Existing Home Sales? How's your Area? - 08/29/07 11:29 PM
I keep watching the news and the doom and gloom media crisis and I find myself shaking my head. Our market here in southern Arizona did slow down and the number of homes on the market went up. What you don't hear, is how many markets are holding steady and maintaining … (5 comments)
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How Do You Introduce Yourself? What's Your Secret - 08/24/07 03:57 PM
We know this business is all about networking and branding yourself. Realtor Magazine has an article called "3 Mistakes to Avoid When Introducing Yourself" and it got me thinking about first impressions and introductions. I am in my first year in this industry and would love to know what some of the … (9 comments)
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Dumping the Real-Estate Agent? Big Media Now It All's At It Again!!!!! - 08/20/07 09:49 AM
This morning I am reading the latest real esate news as I do every morning before I head out and I see an article called "Dumping the Real-Estate Agent Can Spur Home Sale" by John F. Wasik. (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_wasik&sid=apd_.pfBYc6Q)These types of articles are so full of @%*&!!! Please forgive me, but I … (7 comments)
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Dressing for Success. Is it More Important than Ever? - 08/20/07 02:25 AM
We all know the market is in a correction and clients are getting harder to find. I have noticed the casual dress of most real estate professionals these days and it got me thinking. I still believe that a significant part of a clients decision in choosing a real estate professional is based … (71 comments)
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Local Real Estate radio show! Outside of the Box Marketing & Thinking - 08/16/07 10:37 PM
We are in a serious market change. I have been thinking about new marketing ideas and what is going to be important in this market.
As the market changes it is more important to have an outlet for learning, sharing and educating not only ourselves, but our clients. I approached a … (3 comments)
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Farm Letter/ Neighbourhood Marketing Letter - 08/15/07 08:40 AM
OK, I need some help. I am working on a farm letter and need some help. I don't know if I am on the right track. I want to send out farm letters and follow-up with a personal visit to introduce myself. Here is the letter I have written and want … (4 comments)
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designations? Are they worth more than the Education? - 08/11/07 10:07 PM
I am in my first year as an agent. I have already taken some continuing education classes on topics that I want to learn more about and improve my knowledge and skills. I have been researching designations and it sounds like the education should help me improve in specific areas, my … (12 comments)
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Listing Presentations - Casual or Professional? - 08/11/07 09:41 PM
As market conditions continue to go into a normal market, agents have to work for and earn listings. I have spent quite a bit of time developing a power point presentation for listing appointments. I am quite proud of it, however I have not used it yet. I find myself taking … (4 comments)
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Cheap Domains and Free Five Page Website - 08/10/07 07:51 AM
I did a blog yesterday about bait websites (http://activerain.com/blogsview/169935/Bait-Sites-Good-orhat) I use to test content and keywords while linking back to my main website. I use http://www.godaddy.com/ for my domain names which come with a free five page website. It really is the cheapest advertising you do. I have been asked how … (11 comments)
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Bait Sites....Good or Bad? - 08/09/07 11:25 PM
Well, I have read a bunch of different opinions on bait sites. SEO is a big deal when you realize how many buyer's are looking on the Internet before calling an agent. I have been working ever angle I can find to improve my website ranking. I have now added five … (7 comments)
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Active Rain Benefits? - 08/07/07 08:48 PM
As I was reading through the Realtor.org benefits page, it got me thinking how the power in numbers concept works. It would be cool if the collective ranks of ActiveRain could work together to create and line-up special discounts on services and things that we all use that would be for … (5 comments)
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Reasons Why Rookie Agents Fail? TOO MANY AGENTS/TOO FEW DEALS!! - 08/07/07 09:34 AM
REALTOR magazine online had an article this morning on reasons why rookie agents fail.
Not having a business planFailing to field a good closing teamMissing the right toolsLacking the moneySkimping on marketingSpending marketing money in the wrong placesChoosing the wrong brokerI think I can agree on most of their list, however … (4 comments)
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30,000 POINTS!!!!! - 08/06/07 11:46 PM
Yes! This post puts me over 30,000 points! I know that is not a big deal compared to some of you with over 200,000 points, but for me..... I am proud of this day. It all began for me on May 21, 2007. I was brand new to blogging and as … (6 comments)
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Market turn around? What do you think? - 08/06/07 11:19 PM
There are a lot of Realtors here, so I thought this would be an appropriate place to ask: What is the average length of time a home in your market? Here is southern Arizona, we are averaging about six months. The good news, there seems to be a slow down in … (3 comments)
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Objection Training 101 - 08/06/07 10:46 PM
I am in my first year as a real estate agent and I have made some observations about attitude when some agents are faced with objections. I have noticed how an objection raised in the sales process can make some agents get that deer in the headlight look: they get that … (3 comments)
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Custom Agent apparel and Hats - Anyone know a cheap source? - 08/05/07 10:54 PM
I need your help! I want to have some ball-caps and polo shirts embroidered with my office name or something that would be good conversation starters.Does anyone have any good suggestions on an affordable supplier? Thanks for the help!!! … (5 comments)
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I needed a laugh this Weekend. - 08/05/07 10:40 PM
Some funny stuff just for us real estate professionals: Sign next to FSBO: We shoot every third agent and the 2nd one just left.This house has every new convenience except low payments.By the time you pay for a home in the suburbs, it isn't.A fully modernized home is a place where a switch … (6 comments)
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Boring Open House made me Wonder...................................................... - 08/05/07 10:29 PM
Well, another weekend in the real estate business. Another open house and a lot of rain. As I sat the open house with nearly nothing to do i began to wonder............... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed? … (0 comments)
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Only in America: The weekend thoughts - 08/05/07 10:25 PM
Well I thought I would end the weekend with a few little funny thoughtsONLY IN AMERICA : Only in America .....do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Only in America … (1 comments)
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Fun Creative Marketing - Think outside the box or steal an idea - 08/05/07 12:28 AM
OK.... I was reading REALTOR magazine and the was a small article on creative marketing and it talked about an agent who had a second business card that was more for fun, but that some people might just hang onto. I thought it was a good idea, so I ordered a … (32 comments)
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Arizona's new 4-Year License Renewal/ What is your states requirements? - 08/01/07 09:53 PM
Arizona has had a two year License Renewal requirement until this year. Arizona agents new renewals will be good for four years. The Arizona Department or Real Estate says "The 4-year License Renewal and the pairing of the entity license with the designated broker's license will greatly reduce unnecessary regulation as well … (4 comments)
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Be HONEST – even if it’s painful. - 08/01/07 09:48 AM
I'm Brad Snyder and I am a REALTOR® in Arizona. That means I sell real estate. A life-long love of beautiful land and architecturally interesting homes grew into a career in real estate. What I do is sometimes quite complicated. But the reason I do it is really quite simple. Everything … (7 comments)
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