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remax agent: Can You Find the Silver Lining in the Current Real Estate Market? - 04/03/11 02:02 AM
I have recently been accused of being overly negative regarding the real estate market. I have reflected on that statement and would say that may be true. While there certainly is a lot to be negative about, there is a silver lining and that silver lining has been keeping me very busy and away from blogging for the last few months.
First of all, I do not claim to be an expert in any market other than Del Norte County, but in that regard, I definitely will make the claim that I am an expert. To my knowledge, I am the only agent … (3 comments)
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remax agent: Why You Gotta Go with RE/MAX (video) - 03/17/11 07:20 PM
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remax agent: Del Norte Association of REALTORS Awards Luncheon - Fran Gatti, Top Producer - 12/17/10 01:19 AM
Yesterday was my local Board of REALTORs annual awards luncheon.
Pictured here from left to right: Me (horrible picture of me. Couldn't someone have told me to put my hair behind my ears or something?), Ana Hartwick and Rose Peasley the co-owner of our office, RE/MAX Coastal Redwoods.
Our board handed out million and multi-million dollar awards. Agents are allowed to count any income obtained through the use of their real estate agent license, including property management fees and bonus'. The boards fiscal year is from November of the preceding year to October of the current year.
Our board does not … (4 comments)
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remax agent: Should You Solicit Ratings from Your Clients? First Start Answering Your Phone! - 12/06/10 03:23 AM
This month in the California Association of REALTORs Real Estate Magazine there is an article entitled "Missing Manners."
Several agents from different California Markets tell horror stories, to name a few:
Trying to get agents to return phone calls. Trying to get agents to actually put the key back in the lockbox. Having agents showing up without appointments at their listings and asking the seller for a showing. Trying to get the other agent to produce paperwork in a timely manner and carry their weight in a transaction. I have noticed some of these same occurrences in my market with the worsening economy … (31 comments)
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remax agent: How to Cement Your Success as an REO Agent - 11/18/10 11:00 PM
Here is a article from RE/MAX Times that has really good information on how to score with Asset Managers and become a solid member of their team. I have become very involved with REO's in the past few years, but the pace has picked up for me dramatically this year and that is because I do a lot of what Dean suggests.
His suggestion to comb over the title report for possible issues is something that I haven't really focused on, however, after reading this article yesterday, I went over a title report I received today on one of my REO's. I read … (8 comments)
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remax agent: Do You Convert Your Leads into Clients? - 11/05/10 04:05 AM
As REALTORS, we work very hard to get leads and capture them, especially in this buyers market...with few buyers.
Although overall sales are down in my market, my sales are holding steady with last years sales and are even higher than in many of the "boom" years.
The majority of my business in my first few years was from floor time, however now it is referrals and the internet. How do I capture and retain these clients?
Always return phone calls and emails within 24 hours or less (less is better on this one, believe me).I am opening an escrow today for a client … (15 comments)
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remax agent: Are Fannie Mae and Freddi Mac going bye, bye? - 08/23/10 02:27 AM
Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac going bye, bye? There are many who say they should and incredibly, Democrat Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is one of them.
It hasn't always been this way. For years, Frank has been a strong supporter of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the behemoth failed government agencies that are in such bad shape that they can't even pay Uncle Sam the dividends owed under the conservatorship deal reached two years ago (Fan and Fred had to borrow from the treasury to make their payment). Wouldn't it be nice if homeowner's had … (6 comments)
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remax agent: Del Norte County #1 Top Producing REALTOR - 08/11/10 03:31 AM
Fran Gatti is Del Norte County's #1 Top Producing REALTOR from January 1, 2009 to today, August 10, 2010. No one has sold more real estate in Del Norte County in 2009/2010 than Fran (per Del Norte Board of REALTORS MLS statistics).
Fran is #1 in:
Sold more listings -10% of listings sold out of 50 real estate agents. Represented more buyers - 7% of all "selling agent" transactions. Has 9.15% of the total volume out of 50 agents. (The next closest agent has 6.94%.) Fran's focus is you. Her customer service is unparalleled in the Del Norte County real estate market.
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remax agent: Quick and Easy Tip to Retain Prospective Clients - 05/23/10 10:35 AM
The owner of my company, Rose Peasley, came into my office a few days ago and said she just received a phone call from a prospective client who she had not spoken to in months if not years. She said they had only talked a few times previously but she kept his number in her phone anyway, because you never know.
