real estate: San Antonio, Texas is in the Top 10
- 12/10/14 11:03 PM
While the article in the San Antonio Business Journal comes as no surprise to me, having lived here for over 21 years, it still is great news.
Our real estate market is booming and our market has reasonable prices.
Call or email us today and let us show you the home of your dreams.
real estate: SAD YET TRUE.......
- 02/12/14 09:27 PM
We bought our house together. We thought it’d be forever. He is a louse; please buy our house. I am moving to …….wherever. Sad yet true: call today (210) 273-9082 and we will help you through the good times and bad. #SanAntonio #home #realestate #SABOR #NARPM #NAR #homebuyer #investments … (2 comments)
We seem to be at a crossroads of sorts in our profession. We know, according to some statistics, our average income is around $30,000. This is inadequate for the average individual unless single and living at home with the folks. There must be a change in something to make our profession more profitable for more practitioners.
With about one million REALTORS® in the business, plus those who aren’t members of the National Association of REALTORS® yet licensed to … (11 comments)
real estate: NEW TEXAS LAW BANS PRIVATE TRANSFER FEES ON REAL ESTATE
- 06/24/11 09:52 AM
AUSTIN (San Antonio Express-News) - Gov. Rick Perry has signed legislation banning private transfer fees attached to home purchases, the San Antonio Express-News reported yesterday. Such fees throw a percentage of a home's sale price back to the original developer each time the home is sold. Under the new legislation, new private transfer fees will not be allowed. Developers who have existing fees on properties must file a notice of the obligation in county property records by Jan. 31, 2012, and update it every three years. If they fail to meet this requirement, the transfer fee is void.
The other day something made me think about real estate agents who are licensed and carry a personal defense weapon while doing their job. It made me jump to the potential risk to the agent's sponsoring broker. This made me wonder if anyone addresses this issue in the office policy manual. Please do not go into a spiel about gun rights or the right of self defense or pro or anti-gun legislation. This is a different topic of conversation.
What my thoughts are regarding an agent having a weapon on their person while … (5 comments)
real estate: EARLY MORTGAGE PAYOFF PENALTY PITFALL
- 01/18/11 07:26 AM
Oh my! A comissionectomy!! Ouch!!!!!!!!!! Well, it has not happened to me however my information is it has happened to others. Especially if there was an early mortgage payoff penalty and the sellers did not know it. One of the most important things to do when listing a home is to instruct your seller to call their mortgage company and ask if there is a penalty for an early payoff. Too simple to not do. Too valuable to forget to do. This may be the make or break point even before you have the … (2 comments)
real estate: BEAT THE DRUM SLOWLY
- 01/17/11 02:58 AM
Watching some of my fellow real estate professionals ply their trade brings a smile to my face. They rush around, trying each and every new device and gimmick they hear or see. To what end? While social networking seems to be the best, new technique to get the word out about your real estate business, some of the older marketing techniques still work too. My thoughts have always been to be the Tortoise rather than the Hare. Hence the title of this piece, "Beat the Drum Slowly." Too many jump out of the chute at a breakneck speed … (3 comments)
real estate: 2011 - EVOLVE OR BECOME EXTINCT IN REAL ESTATE
- 01/05/11 02:40 AM
Happy New Year!! 2011 is here and we welcome the new beginning. Are you ready for a new year? Have you dusted off your 2010 business plan and updated it for 2011? Or are you a cave man (person), destined to become extinct? My memory is clear of my former career when folks did the same old, same old, year in and year out. They did not go too far and were used as a bad example. The same can be said in this career of real estate. We are all familiar with the cave man and the dinosaurs of ages past. … (2 comments)
real estate: 10 MARKETS MOST LIKELY TO APPRECIATE
- 09/14/10 09:20 AM
Forbes magazine turned to real estate research firm Local Market Monitor to figure out which markets have the greatest likelihood of price appreciation because they offer a mix of jobs weighted toward growth industries. These are the top markets, the research company concludes:1. Raleigh-Cary, N.C.2. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas3. Austin-Round Rock, Texas4. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tenn.5. San Antonio, Texas6. Colorado Springs, Colo.7. Albuquerque, N.M.8. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colo.9. Springfield, Mo.10. Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind. Source: Forbes, Francesca Levy (09/13/2010) … (4 comments)
real estate: REAL ESTATE: A SINGULAR PROFESSION
- 08/07/10 02:26 PM
Much has been written here on ActiveRain and in other places on real estate agents as a whole and what a real estate agent is/does/should/must/ do to be a "professional." Most of it is spot on and some other positions defining a "real estate professional" are a little skewered. My thought is being a real estate professional is a singular vocation. Regardless of who sponsors you, it all boils down to you. Yes, looking the professional does help to professionalize an individual. It helps open doors and reinforces perceptions of competence. Remember this truism: You never get a … (10 comments)
real estate: TUNE UP YOUR COMPUTER - IT IS YOUR REAL ESTATE LIFELINE
- 07/30/10 03:32 PM
Raise your hand if your computer ever let you down at the wrong time. Ah ha!! Thought so. You can put them down now. ALL of us have had difficulties at the absolute wrong time. In real estate, it makes your hair turn and your spouse.significant other may chastise you for using inappropriate language towards an inanimate object. Whatever.
