Morris, Essex, & Union County New Jersey Real Estate Information

Surprising Millburn NJ Real Estate Statistics

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:21:31 -0600

I have been doing yet another of my real estate reports for local Northern New Jersey towns. I normally look at towns along the Midtown Direct Train line of New Jersey transit, otherwise known as the Morristown line.

This time I was taking a look at the Millburn NJ Luxury Real Estate market. I posted lots of great statistics about the last 2 years as a comparison over at the NJ Real Estate Blog.

What I was able to come up with is that there are a number of home owners who are holding out for higher prices in Millburn New Jersey. That is not surprising but the numbers seem higher in Millburn than in other local towns. In my mind this sets Millburn up for a possible round of capitulation, meaning that if the spring market of 2009 is not better than the spring and summer market of 2008, or should I say, if the financial crisis which we went though in September and is still going on causes lots of these people in Millburn to loose jobs ... then we likely would see a number of these hold outs give up as neighbors discount their homes in order to get them to sell.

You see, if you want 2 million for your home, and the average price in your neighborhood for a similar house to yours is 1.8 million it is highly unlikely you will convince a buyer to pay 2 million for yours. Even if you could, and appraiser is going to come along and tell the mortgage bank well it is only worth 1.8 million and that will be all the Mortage company will be willing to lend on. So your choice will be to reduce to the 1.8 million or loose your buyer.

So your holding out for 2 million in Millburn NJ and the average price has been 1.8 million, but now the spring market comes along and some of your neighbors decide they have to get their homes sold, so they reduce their prices, that hypothetically pushes the price down to 1.7 million with the appearance that prices could go lower. What do you do, wait for higher prices which might be 5 years away, or cut your losses?

Buyers Market, Not for a Morristown Foreclosure

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:40:41 -0600

Well, I thought it was a buyers market. That's what everyone keeps screaming. Well to tell you the truth I have been having a fairly good year this year. That was up until we hit the financial crisis then the $hit hit the fan, deals fell apart, buyers backed away yada yada yada.

I have to say though that there are some really great deals out there. A few weeks ago I found one of them in fact. It was a home over on Western Ave here in Morristown New Jersey. This home was a Morristown Foreclosure and the deal looked good.

I put my offer together and the responce was we already have offers. Come back with your highest and best. Highest and best, well I have not heard that since I had to tell REALTORS that on a house I sold in May over in West Orange. Since we have been in the credit crunch I did not think I would be hearing that statment, but there it was. I raised my offer to 15K over asking price and still did not get the house. Go figure.

I have more about this over at my Morristown NJ Real Estate blog.

James Boyer
Morristown NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

REALTOR.com too show FSBO.com listings without them actually being listed

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:14:25 -0600

OK, I just read about this over at Bloodhoundblog.com. REALTOR.com is selling us out to make a few extra bucks. They soon will begin showing Forsalebyowner.com listings along side all your enhanced listings that they are charging you blood for.

That's right, soon people will be able to have their home on REALTOR.com without actually listing their home for sale with a licensed REALTOR of any sort. Here is the press release on this travesty.

What are these bone heads thinking? I think it is time for NAR to revoke move.com's lease on the REALTOR.com domain name. After all, isn't Realtor.com supposed to be for the benefit of the REALTOR's who support it, feed it with all their home listings, and generally take it in the neck for it??

Just my opinion of course but, what a bunch of stupid people over at move.com. Want to let them know what you think of this? Call move and voice your opinion (805) 557 2300 They are ready for your call now!!

I as a New Jersey REALTOR am not at all happy with this development.

Sarasota Board of REALTORS Out For Blood

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:47:12 -0500

You may or may not have read about this already, but one of our fellow REALTORS, Mark Rasmussen is under attack by his own board of REALTORS, The Sarasota Board of REALTORS to be exact. They are doing everything within their power to destroy Mark and his domain which was purchased over 5 years ago, when even NAR was advising us to buy domain names with city names in them and MLS.

As you all know, it is a very large amount of work building up a domain so that it ranks first on the first page of google for very competitive search terms like Sarasota Real Estate, Sarasota FL Real Estate, Sarasota MLS, and Sarasota Homes For Sale, but Mark did it over a 5+ year period, and he did it so well, that nobody in the Sarasota real estate marketplace could compete with him. The domain in question is TheSarasotaMLS.com

Keep in mind that the Sarasota MLS no longer even exists, it was rolled into the Mid Florida MLS at some point. Another point to keep in mind is that Mark had disclaimers all over his site stating that the website was not the Sarasota MLS.

