Integrating your Active Rain and other Social sites - 03/27/09 03:26 AM
The beauty of social networking is starting to come alive for my business here on Maui.  I am a Realtor on the beautiful island of Maui and began my social networking activities about a 1 1/2 yrs ago.  My latest success was a contract offer on a Lahaina home off my Facebook site, and other Maui Realtors contacting me via my Active Rain blog posts and my Localism input for Kihei.
I wained and then jumped back in with both feet recently.  The best tip I can offer is to integrate your social networking sites together.  Not just to your main website but mix … (7 comments)

Getting the Transactions to Close just as Important as Getting an Offer - 03/24/09 03:36 PM
Everyone is talking about getting an offer these days.  Unless you are an REO or Short Sale Listing offers seem few and far between.  What I've learned in this shifting market is getting back to 1980's basics of making sure you cross your T's and dot your I's is just as important.
In the book "Shift" Gary Keller talks about Bulletproofing the Transaction.  He mentions that in addition to being an honest, ethical real estate agent a client needs you to be a real estate salesperson too. Sales skills help you to put the deal together and anticipate problems and find … (0 comments)

Your Appraisal Is Wrong - 03/15/09 08:04 PM
A big thank you for a timely article.  In this market we have REO and Short Sales in every neighborhood and price range that make an impact on every seller, buyer and appraiser.
 
Via Paul Slaybaugh, Scottsdale AZ Real Estate (Realty Executives):
Appraisals are typically regarded as the most accurate measure of a home's value, and for good reason.  Licensed to perform one task and one task only, appraisers see and evaluate property all day, every day.  While some of us more egocentric Realtors feel that we put more time and effort into our own opinions of value, considering we will ultimately bear … (0 comments)

Should I re-offer on an REO after being turned down at a Similar Price? - 03/15/09 02:00 AM
We are finding that REO lenders will indeed look at close offers and that if you have been turned down for a purchase of an REO property it is wise to re-offer again soon. 
That being said we find that most times an REO Negotiator would have actually countered your offer to begin with.
Even in a Short Sale we closed recently the lender countered back much higher than the buyer wanted to pay and when the buyer didn't "re-counter" the negotiator actually reached out and asked the buyer to submit another offer.  The buyer ended up offering only slightly higher … (0 comments)

Kohola Mai (The Whales have Returned) Maui - 03/11/09 08:04 PM
Every February/March I start to get excited as we normally see Humpback whales playing in the oceans visible to us right from the beach. 
It is also the time of year I remember to start thinking about getting out on the Whale Watching boat as the whales like our winter will soon be gone.  Great specials are to be had especially if you take the usually more windy afternoon trip.
In Maui whale season is from November to April but we really don't see too many whales until January.  I remember one Christmas Day we spent at Kamaole Beach II in Kihei … (0 comments)

 
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Gina Duncan, R Broker, ABR, AHWD, BPOR

Kihei, HI

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Address: 161 Wailea Ike Place Suite A-102, Kihei, HI, 96753

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