Todd Clark Becomes Top Rainer - 04/29/09 03:22 PM
Congratulations to Todd Clark. Beaverton Oregon Real Estate Expert, for moving into the #1 position for total points on ActiveRain earlier today. Todd takes over the top slot from Lenn Harley, who is best known for her Hard Core Real Estate Talk and comprehensive Localism content. Lenn held the lead position for over a year.
Todd and Lenn have both contributed so much to ActiveRain through their blogs and comments; their real estate knowledge and client advocacy; their willingness to share and teach; and their strong spirit for our online community. Their leadership, wisdom, and inspiration are invaluable.
Katerina Gasset recently published an insightful … (12 comments)
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Buyer Agent Strategy: Question 2 - 04/25/09 11:57 PM
A potential buyer calls and asks to see one of your listings in their neighborhood. They indicate that they're looking for a larger home within the same school district. Their schedule only allows them to see homes after 5 PM during the week or on Saturday afternoons. Where is the best place to meet them?
At your listing At your office Starbuck's At their home Rank these options from most desirable to least desirable, and indicate your reasons why. I'll post my response on May 1.
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Buyer Agent Strategy: Question 1 - 04/25/09 11:55 PM
A potential buyer calls you at your office and asks about 3-bedroom homes in a particular gated neighborhood that sells for a minimum of $500,000. Do you:
Ask for their name and number in case you get disconnected, then look up the info while they're on the phone and answer their questions. Get their name, number and email address and tell them you'll email the info within 24 hours as well as set them up with automatic MLS notifications for that neighborhood. Get their contact info and set an appointment to meet at your office. Ask for their name and number, and … (4 comments)
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Do You Have A Sneeze Page? - 04/24/09 11:32 PM
Springtime in Las Vegas has it's share of windy days, and that can wreak havoc on allergy sufferers. So I was a little wary when the Day 18 topic of ProBlogger's 31 Days to Building a Better Blog was Create A Sneeze Page for Your Blog.
According to Darren Rowse, a sneeze page is "a page that propels people in different directions deep within your blog by highlighting a variety of posts that you've previously written." He also defines four types of sneeze pages: Themed, Time Related, Retro, and Series.
Here are some ideas on how you can use a … (10 comments)
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Search Engines Don't Buy Homes ... - 04/20/09 04:19 PM
I have a love/hate relationship with Growth Leader. On the one hand, the site they built for me, (www.SearchingInHenderson.com), has produced 73 user registrations in a little over two months.
On the other hand, some of the site's automated content can be excrutiating, and I can't edit it. Here's their community detail for Green Valley Ranch, one of the more popular master-planned communities in Henderson:
"Welcome to the Green Valley Ranch-Henderson, NV homes and real estate portal: your single stop for finding a home in Green Valley Ranch-Henderson, NV. Here you can search every Green Valley Ranch-Henderson home for sale available in … (8 comments)
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Divine Lead Generation - 04/18/09 11:27 PM
After spending the afternoon at The Signature at MGM Grand (that's Tower 2 in the photo), I rushed back to Henderson to make the 4:30 service at Central Christian. On the way there, I wondered if it would be selfish to offer up a quick prayer for a few closings.
Leads and buyers are very easy to come by in today's Las Vegas market. But with about 70% of our market being distressed properties (REOs, short sales, foreclosures) the competition to get an accepted offer can be brutal, and escrows face their own challenges. How brutal is it? An REO agent … (7 comments)
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Growth Leader Delivers Prospects - 04/18/09 01:28 PM
What would you do with an extra 24-30 online leads per month? The chart below shows six weeks of results for my Growth Leader test site, SearchingInHenderson.
These results are based entirely on Growth Leader's efforts. I have done absolutely nothing to promote the site, because I wanted to see how much traffic and prospects Growth Leader would deliver on its own. Let's be honest -- there are a lot of agents who set up sites, fail to market them, and wonder why they have no leads. Growth Leader provides a "powerful combination of TV, search engine and other real estate … (4 comments)
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Better Homes and Gardens Offers CleanSlate - 04/17/09 11:59 PM
One of the better corporate real estate blogs that I've found is CleanSlate - Insights Into the Real Estate Industry from Better Homes and Gardens.
The site includes contributions from many of BH&G's senior executives, as well as the option to email questions to CEO Sherry Chris. Content is organized into five main categories: Brokerage Operations, Commentary, Marketing, Talent Attraction, and Technology.