Currently Mark has taken down the website he had on TheSarasotaMLS.com and redirected the domain to his new domain found at Sarasota Real Estate which is why that site is doing so well in google's searches. But redirecting the domain name is not good enough for SAR, they want to take ownership of the domain and redirect all the links that Mark built over those 5+ years to whatever they deem important. Sounds like greed and jealousy to me.

There is another blog post here at Active Rain Sarasota MLS which I cannot believe is not on the first page of the featured posts.

I also wrote a post about the Sarasota Board of REALTORS being out for Blood

If you would, please jump over to the other Active Rain Blog and flag it to be featured as it is very important.

James Boyer, REALTOR. Selling great homes all along the Midtown Direct Train Line. Morristown NJ Homes For Sale

A Satirical Look At The Financial Crisis. Very Funny But Accurate

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:39:43 -0500

This is a very satirical video which also happens to hit the nail right on the head. The video is posted on my outside blog which is also a do follow blog so comments on it will provide you with a link of value back to your website. So if you like it , please comment on it.

A Satirical look at the real estate finance crisis

Thank you,

James Boyer
Chatham New Jersey Real Estate
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

Doom and Gloom, I love it.

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:28:25 -0500

These are dark days for the Real Estate markets around the country, and for mortgage companies, and for the economy in general. Every place I turn, people are talking about it, every news channel I put the TV on, they are talking about it.

I have to say, I love it, I just love it!!

Am I some person who thrives on the misery of others you might be asking yourselves?

No not really, I believe that things always look the worst, like everything could just come to an end right before they start getting better. In watching the news again today while they talked about Wamo needing to be bought out or it will fail, I thought to myself, I should check my bank accounts and see if I can send my 2008 IRA contribution in early, put it all to work, possibly buy shares in the S&P 500, or if I want to take a little more risk, buy Wells Fargo, or Bank of America, or General Motors, or Ford, what the heck all of these companies have weathered ultimate storm after ultimate storm (I think I should have said perfect storm but you know what I mean).

I wrote a blog post about my experence in the Morristown nj real estate market and what all was going on during black Monday September 15th 2008, the day Lehman fell, Merrill had no choice but to sell out at fire sale prices, and near the end of the day the AIG dragon started to rear it's ugly head, and Wamo waited on the sidelines to implode. After all, who could be thinking of buying Morristown nj real estate on a day when it looked like the world was coming to an end financially.

If you visit my blog post about Black Monday, please leave a relevant comment. The blog will even let you have a relevant link back to your website that Google & Yahoo will give you credit for, unlike commenting on active rain blog posts which give you no credit with the search engines.

Thank you,

Jim

James Boyer
Morristown NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

Interest Rate Drop, signals time to buy Summit NJ Real Estate

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:33:14 -0500

Interest Rate Drop, signals time to buy Summit NJ Real Estate

With the real estate markets in most of New Jersey stabilized and some real estate markets already moving higher, the new lower interest rates brought about by the feds takeover of freddy and fanny are a good signal to buy while the buying is good.

Some of the real estate markets such as the Summit NJ Real Estate market really did not turn down much. For example for the entire year of 2007 the average selling price of a home in Summit New Jersey was actually 2% higher than in 2006. Now Summit is poised to move up faster than the average town in New Jersey, why? the locals know.

Interested in finding out more about the Summit NJ real estate market as well as all the surrounding markets visit jboyerhomes.com where you can find all kinds of great local information for many of the great towns of Northern New Jersey.

James Boyer
Summit NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-647-0253 Direct
973-539-6300 Office

Top Producer Market Snapshot, Looking for feedback

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:53:22 -0500

I am considering using Top Producers Market Snapshot. I am a little hesitant because of the poor feedback I have gotten on some of their other products so wanted to see if I could get some feedback from people who have purchased it and used it.

Please, don't be afraid to comment on this product, I have used it as a pretend buyer but what to know peoples honest thoughts before I decide if I should purchase this or not.

Thank you all for your time.

James Boyer
Short Hills NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

New Jersey Real Estate | New Jersey REALTOR

Warning, Morristown NJ Real Estate Seller, Are You About To Make A Big Mistake?

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:01:50 -0500

There is a very costly mistake that Morristown New Jersey home sellers are continually making. I have blogged about this before, the statistics support what I have been saying all along. Yet over and over again I see this same mistake repeated. It gets to the point where I just shake my head in wonderment what some of these Morristown NJ Home sellers are smoking.

Just when I think the news media has publicised the downturn in the real estate market way more then enough, yet another home comes on the market listed 10% or more too high. Over and over again I am proved right, all it takes is a little time and the price reduction comes.

