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By Gary Coles (International Referrals)

Real Estate Broker/Owner - Venture Realty International

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Market Trend - Mexico Real Estate Is Booming

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Market Trend -- Mexico Real Estate Is Booming 2016 Should be a great year for residential real estate in Mexico. It will be continuing from a strong 2015 and should be even stronger. It will be a Buyers market for US Buyers because of the strong US dollar. The dollar can buy about 40% more than i...

01/31/2016

San Miguel de Allende

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One of the cities in Mexico that has captured the attention of many US and Canadian citizens is San Miguel de Allende. It is located in central Mexico and has a population of just over 100,000 and some estimates say that 10% of the occupants are from the US and Canada. San Miguel is a UNESCO Wor...

01/30/2016

Ringing and Singing in the Rain with Kristian Schonberg

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Ringing and Singing in the Rain with Kristian Schonberg Today I had a great conversation with Kristian Schonberg of Windermere Peninsula Properties in Allyn, Washington. I found Kristian listed as joining Dec. 18, 2015 which makes him a Newbie to ActiveRain but when it comes to his neighborho...

01/28/2016

The Moon and The Sun

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The Moon and The Sun -- Pyramids in Mexico These two pyramids are about 25 miles Northwest of Mexico City in the ancient city of Teotihuacán and are part of a large complex in the heart of the city. Pirámide del Sol (Pyramid of the Sun) is the third largest pyramid in the world. It is 246 fee...

01/27/2016

Ringing and Singing in the Rain with Dick Greenberg

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Today I had a great conversation with Dick Greenberg who is the broker/owner of New Paradigm Partners, LLC in Fort Collins, Colorado. Most of my business is dealing with International Referrals and consulting in other countries. I knew that Dick had traveled extensively around the world and I ha...

01/26/2016

8 Tips to Build Your Referral Business

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8 Tips to Build Your Referral Business 1 -- Do More Than Your Clients and Business Associates ExpectThe very best way to gain the confidence and support of others is to exceed their expectations. We always remember someone who surprised us by giving that little extra touch to their work or the...

01/25/2016

Best of Two Worlds -- Baja California

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Best of Two Worlds -- Baja California A place where homes are affordable, industry is booming, and regular US jobs are available minutes away.It is an untapped gold mine for agents who want to send outbound referrals. from the United States Many people automatically think of Cabo San Lucas or La ...

01/24/2016

Tijuana Cultural Center

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Tijuana, Mexico has a great cultural center. It is called CECUT and is located in the Zona Rio. There are three major permanent things to see. Most noticeable is the OMNIMAX cinema known as "La Bola" ("The Ball"). Anothe huge building is "El Cubo" (The Cube), And in between the two, yo...

01/22/2016

Ringing and Singing in the Rain with Kathleen Daniels

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Ringing and Singing in the Rain with Kathleen Daniels Today I had a great conversation with Kathleen Daniels of KD Realty in San Jose. Yesterday Kathleen wrote a very interesting post titled "Simple Question: Agent Refuses to Pay a Referral Fee" Most of my business is dealing with referrals and...

01/21/2016

ActiveRain Community Guidelines and Referrals

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Kathleen Daniels wrote an interesting post today titled "Simple Question: Agent Refuses to Pay a Referral Fee". Most of my business is dealing with referrals and naturally, I have been giving her post a lot of thought. I also wondered how the question relates to the ActiveRain Community Guidelin...

01/20/2016