One feature that I really like is the Friday Blog Scan, a weekly wrap-up of their favorite real estate related posts from around the blogosphere. If you're looking for a quality blog to add to your reading list, CleanSlate … (2 comments)
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Social Media Marketing Industry Report - 04/17/09 11:35 PM
What are the top four social media tools used by marketers? What are the top benefits of social media marketing?
These questions and more are answered in "Social Media Marketing Industry Report - How Marketers Are Using Social Media to Grow Their Businesses." Author Michael Stelzner shares his insights on the findings in this report which is available as a free download.
I found some valuable info in this survey, and as Michael says, "Enjoy the report! Remember, the nature of social media is to "share," so if you find value here, please let your peers know about this report."
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Free Tips from ProBlogger - 04/17/09 10:40 PM
Imagine having 48,000 subscribers ... that was the title Midori Miller chose when she published her interview with Darren Rowse from Problogger. Unquestionably one of the top bloggers in the world, Darren has built a great following by helping others develop their own blogging styles. He selflessly shares tips on both his site and in the book he co-authored with Chris Garrett, "ProBlogger - Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income."
Darren's current project is 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. Each day he sends subscribers an email with a task to help them improve their blogs. Some of the … (4 comments)
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Should ActiveRain Ban Profanity? - 04/12/09 04:45 PM
Maybe I've just been catching ActiveRain at the 'right' time lately, but it seems that there is more and more profanity creeping into posts and comments. Initially I thought this would be addressed by AR's Terms of Service or the Guidelines. Seeing no mention there, I reasoned that maybe the AR Team considered this a free speech issue because this site is essentially a public forum.
Exactly how big of an issue is this on ActiveRain? Do a search for any common obscenity and you may be suprised at the results. While a majority of these are found in non-member comments, there … (148 comments)
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Growth Leader Fails Geography - 04/09/09 03:47 PM
In my First Look at Growth Leader, I extolled the placement of the "Find a Home" feature. Located prominently on the home page, this lets consumers quickly begin their search for a home.
We know that consumers love to look at homes online. Recent NAR stats find that 87% of all home buyers use the Internet to search for homes. However, the value that potential buyers (as well as the agent who provides the data) get from a site depends greatly on the accuracy and relevancy of search results, and on www.SearchingInHenderson.com, Growth Leader and the GLVAR IDX system fail to … (2 comments)
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Sun City Aliante real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/09/09 02:24 AM
Sun City Aliante consists of all one-story homes with two to three bedrooms from 1,157 to 2,104 square feet. All homes have 2-car garages. Construction began in 2003, and new homes are still available. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Sun City Aliante, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Sun City MacDonald Ranch real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/07/09 09:19 PM
Sun City MacDonald Ranch is an age-restricted community of one-story homes from 1,020 to over 2,300 square feet, built from 1998 to 2002. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Sun City MacDonald Ranch, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Sun City Anthem real estate - March, 2009 market report - 04/07/09 02:34 PM
Sun City Anthem is an age-restricted community of one-story homes, from 1,080 to over 4,000 square feet, built from 1999 to 2008. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Sun City Anthem, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Ventana Canyon real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/06/09 11:05 PM
Ventana Canyon consists of one and two-story homes and townhomes from 1,128 to over 3,100 square feet, built between 1995 and 2001. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Ventana Canyon, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Southfork real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/06/09 07:02 PM
Southfork offers one and two-story homes from 1,128 to over 3,900 square feet, built between 1995 and 2002; and townhomes from 1,234 to 1,774 square feet, built from 1996 to 2000. For more information, or to buy or sell a home or townhome in Southfork, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Solera at Anthem real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/06/09 01:52 PM
Solera at Anthem is an age-restricted community of one-story homes and townhomes, from 1142 to 1768 square feet. Construction began in 2003, and new townhomes are still available. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Solera at Anthem, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Glengarry at Anthem real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/06/09 11:53 AM
Glengarry at Anthem consists of one and two-story homes from 1,275 to 2,462 square feet that began construction in 2006. Seven homes were sold through the MLS in the second half of 2007, with another seven sold in the first quarter of 2008. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Glengarry at Anthem, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Anthem Highlands real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/06/09 02:41 AM
