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5 Minutes to Empower the Rest of Your Day (and a good habit to get into) - 06/30/08 12:03 PM

This is simple enough and probably something you may have heard before in the past. If so, then take this as a good reminder: Commit to making one 'difficult' call within the first few minutes of your day EVERY DAY. You know the call I'm talking about. Maybe it's to the … (7 comments)

Most recent home sale statistics for West Windsor, NJ (Princeton Junction) - 06/29/08 11:21 PM

Another month is over and it was a good one! West Windsor, in Mercer County, NJ has continued to outpace most of the rest of the state and immediate area with brisk home sales and steady prices. As you can see from the spreadsheet below, June saw a decline in the … (0 comments)

The Email Challenge for Greater Productivity - 06/26/08 11:49 PM

Here's a quick one to think about that should free up plenty of your valuable time:
How much time do you think you waste checking your email? Way too much I bet. Try to make it a habit to only check your email twice a day. I'd say late morning after your … (8 comments)

How To Get Cold Prospects THANK YOU for calling - 06/26/08 11:13 PM

I had a short discussion with an agent recently about our web leads and how we contact them. "If they give me a phone number on the registration page of my website, I'll call them immediately or as soon as possible" I said. The other agent replied that she has done that a … (20 comments)

Free Audio Books Downloads -- great business books to help you - 06/26/08 09:54 AM

I have recently found that many libraries across the country offer free audio book downloads right to your computer. I've downloaded some really great ones that help me in this business. It's really easy to do and with hundreds of libraries participating, there's a good chance yours does too.
To … (6 comments)

Home Sales in NJ down? It depend what you mean (and who you blame) - 06/23/08 02:47 PM

I just got off the phone with a prospective buyer calling about one of my listings. It's a fair priced, newer home in a desireable town. Maybe it's 10k too high but not too bad. So he says, "$439,900 for that? They're out of their minds! The market is terrible, sales … (0 comments)

Open House Pet Peeve: Balloons - 06/22/08 10:27 PM

It's Sunday. I was out showing some homes today. I really try not to work Sundays if I can help it. My family needs some time with me, I need some time off and Sundays are supposed to be set aside for rest. But I was out today with clients. Anyway, … (5 comments)

Confession Time: I messed up today - 06/21/08 10:50 PM

You would THINK that after all these years, I'd remember to confirm my appointments EVERY TIME. But nooooo, I was too busy and too rushed. Thursday evening I get a web inquiry on a listing. I pencil in the appointment for 2:00-2:30 meeting time as the buyer wasn't sure exactly what … (5 comments)

Plainsboro, NJ Recent Sales Statistics -- some good news. - 06/20/08 03:25 PM

Here's what I'm thinking: the following sales statistics for the town my office is located in (Plainsboro, NJ) look very encouraging. You can see that the 'months of inventory' show that at the current rate, we have only 5 months worth of home inventory. That is about as good as you can … (1 comments)

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