crescent city ca real estate professional: Be a Productive Listing Agent - 10/25/09 03:28 AM
Be a Productive Listing Agent. How?
I have written plenty of posts on how to be a good listing agent, from giving good customer service, to answering your phone when agents call (or anyone for that matter), to good signage, writing a monthly market report and more.
I also wrote a popular … (55 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Thank You RE/MAX for Todays Closing! - 08/26/09 02:26 PM
Thank you RE/MAX for todays closing on an escrow I opened last week. The buyer was looking specifically for a RE/MAX office and yours truly had floor.
My client rolled into town and asked a local business owner if there was a RE/MAX office in Crescent City. The business owner said there sure was and gave directions … (3 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: How to Get More Leads & Convert those Leads into Clients - 08/25/09 01:02 PM
How to get more leads and convert those leads into clients?
Real Estate and customer service, some blog posts I have read lately would argue the two shouldn't be in the same sentence, at least with the word "good" thrown in there and I admit this post started out being negative … (11 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Present Your Buyers Offer for Better Results - 08/20/09 10:19 PM
Present your buyers offer for better results? Yes, I know this isn't always possible. In the case of an REO, an asset manager is not interested in what the selling agent has to say.
However, if you have an arms length transaction*, you have the right to ask to present your … (2 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Need More Listings? - 08/03/09 01:34 AM
How do you get more listings.
The number one way to get more listings is a no brainer, sell your listings in a timely manner.
When you actually sell your listings in a timely manner, word of mouth spreads quickly. Client referrals are a wonderful thing.
How do you sell your … (13 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Crescent City Closings Are Up, so Why hasn't my Home Sold? - 06/25/09 10:31 PM
Crescent City/Del Norte County June 2009 closings are up, so far 24% over May 2009 and the month isn't over!
Since closings are generally 45 - 60 days, we can attribute the below 5% interest rates in April for this flurry of closings.
But what about the coming months? There are currently 33 … (1 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Highlights of the California Foreclosure Moratorium - 06/23/09 12:48 AM
Several clients have called this week to ask about the California foreclosure moratorium that went into effect June 15, 2009, and how it will affect them.
The bill is similar to legislation passed by the federal government in March.
Some of the highlights:
Banks can get an exemption from the moratorium … (0 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Thumbs Up on Improving Your Bottom Line - 06/17/09 10:26 PM
I wrote a blog post recently on my experience at a seminar put on by realtor.com. That post struck a nerve with quite a few agents and received over 300 comments! I was asked by someone in the comments whether I was going to renew my enhanced listing package with realtor.com when my current … (14 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Coping with the Reality of Foreclosure? - 06/10/09 03:50 PM
How do you cope with the reality of foreclosure or imminent bankruptcy?
Someone very near and dear to me is facing foreclosure. There is no one left to borrow from, their bankruptcy is completed and the end (foreclosure) is looming near.
My friend is overwhelmed and depressed. She has lived in her … (0 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Being a REALTOR isn't ALL Fun and Games - 06/02/09 10:07 PM
Yesterday I had to perform one of the more unsavory tasks of being a REALTOR that ranks right up there with having your teeth drilled on without Novocaine... informing a tenant his home is for sale.
I know many of you will say that's the owner's job, but because of the circumstances, … (8 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Reader Says Agents Who Agree with My Post Are Dingbats! Now is that Nice? - 05/31/09 10:56 PM
I recently wrote a post on my experience at a realtor.com seminar. The following is a comment that was emailed directly to me instead of entered as a comment on the post, but I decided to reprint it here. If you commented on that post, you may be interested to read the comment … (12 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Del Norte County Happy Home Buyers! - 05/29/09 06:04 PM
Rose Peasley, the owner of RE/MAX Coastal Redwoods (my office), sold my Cherrywood listing last week. Her clients, Darryl and Lisa Promatico were kind enough to let us reprint an exerpt of an email to a family member.
"We go walking on the beach and she [their dog] meets other dogs … (2 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Why Do 10% of the Agents Do 99% of the Business? - 05/28/09 01:31 AM
I wrote a post on my experience at a realtor.com seminar last week. I did not realize I would elicit such a reaction from the readers on AR. What a shock when I woke up the next morning and had 100's of comments in my email and the comments continue to pour … (19 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Are REALTOR.COM Enhancements Worth the Money? - 05/25/09 08:50 AM
Are REALTOR.com enhancements worth the money?
Hell Heck no. At least that is my observation.
I drove 2 hours one way to go to a seminar put on by REALTOR.com. It was being billed as valuable information to show the agent how to:
Leverage the changes in your local market Target … (309 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Great Signage Sells Homes - 05/13/09 12:56 PM
I have found that signs bring business, lots of business. Good signage is one of the best and most affordable marketing tools in a real estate agents arsenal.
These custom made riders just arrived and I am going to add them to the signs in front of my new home listings. … (8 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Loan Conditions...We Shall Overcome - 04/24/09 06:36 AM
Now that the extreme permissiveness of the mortgage/lending/real estate industry is over, underwriters and account executives are walking around like CIA operatives in a foreign country, watching their back and covering their hiney.
One can hardly blame them as the industry struggles to morph into a safer haven for home buyers, … (45 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: RE/MAX Coastal Redwoods, a Great Place to Work - 03/17/09 04:06 PM
How many of you look forward to going to work everyday? If you're a real estate agent, probably a lot of you because it is a great job, but do you look forward to going to your office?
I made a move to my current office from an independent last May and … (4 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign... - 03/17/09 05:06 AM
Signs and name riders are an awesome way to advertise.
The owner of my office wanted to get a picture of me in front of one of my new signs that just came in. We spent several hours going around to my listings and replacing the generic RE/MAX Coastal Redwoods signs … (45 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: First Time Home Buyer, Start Here. - 03/12/09 11:19 PM
My inquiries from first time home buyer's have increased dramatically in the past week. In most instances, the curious homebuyer does not know how to start the process.
I am happy to take the time to get you started in your pursuit of a home in person at my office, or over … (3 comments)
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crescent city ca real estate professional: Home Owner, How do You Sell in a Declining Market? - 02/10/09 11:29 PM
How do you sell in a declining market?
Here I am with Brian and Cathy Morris in front of their home that closed escrow on February 10, 2009.
The Morris' listed their home with me on 9/22/08. The days on market for their home was 144 DOM. The average DOM for homes that have sold between $400,000 … (5 comments)
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