 176 days
-There were 1 units SOLD this month in the 21160 area
-0 properties went under contract for the month of May 2007, in the … (0 comments)

Looking to buy in Whitehall Md. 21169? May 2007 market report - 08:38 PM
Listed below for your personal information, is the real estate market report for Whitehall, Md. 21169:
-For the month of May 2007, there were a total of 9 new listings placed on the market
-The average SOLD price for homes in the 21169 zip code for the month of May 2007 was $392,333
Looking for the best PRICE when buying or selling your home?
You found us... Here is the month in review:
Monday, 5/1/07- Wednesday 5/31/07
-The average days on market for the month of May 2007 is  days
-There were 3 units SOLD this month in the 21169 area
-4 properties went under contract for the month of May 2007, in the 21169 … (0 comments)

The Secret on the Radio on TalkShoe- Guest Speaker Shell - 06:35 PM
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Biosphere 2 near Oracle, AZ Sold to Developers - 07:18 PM
A $50 million deal announced June 4th. initiates a step toward homes, a small high-end resort, and commercial development of the 1658 acre area surrounding Biosphere 2. Biosphere 2 was purchased by CDO Ranching & Development. CDO Ranch takes its name from "Casa del Oro" a name given the property by owner Lady Margaret, Duchess of Suffolk shortly after she purchased it back in 1957.   The Biosphere 2 facility will apparently be retained as the property has been zoned for 1500 homes, a resort and commercial areas. It has also been approved for educational/research purposes and negotiations are under way with … (0 comments)

Clients getting cold feet overnight... - 08:05 PM
I just had this interesting scenario. Never happened before,.. I met clients yesterday. A very pleasant couple relocating here to Arizona from the east coast. We toured new construction, spec homes in this case from 3 different builders. Many builders here in Tucson/Marana area are giving great incentives, often as much as $15,000.-$20,000. on their spec or inventory homes. Clients get a new home without having to wait the build time from a dirt start.  Well, the short of the long, they found what they LOVE, signed all the docs. got the Public Report, and the CC&Rs and left happy! They  thanked me … (0 comments)

My First System....FSBO's - 04:43 PM
Chris is constantly telling me that I have to have a System for everything I do.  SYSTEM! SYSTEM! SYSTEM!  My problem is that I hate repetition! REPETITION! REPETITION! REPETITION!
Now that I am full-time RE, I decided I need to take his advice, among many others, and start setting up my systems!
Sooo, I have been working behind the scenes, doing what I hate to do to become successful.  What I have found is this...I am starting to enjoy my systems!
The system that I am really enjoying right now is our FSBO System!   I had been sending letters off and on, trying to … (20 comments)

Our Client Goes to Thailand to Build - Contact us to Purchase! - 02:52 AM

Property Highlight:
Samui Island is a renowned resort destination in the Gulf of Thailand. InfinitySamui is a new luxury apartment development and enjoys superior hillside location and hotel standard operation. All its tastefully modern-designed 65 units take unobstructed panoramic ocean views and have access to either public or private pools. The 180-metre beachfront facilities will include a swimming pool, a bar and a restaurant, surrounded by pavilions. 5-star facilities including spa, clubhouse and shop. Superior technical specifications. Various international flights including from Hong Kong, Singapore and China. Only 25 minutes from Samui International Airport. Only 20 minutes from Samui downtown. Payment Options:
Your … (1 comments)

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