Anthem Highlands consists of nearly 1,300 one and two-story homes, from 1,564 to over 4,000 square feet, built from 2003 to 2007. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Anthem Highlands, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Anthem Country Club real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/05/09 11:04 PM
Anthem Country Club is a guard-gated community of one and two-story homes, from 1255 to over 14,000 square feet, built from 1999 to 2007. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Anthem Country Club, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Calico Ridge real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/05/09 09:04 PM
Calico Ridge consists of 392 one and two-story homes from 1,507 to over 5,000 square feet, built from 1985 to 2005. There are three neighborhoods: Calico Ridge, Calico Terrace and Calico Trails. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Calico Ridge, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Inspiration at Green Valley Ranch real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/05/09 08:27 PM
Inspiration at Green Valley Ranch consists of 312 one and two-story townhouses from 1,018 to over 2,300 square feet, built from 2003 to 2005. For more information, or to buy or sell a townhouse in Inspiration at Green Valley Ranch, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Coventry at Anthem real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/05/09 02:15 PM
Coventry at Anthem has one and two-story homes from 1,502 to over 4,400 square feet, built from 1999 to 2002. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Coventry at Anthem, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Clearwater Canyon real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/05/09 01:14 PM
Clearwater Canyon offers one and two-story homes from 1,796 to over 3,900 square feet, built between 1997 and 2005. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Clearwater Canyon, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Candle Creek real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/05/09 12:40 PM
Candle Creek offers one and two-story homes from 1,348 to over 3,800 square feet, built from 1988 to 1996. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Candle Creek, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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Black Mountain Vistas real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/05/09 02:13 AM
Black Mountain Vistas offers one and two-story homes from 1,252 to nearly 4,000 square feet, built from 1998 to 2004. The townhouses have ten floorplans, from 1038 to 1802 square feet. For more information, or to buy or sell a home or townhouse in Black Mountain Vistas, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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South Valley Ranch real estate - 1st quarter market report - 04/05/09 12:57 AM
South Valley Ranch offers one and two-story homes from 956 to over 3,000 square feet. The Aspen Peak Condominiums have three floorplans - 1160, 1249 and 1318 square feet. For more information, or to buy or sell a home or condo in South Valley Ranch, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 or JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Properties listed and sold by various MLS participants. Sale Price adjusted for any seller contributions. DOM = Days on Market)
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North Las Vegas real estate - March, 2009 market statistics - 04/04/09 11:17 PM
Listed below are the current inventory and March, 2009 statistics for home sales in the North Las Vegas Nevada real estate market. If you have any questions or need more information about real estate in North Las Vegas call me at (702) 339-9700 or email me at JohnNovak@kw.com. I'm looking forward to earning your business!
Total Homes Available:
3,251 (as of April 4, 2009)
Single-Family: 3,016 (4.7 month supply*) Condo: 110 (6.1 month supply) Townhouse: 125 (5.7 month supply) Total Contingent and Pending Sales:
1,929 (as of April 4, 2009)
Single-Family: 1,810 Condo: 60 Townhouse: 59 March, 2009 Sales:
GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Information is for MLS areas 101-103.* - … (0 comments)
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Henderson Nevada real estate - March, 2009 market statistics - 04/04/09 11:16 PM
Listed below are the current inventory and March, 2009 statistics for home sales in the Henderson Nevada real estate market. If you have any questions or need more information about real estate in Henderson Nevada call me at (702) 339-9700 or email me at JohnNovak@kw.com. I'm looking forward to earning your business!
Total Homes Available:
2,768 (as of April 4, 2009)
Single-Family: 2,210 (6.6 month supply*) Condo: 332 (10.1 month supply) Townhouse: 226 (5.9 month supply) Total Contingent and Pending Sales:
1,223 (as of April 4, 2009)
Single-Family: 1,038 Condo: 104 Townhouse: 81 March, 2009 Sales:
Previous reports: Henderson Nevada Real Estate - February, 2009 market statistics Henderson Nevada Real Estate - January, 2009 … (0 comments)
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Las Vegas Real Estate - March, 2009 market statistics - 04/04/09 11:14 PM
Listed below are the current inventory and March, 2009 statistics for home sales in the Las Vegas real estate market. If you have any questions or need more information about real estate in Las Vegas, call me at (702) 339-9700 or email me at JohnNovak@kw.com. I'm looking forward to earning your business!
Total Homes Available:
12,627 (as of April 4, 2009)
Single-Family: 9,073 (4.7 month supply*) Condo: 2,688 (7.6 month supply) Townhouse: 866 (6.5 month supply) Total Contingent and Pending Sales:
6,138 (as of April 4, 2009)
Single-Family: 4,960 Condo: 876 Townhouse: 302 March, 2009 Sales:
GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Information is for MLS areas 201-505.* - Supply … (0 comments)
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