Her policy of keeping prospective clients phone numbers in her phone baffled me for the longest time and I have to admit I thought it was a bad idea. For me, I like to keep only relevant numbers in my … (9 comments)
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remax agent: What Does it Take to Sell Your Home in a Buyers Market? - 05/18/10 01:50 AM
Home sellers,
I felt compelled to give a market update, even though we have another two weeks to go until months end, which is when I normally email my market report and update. The reason is that many sellers are very anxious right now and understandably so. If your home is priced above $300,000 I don't need to tell you that the market is slow for this segment of the market. I pulled up all the listings over $300,000 and the average days on market is 270 days! That's a lot when you consider the average days on market for homes … (8 comments)
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remax agent: Del Norte County RE/MAX Agent, Fran Gatti - Client Testimonial - 01/15/10 11:24 PM
Client testimonial for RE/MAX Coastal Redwoods agent Fran Gatti in Crescent City, CA.
One of the positive outcomes of the real estate market decline has been the opportunity for buyer's who have been priced out of the market.
I inadvertently seem to have found a niche in helping first time home buyer's, especially single woman my age - not telling you what that is - purchase a home.
Handing the keys to a home buyer is exciting, but handing them to a first time home buyer who NEVER thought they would be able to afford a home...ever, well that's priceless.
Following is an … (6 comments)
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remax agent: How Consumer's find my Website - 12/27/09 07:18 PM
Here are the stats for how consumers came to my website for 2009.
Several AR members have emailed and asked how I drive consumers to my website and what about realtor.com.
If you have been reading my posts for awhile, you know I do not pay for realtor.com enhancements and this graph shows why.
To be fair I did pay for realtor.com enhancements until July 1, 2009, so if I continued to receive click throughs from realtor.com at the rate of 10-11 a month, let's be gracious and call that 130 for the entire year, (I paid about $600 last year for realtor.com), that was $4.61 per click through. … (77 comments)
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remax agent: Business Practices that Paid off in 2009 - 12/25/09 12:41 AM
As we countdown to a new year and new decade I am reflecting on what has been effective in my business for the past year. I want to continue to do what works and gives me proven results and dump the rest.
Thankfully when it comes to my business, it is pretty easy to track what works and likewise, what doesn't.
My blogging efforts have had a huge return on investment in 2009 in many ways. My blogging efforts have established me as a local expert in my market, my market reports are widely read, I have been interviewed by my local newspaper, I … (83 comments)
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remax agent: 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 post on realtor.com enhancements, are they worth the money? I would say less than 5% of the 309 comments I received on that post said realtor.com enhancements were worth the money.
Why bring that up? I have sold 10% of the residential listings (per ccmls) that have sold in my … (56 comments)
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remax agent: 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 to my office. The local business owner also called me to make sure I was at the office. How sweet is that?
I was in, met the client, found the perfect home for him, wrote an offer, 6 days later, we're closed.
My client is working with a RE/MAX agent in … (3 comments)
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remax agent: 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 buyers offer to the seller.
The seller has the option to say no, but I have rarely had that happen.
Presenting your buyer's offer may not be necessary most of the time, but there are instances that it is prudent. Many listing agents may feel threatened by this, but it NEVER … (2 comments)
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remax agent: 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, the owner did not have contact information to do so and is out of the area.
I had to drive to the home, knock on the door and tell the very nice man that the home is for sale, and "Oh, I would like to put it on our Board … (8 comments)
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remax agent: 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 below where the writer calls those who are in disagreement with his point of view Dingbats among other things.
I chose not to respond to this email and hoped that some of my AR friends might respond to Wideloan for me by way of a comment on this post. I'm … (12 comments)
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remax agent: 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 there. It's nice to be on a beach that is walking distance and not crowded and everyone is nice and friendly and its clean with no diapers floating in the water!! LOL!! The DMV is small and not crowded at all. We went today to change our address. There are … (2 comments)
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remax agent: 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 expired listings with a proved marketing planMake your current listings be seen first and more often Make your local expertise more relevant to sellersLeverage multiple photos and new video listing tours to generate more showings
I had received several emails over the course of 3 weeks each building up the seminar. … (318 comments)
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Fran Gatti - Realtor®, CDPE®, RDCPro®, Crescent City CA Real Estate
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