Most recently my computer had more than a hiccup...it was giving me fits. Could not for the life of me figure out what was going on. Not to bore you all with details. However, VIOLA! we have a … (13 comments)
real estate: EDUCATION: REQUIRED FOR AGENTS SO THEY CAN "TEACH" THEIR CLIENTS
- 05/15/10 01:03 AM
Some time ago, my blog post here on ActiveRain was "REAL ESTATE AGENTS ARE REALLY..." which covered the varied aspects of our profession. Thinking about all the things we do for customers and clients made me realize there is a common denominator: Education. How can we possibly be of service to our customers and clients without some level of knowledge and/or training? We all think of this as education. Some is formal and other comes from life experiences. However you look at it, education is key to success in real estate. Now my intention here is not to … (8 comments)
real estate: TEXAS BROKER TRIVIA QUESTION
- 05/12/10 12:50 PM
OK all you sharp eyed Texas brokers out there. Get ready to put on yer thinkin' hat. Which two real estate forms here in Texas have the same name and the same purpose?
Give up?? The Seller's Disclosure notice. One each by the Texas Association of REALTORS (TAR) and the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). TAR's form is TAR 1406 and TREC's form is TRECOP-H. The difference is one has four and the other five pages. As a broker you should make a decision which one is to be used by your agents. My preference is the … (4 comments)
real estate: TEXAS REQUIRES "INFORMATION ABOUT BROKERAGE SERVICES"
- 05/11/10 12:26 AM
Well we all co not know everything and everything we know can be forgotten. Take the Information About Brokerage Services or IBS disclosure sheet. We all know how important it is in Texas. However, how many of us require our agents to have it on their emails to customers and clients? It is a simple process to add it to the signature element. Simple with Outlook anyway. Copy and paste the below example to your current signature element. Modify as desired. Simple, no? Brokerage Information - Information About Brokerage Services: Texas law requires all real estate licensees to give … (9 comments)
real estate: SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS (IREP)
- 02/05/10 08:30 AM
Some if not many of the local independent real estate brokers may not be aware of a real good group to be a member of: the San Antonio Independent Real Estate Professionals or IREP. The Independent Real Estate Professionals, formerly known as the "Small Office Forum", originated in 1991, and serves San Antonio real estate professionals working in a small or independent office. Our organization's officers are: President- Amy Karns, Northwest Real Estate, (210) 521-7900 - email Vice-President- Lynn Knapik, Lynn Knapik Real Estate, (210) 884-5774 - email Secretary- Donna Van Wychen, Speaks Realty, (210) 522-9400 -email … (2 comments)
real estate: HAPPY NEW YEAR - MY PREDICTIONS FOR 2010
- 01/01/10 01:07 AM
Happy New Year to all!! My wish is for all your dreams to come true in 2010. Real estate was turned on it's head in 2009. While there was much flux in the real estate market we can look to the future for more normal market conditions. My prediction for 2010 is the real estate market will level and strengthen towards the end of the year with 2011 improving also. The Fair Market Value (FMV) has adjusted to the local market conditions, so sellers must adjust too. Here in Texas, 2009 saw the prices fall some with … (7 comments)
real estate: REAL ESTATE AGENTS ARE REALLY ...
- 11/28/09 01:39 AM
Real Estate agents are really professionals, marketers, advisers, educators, confidants, locators, arbitrators, majordomos and sometimes soft shoulders to cry on. Some of these are done individually and others at the same time. Also known as (AKA) a jack/jill of all trades. Real estate agents are first and foremost professionals. We must know what we are doing in order to do what we must for our clients. We need to be int he fame at all times. This is why the clients comes first. We need to be educated, informed and involved in order to do what we must for a … (7 comments)
real estate: ATTENTION AGENTS: LOOK IN THE MIRROR FOR CLIENTS
- 11/09/09 03:12 AM
With the downturn in the market the past year, several actions are being taken by real estate agents. Many agents have left the business or while others are allowing their ethics to slip in order to make some transactions. The former is preferred and the latter is unconscionable. When the going gets tough, as the coach used to say, the tough get going. So in our depressed market, you have to be tough and get going. Thus, look in the mirror for clients. Clients are not in the mirror, you think. True. However, one needs to look to ones … (3 comments)
real estate: THIS WEEK'S QUIZ on GREEN TEXAS - REAL ESTATE
- 11/08/09 07:02 AM
Well, participation in last week's question was thinner than the hair on Uncle Frank's head. However, not one to be daunted easily, here we go for this week. Here on GREEN TEXAS - REAL ESTATE we are talking about the greening of the real estate industry, specifically energy savings, energy reduction, cost savings and cost reductions for the consumer/client. To know what this all means requires a certain level of understanding. This usually requires some education on the topic in the first place. So through questions (and ansers) we all learn something about energy efficiencies relating to home building … (0 comments)
real estate: AGENTS HELP PRICE HOMES OUT OF THE MARKET or PRICED TO EXPIRE
- 11/01/09 02:33 AM
Well once again, my thoughts are "Good grief! What in the world is wrong with agents who overprice homes for sale?" This is an on-going issue with me, reviewing the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) or the real estate section of the newspaper. Don't agents pay attention to the local market? There is a home in my neighborhood area listed at $249,000. Nice home, newly remodeled, etc. Problem is, this is not a quarter million neighborhood. No one builds a McMansion in an average community, expecting to sell it for the price they were foolish enough to pay. … (6 comments)
While the article in the San Antonio Business Journal comes as no surprise to me, having lived here for over 21 years, it still is great news.
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