realtor: Improving Instead of Moving? Where Do You Find Your Contractors? - 09/02/09 10:41 AM
On, HGTV's "Design Star" on Sunday night (August 9, 2009 episode), host Clive Pearse introduced the designers' challenge by saying, "In today's economy, people are not moving, they are improving." He went on to introduce the task of turning two California familes' garages into additional finished living space, therefore adding on to their existing homes and saving them from having to sell and move into larger homes.
Much of our real estate work right now has consisted of advising clients on home improvement projects that will add value and/or space to their existing homes, if they do not want to try to move in the current economy. … (0 comments)
realtor: What do REALTORS® and Kleenex Have in Common? - 04/09/09 12:14 PM
What do REALTORS® and Kleenex Have in Common? OR What is the Code of Ethics and How Does it Affect You as a Home Buyer or Seller? Do you notice how certain words, when used repeatedly, become synonymous with others? For example: we call tissues Kleenex, even though not all tissues are Kleenex brand we call photocopying, Xeroxing we call soda pop, Coke (at least in Atlanta we do!) We call real estate agents, REALTORS®... But as with the above examples, not all real estate agents are REALTORS®, just as not all photocopy machines are Xeroxes. The major difference is the Code of Ethics, … (4 comments)
realtor: Atlanta REALTOR® Maura Neill Awarded Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation - 02/17/09 10:04 AM
Contact: Maura Neill Phone: (770) 238-0595 E-mail: maura@gebhardtgroup.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IN GEORGIA MAURA NEILL HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST DESIGNATION BY THE COUNCIL OF RESIDENTIAL SPECIALISTS. Johns Creek, Feb. 17, 2009 - Maura Neill, a Johns Creek REALTOR® has been awarded the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. REALTORS® who receive the CRS Designation have completed advanced courses and have demonstrated professional expertise in the field of residential real estate. Fewer than 38,000 Realtors nationwide have earned the credential. Home buyers and sellers … (2 comments)
realtor: A Good REALTOR® Does More Than Show Homes - 01/15/08 04:56 PM
Call on Your Real Estate Agent to Help You With ALL Your Real Estate Needs!Most people think of calling a REALTOR® at two times in their lives: when they are ready to sell their home and when they are ready to buy a home. In both cases, the REALTOR® is expected to do one main job - show homes. But a good REALTOR® does more than show homes. A good REALTOR® wants you to call on him or her for any number of a long list of tasks and is prepared to help you with them. In fact, showing homes really makes … (8 comments)
realtor: November is REALTOR® Designation Awareness Month | Alphabet Soup - What are All Those Letters After Your Name? - 11/15/07 08:39 PM
WHAT DO ALL THOSE LETTERS AFTER YOUR NAME MEAN? Did you know that November is REALTOR® Designation Awareness Month? As REALTORS®, education is an important part of our careers, because it enables us to keep up with our ever-changing, ever-evolving industry. Not only can those little letters after our names bring us more business in the form of referrals, but they are a positive thing to strive toward and classes and courses are a great way to network and expand our web of referral contacts. Those little letters can often be confusing to our clientele, however, who may not know a CRS from … (12 comments)
realtor: Atlanta Magazine Puts Positive Spin on Using a REALTOR to Sell Your Home - 07/10/07 06:30 PM
I have a new favorite magazine...Atlanta Life Magazine. I picked it up free the other day while waiting for my food at my favorite Mexican restaurant in Alpharetta. But of course, my food came so quickly (one reason I LOVE Mexican restaurants) that I didn't have time to read it. The article I was really interested in (and which I will write an entry on next) was called "Lifting Our Soldier's Spirits: 12 ways you can support our troops" -- with a grandfather and father who are veterans and a brother currently in Iraq, it defintiely caught my eye! So I flipped through … (26 comments)
realtor: 101 Reasons to Consider a Real Estate Agent - 06/11/07 09:17 PM
I was following link after link reading real estate articles on the Internet tonight and actually came across a *positive* article on Yahoo! Real Estate! The media is so negative toward real estate agents - I am so sick of seeing segments on the Today show, Good Morning America, etc. bashing Realtors and our business in general - so I was very pleased to see this article: 101 Reasons to Consider a Real Estate Agent: Appreciating the Numerous Steps an Agent Takes for Homeowners Appreciating us! Hooray! Maura GebhardtThe Gebhardt GroupRE/MAX Greater Atlanta10220 Medlock Bridge RoadJohns Creek, GA 30097 (770) 751-5895info@GebhardtGroup (email)http://www.gebhardtgroup.com/ (website)http://www.gebhardtgroupblog.com/(blog) … (10 comments)
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On, HGTV's "Design Star" on Sunday night (August 9, 2009 episode), host Clive Pearse introduced the designers' challenge by saying, "In today's economy, people are not moving, they are improving." He went on to introduce the task of turning two California familes' garages into additional finished living space, therefore adding on to their existing homes and saving them from having to sell and move into larger homes.
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