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ActiveRain Contests
This is the place to view the past and present contests put on by ActiveRain and its members. Everyone can join the
group and help encourage each other. Current contest will be highlighted posts so it's easy for you all to see. Let it
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Product Reviews
Curious as to what others in your profession think about a certain product or tool?
AR's community takes the time to leave honest and transparent reviews of their experiences
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ActiveRain University (ARU) provides free on-line training. We coach, consult and support real estate professionals about real estate trends, technology and social media.
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Whatever it is you're into and wherever you are, AR surely has a group for you to join.
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Contests
Each month AR runs numerous contests as a way for our members to engage in activities
that will boost their business and increase their visibility in the community and beyond.
Earn points by partaking in these contest and climb the leaderboard
Do what's good for you and your business by participating
If you have an idea for a contest, just let us know
Stay motivated and on track with new contests popping up each month
Ask a Real Estate Question
Here's another avenue for you to build relationships with others. Share your expertise with someone searching for answers.
Play the teacher role and help someone out today
Your Homepage will alert you of new questions in your state
A wonderful way to open a door to a possible new client
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States
These state pages or hyper-local pages provide content directly related to a specific geographical location.
State, County, City and Neighborhood pages make it easy for consumers to find what they're looking for.
Post your listings, school information, local events, market reports and more
Consumers peruse these pages for information
Farm your niche market and cover all the happenings in your neighborhood
Montgomery - Oswego - Yorkville, IL - July Market Stats - Short Sales/Foreclosures Increase! - 08/19/09 05:25 PM
With summer almost over lets review what is happening in 3 small villages outside of Aurora, IL....the 2nd largest city in the state. 2009 July July 2009 2009 Town Single Family S/F Attached S/F YTDSF S/F YTDAF S/F Montgomery 20 8 7 6 133 62 36 23 Oswego 29 13 8 3 168 63 51 19 Yorkville 17 6 5 1 111 40 19 9 Aurora 119 51 43 17 590 269 236 83 2008 July July Town Single Family S/F Attached S/F YTDSF S/F YTDAF S/F Montgomery 23 5 1 1 137 15 31 5 Oswego 30 1 5 0 184 11 70 4 Yorkville 19 2 5 1 124 8 34 2 Aurora 121 22 44 7 678 * 346 * Total 2008 1108 555 The numbers clearly show (3 comments)
Custom Ranch on Your Own "Walden Pond" - 08/18/09 05:25 PM
This custom ranch located in an idyllic country subdivision in Yorkville, IL has so much to offer that you really should see it. Minutes from downtown Yorkville which is located aproximatley 50 miles west of Chicago and home to Raging Water waterpark and aprx. 16,505 residents as of July, 2008. Located in the Reserve section of River's Edge and on your very own "Walden Pond" you will not have to worry about backyard neighbors. You can even put a small raft on the pond and enjoy the water. With vaulted ceilings and skylights in the living room which boasts a gas (2 comments)
Short Sale Roulette - Brought to you by Citi Mortgage - 08/18/09 04:39 PM
It doesn't seem possible that the banks are still unable to streamline the short sale process after at least 2 years of doing the higher volume that they claim is slowing them down. My latest bank is Citi Mortgage. After spending over a week trying to fax over my short sale package to their regular short sale faxes I was able to get an agent to feel sorry for me and give me a fax number that actually worked! Apparently they main fax numbers are handled by some processing company which scans everything into their customer database so all agents have (4 comments)
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