Take The Unofficial 3Q 2010 Activerain Realtor Survey - 09/30/10 11:34 AM
HouseHunt.com is putting the finishing touches on our 3Q 2010 Market Conditions Survey press release, and I thought to myself, let's get some input from the activerain community as well! If you have a few moments and would like to share, I'd like to ask you a few questions about your local market to try and get a picture of where the real estate industry has been and where we're going.
Feel free to leave your answers and thoughts in the comments section.
 
1. Buyer/Seller Ratio
a. More Buyers
b. More Sellers
c. About Even
 
2 Average Time on … (3 comments)

The Week in Real Estate Ending 9/24 - 09/27/10 12:00 PM
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The mortgage rate freefall of the past few months might have dropped as low as it’s going to drop for now as rates on 30-Year and 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgages remained the same as last week, holding steady at 4.37% and 3.82% respectively. While both figures are still hovering just slightly above record lows, the trend of continuously falling rates throughout most of 2010 has slowed down throughout September.
The National Association of Realtors announced this week that sales on … (0 comments)

Free Webinar Recording - Success with HouseHunt.com: Converting Leads into Closed Sales - 09/21/10 06:51 PM
I’m excited to share a recent Live Agent Panel Webinar recording presented by HouseHunt.com along with real estate coach Jim Droz titled Success with HouseHunt.com: Converting Leads into Closed Sales.
Our panel of agents discussed their proven techniques, habits, and ideas for converting more customers into closed sales. The panel included:
Brenda Schofield - Heritage House Sotheby's International Realty - Holmdel, NJ
Christopher Baker - Keller Williams Realty - Southeast Orlando, FL
Gerri-Lynn Fives - Keller Williams Realty - San Diego, CA
Brayson Verzella - Keller Williams Realty - San Antonio, TX
NOTE: Feel free to skip ahead over the first … (1 comments)

With Consistent Customer Flow, Slow and Steady wins the Real Estate Race - 09/14/10 06:07 PM
The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
- Cecil B. DeMille (1881 - 1959)
HouseHunt recently heard from Sherry Rogan, of The Rogan Team, the HouseHunt.com exclusive member agents for Boise, Idaho. She shared with us the local market in Boise is slow and steady: prices are down compared to last year, transaction numbers are nothing to write home about, and the market is very competitive with agents all trying to gain a foothold over the other. 
Average results at best, right?
Not … (0 comments)

Top 5 Geekiest Places to Live in the US - 09/10/10 12:51 PM
The Top Five Places for Geeks to Live in the United States
What would make a city feel like home for someone with say… geeky tendencies? Sure, things like affordable housing, nice neighborhoods with good schools, a strong economy, and enjoyable weather are nice, but where’s the tech? And where are all the other geeks? In these five cities, you’ve got a pretty good shot at finding plenty of geek interests and plenty of other like-minded geeks to share them with (unless you’re one of those geeks without any social skills… you know who you are).
5. Washington, D.C. The … (1 comments)

HouseHunt.com Customers Help NC Agent Start Her Own Company - 09/02/10 05:30 PM
When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don't back down and don't give up - then you're going to mystify a lot of folks.
- Bob Dylan
A little while back I shared with you the success of HouseHunt.com member Bruce LaMaster, who has been able to build his real estate team, thanks in part to the customers he received through his HouseHunt.com exclusive territory. I’m happy to share with you the success of another of our long-time agents, Susan Crawford, a HouseHunt.com agent in the Durham, NC area who has … (0 comments)