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Real Estate Agent - Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - 01338415
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2010 

So tell me, what is strange about this statement?  Too often we talk about our current levels of production on what we did in the past.  Even though at one time we did 65 deals, now we are closer to 10.  So, tell me what is wrong about this statement?  I'll give ya three... Well, for starters... ...
12/07/2010
So many ways to get the news nowadays...  The internet, twitter, facebook, foursquare, LinkedIn, ActiveRain, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Apple & Droid apps, newsmags, etc...  The list can go on and on and on...  Seems like everyone is an expert these days. We can search Google for anything we want, an...
12/07/2010
Your business sucks right now.  You took 20 listings last year (40 the year before) and through the end of this year, you listed 12.  12...  Yes, only 12. You blame the copier, I mean it always jams.  Sometimes it is out of toner, or paper or something...  So you can't go into the office today, s...
12/06/2010
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King, Jr. Reminds me of the fable our parents always told us growing up...  They seem to be coming to the same conclusion.  Scorpi...
12/06/2010
  Looking to earn some more badges, to make your list longer? Foursquare Badges everywhere! Here here is an easy one.  The American Red Cross Badge. To get the American Red Cross badge, all you have to do is shout, "donation Red Cross" and will recieve the words, "Congratulations! Your blood dona...
12/03/2010
Yup...  A 9 or so foot tree.  Same cost as the rest of them up there on the hill when we went to cut it down.  So we decided to cut down the largest one we could find.  I had to wire it to the beam to be sure that it wouldn't fall over, since the stand said that I could have a max tree of 6 feet,...
12/03/2010
How many of us have seen an agent in this predicament...   Running around the office, asking where this is, and where that is...  How to find that "pricing triangle thingie", or the "time on the market graph", or maybe the "in the market-out of the market pricing walk through"...  Asking you how ...
12/01/2010
These stats are compiled by hand every day...  At the end of the month, I insert the data from the last day of the month to make these charts.  Active inventory are homes that are currently for sale.  Pending are those that are currently in contract and solds are homes that are sold in the last 3...
12/01/2010
Cupertino CA, Home sales stats, end of month, November 2010. These stats are compiled by hand every day...  At the end of the month, I insert the data from the last day of the month to make these charts.  Active inventory are homes that are currently for sale.  Pending are those that are currentl...
12/01/2010
What a great story that Carla wrote!  It is not often that we hear such positive stories about loving what they do, when it comes to Real Estate.  Great job Carla!!!  :)  -ChrisGiving the keys to the buyer is one of the best experiences in this business. I really love my job, and one of the best ...
12/01/2010
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