era: New group for ERA United Realty, ERA and all other ActiveRain members are invited!
- 03/22/08 12:17 PM
Announcing a new group, The ERA United Realty group! While this group is designed specifically to discuss ERA products and services, it's also a forum to discuss current marketing issues, and how to address specific problems. Hopefully, we'll all benefit from the networking. ERA has become the company of choice for many real estate agents, because of the tools and products that are available only to ERA agents. One of the most popular, is the ERA Seller's Security Plan. In essence, we will sell your home or ERA will buy it! Some limitations apply, and not every home will be eligible, … (4 comments)
era: I am an ActiveRain Blogging Junkie.
- 03/21/08 10:56 AM
OK, I admit it. I have become a blogging junkie. I have been blogging on ActiveRain for some time now, and I have become obsessed with accumulating points. After all, since ActiveRain is a real estate industry blogging site, at least I feel like I am working when I spend countless hours writing, commenting and reading endless line after line of opinions of others regarding the current slump in the real estate market. Well blah, blah blah. If real estate totally tanks there are plenty of things that I can do in the new-found spare time. 1) I can finally organize those thousands … (9 comments)
era: Glorious, it doesn't get any better than this!
- 03/20/08 01:38 PM
It was a perfect day in Newnan, Georgia. Yes, it is indeed the first day of Spring, but that is an arbitrary word assigned to the day during which a specific astronomical event occurs. But that in itself, did not make the day perfect. No, it was a perfectly crisp, cool and clear day following rainstorms that cleansed the air of particulates and pollution! The sun shone gloriously, and late in the afternoon, I turned off the computer, left the office, and headed for downtown Newnan. I am, after all, a photography buff. When you love photography, you learn to sense when the … (9 comments)
era: Being Civic-minded is a good thing!
- 03/20/08 05:36 AM
I attended the Newnan - Coweta Board of Realtors luncheon today, and the guest speaker was from the Newnan - Coweta Habitat for Humanity. Our board has always been involved in community service, not the least of which is Habitat. We were challenged to raise enough money to build on of the projected six homes n the county this year, and the challenge was roundly accepted. It's not just about generating new business opportunities, although participation in these charities will naturally increase your sphere-of-influence. It's about becoming part of something bigger than yourself and bigger than your company. It's about being … (4 comments)
era: Still Raining, Still Dreaming ...
- 03/19/08 07:34 AM
It's raining here in Newnan Georgia. During most Springs of the past, I wouldn't give it a second thought. Spring is traditionally wet in our area, and Spring showers are part of the fabric of life here.
But last year was not a typical year. It did not rain much in the Spring, and even less in the summer, taking us into the worst drought we have experienced in a hundred years. The lakes were at an all-time low, and the news constantly reminded us that we only had about 45 days worth of water left.
Municipalities began quarreling … (7 comments)
era: I'm an auctioneer that usually talks sellers out of Auction!
- 03/17/08 03:08 PM
Yes Indeed. Sounds strange, but it's true.It isn't that I don't believe in auction as an aggressive and wonderful marketing tool for selling real estate, it's just that the market has changed and there are many reasons that auction won't work today. The number one reason is competition from bank foreclosures and other REO properties. They offer great terms, and bargain prices. Unfortunately. most sellers look at auction as a last resort, and wait until the property is stale before putting it on the auction block! Auctions are expensive and time consuming, and we are not in the business to lose money. Here's … (15 comments)
Announcing a new group, The ERA United Realty group! While this group is designed specifically to discuss ERA products and services, it's also a forum to discuss current marketing issues, and how to address specific problems. Hopefully, we'll all benefit from the networking.
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