Open Houses can work.... if you need some jewelry... - 08/26/08 05:34 PM
Other than the fact that most realtors are finding very little traffic at public open houses, there may be other reasons to scrap traditional open houses for a realistic real estate video tour instead.
WRENTHAM, Mass. (WPRI) - A woman accused of stealing $10,000 worth of jewelry during an open house is being held without bail. Millene Wilmarth of North Attleboro was arraigned Tuesday at Wrentham District Court. She is accused of stealing the jewelry from a home in Plainville, Mass. Aug. 10 while posing as a prospective homebuyer during an open house. Open houses are still a viable option in … (14 comments)

Too many choices, too little advertising dollars.... - 08/26/08 12:00 PM
For the average real estate professional, the opportunities for exposing listings in a slow market is more than overwhelming - Newspaper advertising, open houses, web sites, single property sites, blogs, lawn signs, grocery store carts, bus benches, symphony programs - the list goes on and on.
Clearly in any market, but most especially a slow market, there are only a finite number of dollars and time that can be allocated to marketing a particular listing.  And those have to count - more than ever!
So what to do?  Your seller really wants to see their home advertised in the local paper, … (53 comments)

Realtors trying some different methods to sell off houses... - 08/15/08 09:16 AM
This article appeared today in the Nashua Telegraph (New Hampshire), highlighting different ways that Realtors and sellers are creatively marketing their properties in a slow market....
Friday, August 15, 2008 By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer
The video begins with spectacular views of the wooded countryside, set to a background of instrumental music. It cuts to an aerial view of a sprawling red home surrounding by trees, and then winds down Old Mountain Road to the home's front door.
Then the music picks up. The song is an up-tempo version of something you might hear in an elevator. The camera … (0 comments)

 

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