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househunt: Eat Today or Build A Business For Tomorrow? - 11/19/10 02:39 PM
It seems so many Realtors have to make the choice between the instant need of a commission check today versus building a business for tomorrow. In this market it seems most of us are choosing to operate with a single-minded concentration on today’s customer, on today’s commission check. So much so that we forget there will be a tomorrow; a need for future clientele and a need for future commission checks.
A perfect example of this mind-set is the average agent’s approach to Internet generated leads. The majority of the agent community treats Internet leads like they treat meat goods in … (8 comments)
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househunt: HouseHunt.com Generates 18,000,000th Customer for Real Estate Agents Nationwide Since 1995 - 11/12/10 06:55 PM
“HouseHunt has been profitable every year for the five years I've been involved.”
- Steve Gaines, Broker/Owner, Landtree REALTORS, Greenwood, Indiana
18,000,000. That’s a lot of customers.
HouseHunt.com is excited to report that our network of agent websites recently generated its eighteen-millionth customer for realtors across the United States. From the very beginning of our company in 1995, HouseHunt.com has provided real estate agents with exclusivity in the agents’ area of choice with a firm belief in the philosophy of “One Agent. One Territory. Every Customer.”
“I have even had buyers calling me lately inquiring about properties for sale … (0 comments)
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househunt: How do you handle a customer who wants to “agent shop”? - 10/29/10 12:58 PM
To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.
- Bruce Lee (1940 - 1973), Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Customer Objection: Your first meeting with a new customer went great. You hit it off well, you have plenty of things in common, and you’ve given them the best presentation you could…. but they still want to interview some other agents. “Just to be sure,” they say. They make sure to tell you that they’ll give you a call.
How do you respond to this type of customer? After they interview several other agents and examine … (6 comments)
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househunt: 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)
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househunt: 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)
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househunt: 11 Ways to Avoid Realtor Burnout - 08/18/10 01:42 PM
As a real estate agent, sometimes it feels like you always have to be on the go, always working, always available, always doing something, anything because for all you know there’s someone else out there burning the midnight oil when all you want to do is just take a breath and maybe watch TV or read a book.
What’s the worst that could happen to someone who’s always on the go? Certainly, they make a lot of money, right? They’re outperforming and outselling everyone else in the office, right? So what happens when that candle you’ve been burning at both ends … (8 comments)
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househunt: Texas Agent “Impressed by the number” of Customers from HouseHunt.com - 08/11/10 02:53 PM
You may have to forgive me, but I simply love it when stories like these come across my desk from one of our agents.
“I just closed my second sale this year from HouseHunt,” said David Olivarez, our exclusive member agent with HouseHunt.com who represents McAllen, Texas.
A long time real estate professional, Olivarez services all of Hidalgo County, and works extensively to help Buyers and Sellers meet their real estate goals. Olivarez is additionally a Certified Texas Affordable Housing Specialist and works with Spanish speaking customers.
“I am impressed by the number of leads that I get weekly from HouseHunt,” … (0 comments)
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househunt: Real Estate News Recap for August 1 - 6 - 08/11/10 01:18 PM
Hello everyone!
I wanted to do a quick write up recapping last week's happenings in the real estate industry as reported across the country.
For the week of August 1 - 6
The trend of rates dropping on 30 year Fixed Rate Mortgages continued last week as rates saw yet another record low, dropping last week to 4.49%. For buyers able to make a purchase, this is literally one of the best opportunities to buy in decades. The rate on 15 year Fixed Rate Mortgages also fell to a new record low, ending the week at 3.95%, down from last week’s … (0 comments)
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househunt: California Agent Successfully Builds a Team with HouseHunt.com - 07/26/10 01:00 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)
Not many real estate agents are building, growing, and establishing a team for their business right now. Fewer first-time home buyers, a slower buying cycle, and more difficult financing options have made it a difficult road to travel. However, a solid plan can be a game-changer... even in this economy.
Bruce LaMaster is a HouseHunt.com exclusive agent in the Sacramento, CA area who has successfully been building and growing … (1 comments)
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househunt: The "Do's" of Online Customer Conversion - A Checklist - 07/22/10 11:54 AM
Welcome to the second part of our two part series covering HouseHunt’s Online Customer Conversion Checklist.
On Tuesday, I covered all of the “don’ts” as it applies to closing online customers, and today I’m going to share with you a list of all things you should do beginning at the moment you receive your online lead.
Immediately after receiving a lead (Key to Immediate Sales):
Do: Contact every customer immediately – Leads will go bad quickly
Do: Call the customer if there is phone number given on the lead
Do: Email the customer a personalized email if an email address … (2 comments)
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househunt: Online Customer Conversion Checklist Part 1 - The Don'ts - 07/20/10 06:17 PM
Welcome to the first of a two part series on HouseHunt.com’s Checklist for Internet Lead Conversion. Specifically, we’re going to focus on the do’s and don’ts.
Today we’re going to look at a list of don’ts, so make sure to come back tomorrow for all the “do’s.”
Don’t Miss the Opportunity to create an incredible Internet Business – Remember: An Internet customer is not a piece of paper or an email, it is an actual person. Never forget that.
Don’t wait to contact your leads – Most customers sign with the first agent who makes contact and provides them with … (0 comments)
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househunt: Patience Pays Off for HouseHunt.com Agent in Minnesota - 07/12/10 02:35 PM
How poor are they who have not patience!
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
A good thing is always worth the wait. Especially when it comes to a business investment that is sure to bring legitimate growth and profit.
A few months ago, Larry Boatman of Keller Williams Integrity Realty, made the decision to invest in his business by choosing to become a HouseHunt.com exclusive member. Right away, the customers began to roll in rather quickly, but the natural buying cycle was playing a role as well.
However, Larry knew HouseHunt was a good move in the long-term and … (0 comments)
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househunt: 2nd Quarter 2010 Market Survey: Repeat Buyers & Investors With Cash Boost Home Sales, Prices in Many Markets - 07/08/10 05:56 PM
Hello everyone! I'm excited to share our latest press release containing some great data for the second quarter of 2010 as compiled in our most recent current market conditions survey. Hope you enjoy!
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Repeat Buyers & Investors With Cash Boosting Home Sales & Prices In Many Markets, New HouseHunt Survey Shows
For the first time in nearly three years, repeat buyers and investors have overtaken first-time buyers as sales leaders once again in the nation’s housing market. As a result, prices of bank-owned REOs and properties involved in short sales are being bid up by multiple offers and cash … (0 comments)
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