How many different ways do you communicate with your clients? - 07/27/09 08:10 PM
I remember when I started in this business... WAY BACK in January of 2009...  that I had a lot of the more experienced agents telling me that I needed to get out and hit the pavement, knock on doors and hand out business cards.  They told me that I needed to
GET MY BUTT OUT THERE and FIND MY CLIENTS!!! 
Since I had a lot of experience with promoting past websites and social networking, my response to them was
WHY NOT LET MY CLIENTS COME FIND ME??? 
Don't get me wrong, I knock on doors and hand out business … (21 comments)

It's amazing how not blogging for a few weeks has slowed down my traffic! - 07/25/09 10:23 AM
These last two weeks have been so busy that I haven't sat down and blogged at all.  I didn't think much of it but yesterday when I googled "Fort Wayne Realtor", "Fort Wayne Real Estate" and "Fort Wayne Homes For Sale" I didn't see our site on the front page!  I know it's more than just blogging but I don't think it's all coincidence. 
From her on out I am going to set aside 2 hours a week to work on the blog and more SEO and fresh content.  Look out FRONT PAGE...  HERE WE COME!! 
Fort Wayne Realtor Jared Christiansen
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Just picked up a new listing... my neighbors house! - 07/14/09 05:54 PM
Just a question for you seasoned Realtors out there.  Would you take your next door neighbors listing?  Why or why not?  I can see it being weird if it's a very difficult transaction and then your new next door neighbors already don't like you before them move in... I can see it going smoothly and making some new friends... or God for bid if my wife represents the buyers and I represent the sellers and things went wrong.  Whew, that could be a nightmare!! 
What are your thoughts?  This neighbor is a friend obviously and we are going to help him … (12 comments)

What an adventurous day we had! Hard work, hot weather and um... just read... - 07/11/09 07:09 PM
One of the reasons I LOVE selling real estate in Fort Wayne is that every day is different, every day is an ADVENTURE!!  Most days are good, some days are bad, once in a while the days are boring, and some days are... well...  just
CRAZY!
After working until around 9 for the third day in a row I woke up this morning just feeling DRAINED!  After 2 cups of coffee and a Diet Dr. Pepper I finally started to feel alive again.  We had a second showing with some clients on a BEAUTIFULLY remodeled farm house and once I … (5 comments)

What day is it anyway?? - 07/11/09 07:22 AM
What an incredible week!  We have been running and running and running and running…  and I love it! We have picked up a few new buyers this week, plus a few new listings, it’s just crazy!!!!
We had a pretty cool experience with a buyer this week.  “Tom” came into town for a few days to see some houses, then was planning on coming back in a few weeks to look at more and then make an offer.  Well…  we showed Tom and his girlfriend 8 houses and the last one we saw was exactly what he wanted.  EXACTLY!
We got … (8 comments)

Twitter, Facebook, Blogging... What's the point??? - 07/07/09 09:52 AM

Via Robert Krames - Gainesville, FL Real Estate (Bosshardt Realty):
Being in web marketing, I get asked this question a lot. The simplest answer is it's all about customer service. Talk to your customers using the medium they prefer.
Social Websites Are All About Communication
I know many people that would rather chat on Facebook than email! It's becoming a very common method of communication. By having a presence on Facebook (for example) you also increase the likelyhood of being the chosen Real Estate Agent over other hopefulls for someone who prefers using Facebook to communicate.
Other Benefits
Having a presence on … (0 comments)

Fort Wayne Real Estate Market Report on SOLD homes for first half of 2009. - 07/07/09 09:35 AM
Fort Wayne Real Estate Market Reports on SOLD homes for first half of 2009
Houses SOLD in Fort Wayne:  1650
Average LIST price:  $115,100
Average SELLING price:  $108,717
Average SQUARE FEET:  1717
Average DAYS ON MARKET:  82
LEAST expensive home sold:  $200
MOST expensive home sold:  $1,300,000
 
Average DOM Breakdown and Average % of list price recieved on SOLDS by market time: 
0-30 days:  95.13%
31-60 days:  94.78%
61-90 days:  94.24%
91-120 days:  94.60%
120 + days:  93.48%
 
How the first 6 months of SOLD homes in Fort Wayne in 2009 compares to 2008:
Houses SOLD in Fort … (0 comments)

Serena beats Venus for Wimbledon Crown. Who cares? Wait till you hear about the beatdown I put on my son this morning!!! - 07/04/09 12:29 PM

WIMBLEDON, England
Serena Williams beats big sister Venus Williams 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Saturday for her third Wimbledon title.
I say..  WHO CARES???????
Did you hear about the 1st Annual SouthWest Fort Wayne 4th of July Open sponsored by
REMAX Home Connection??
Well if you haven't heard about it or didn't atten you missed a battle of the ages!
Huge underdog Jared Christiansen pulled off a stunner today, defeating the much younger and defending champion J. Michael Christiansen 0-6, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5, 7-5 for his first (and probably last) title.

Oddsmakers in Vegas made J. Michael a HUGE … (4 comments)

Ready for a BREAK!!!!!!!!! - 07/02/09 07:50 AM
We have both been running like CRAZY lately and are ready for a nice break!  We have a huge closing today on our very last flip.  It’s a deal we have been trying to close for a long long long long long time.  It will be a nice relief when it’s done.
Other than that we have a few showings this afternoon and then that’s it for the weekend!  Time for a BREAK!!!!! Hope everybody  has a fun and relaxing long weekend, I know we will!!!!!
Fort Wayne Realtor Jared Christiansen
Fort Wayne Homes For Sale
REMAX Home Connection Fort Wayne … (6 comments)

 
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