Another interesting fact seems to play out every month when I do the monthly Morristown NJ Real Estate market update. Every month 40% to 60% of the homes that have sold, actually sold in less then 30 days. How many price reductions if any have these homes gone through? Very rarely have these homes gone though any price reductions actually. They were priced right to start with, and they sold fast and usually fairly close to their asking price.

Pricing your home to high to start with is very costly, it costs you time, and effort to keep your home in showing condition, and on top of that the statistics have long shown that the highest price any home seller is going to get for their home is in the first 2 to 4 weeks it is on the market. It is all down hill for there.

James Boyer
Morristown NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

Harding New Jersey

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:31:10 -0500

Harding New Jersey is a small township located just south of Madison New Jersey and the Eastern Section of Morris Township New Jersey (the Convent Station section). In Harding you will find many luxury housing options, from $500,000 2 bedroom luxury condos to $6,000,000+ sprawling mansions set on large multiple acre lots.

Because Harding New Jersey is so close to Madison NJ and Morris Twp. NJ many find that Harding is a very convenient yet secluded and very private place to call home. This wooded natural setting is a very beautiful area to have a home in, and is sure to continue to be popular with the luxury housing minded home buyer for many many years to come.

Being located in Morris County helps to ensure that even though a Harding home may be a luxury home, you don't have to worry so much about the property tax man putting a large dent in your pocket book. Morris County tends to be one of the most affordable counties in Norther New Jersey.

Thinking of buying a Harding NJ Luxury Home, visit jboyerhomes.com where you will find every home listed for sale in our local MLS system, and be able to use the areas most advanced Norther New Jersey real estate search tools availible to the public.

James Boyer
Harding NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

What are the worst things that can be said at a Real Estate closing by a REALTOR??

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:09:33 -0500

What are the worst things that can be said at a Real Estate closing? I ask that question because I was at a New Jersey Real Estate closing the other day and could not believe what was being said. I and my sellers attorney almost fell out of our chairs listening to what the home buyers REALTOR was saying to them.

This was so bad that I just had to blog about it, then I thought this could be a learning experience, lets get a list going of the worst, or most ill times, or just plain stupid things that Real Estate agents / REALTORS have said to their clients, or your clients for that matter.

If you visit the blog post above, you are welcome to comment on it as well. It is posted on my Do-Follow Real Estate Blog. What does it mean when I say Do-Follow Real Estate Blog? It means that if you enter your website address you will get a link back to your website that the search engines such as Google & Yahoo will give you credit for, and it will in a small way help your websites search engine position.

Please post relevant comments if you are going to comment though, and understand that I have to approve each comment so the comments will not show up for a short period of time.

Thank you,

James Boyer
New Jersey REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

Who is your favorite sales trainer and why? 2nd try

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:12:37 -0500

I just thought I would conduct a little survey of who the favorite sales trainers are.

Right away names such as Zig Zigler and others come to mind, but I really don't like Zig and I don't want to influence the responses that people may give. Not really looking for someone general like Anthony Robins though.

So come on, who have you learned the most from, as far as the national sales trainer personalities???

I thank you in advance for all your responses to this and hope that many will learn from the list that my fellow professionals creates here today.

Who is your favorite sales trainer and why?

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:31:02 -0500

I just thought I would conduct a little survey of who the favorite sales trainers are.

Right away names such as Zig Zigler and others come to mind, but I really don't like Zig and I don't want to influence the responses that people may give.

So come on, who have you learned the most from, as far as the national sales trainer personalities???

I thank you in advance for all your responses to this and hope that many will learn from the list that my fellow professionals creates here today.

Morristown NJ Home Sales Continue At An Even Pace

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:01:43 -0500

The picture of the Morristown NJ Real Estate market shows that the market is moving forward in a steady manor. We have not seen a burst of home sales like in a few other markets such as Madison, Chatham and Summit New Jersey, but things have not fallen apart ether.

Last month was a ok month, if you were a home seller here in Morristown you understood the importance of pricing and how if you get it wrong you hardly even get any showings let alone a offer on your home.

To see the detailed report on the Morristown NJ Real Estate visit nj-realestate-agent.com

James Boyer
Morristown NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

South Orange New Jersey Real Estate The July Update

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:43:12 -0500

July was one of those busy month that many New Jersey Real Estate agents did not see coming. Or was it busy for them? From all the B@$%&ng and complaining I heard from many of them perhaps it was not such a busy month. Other then the holiday weekend I know I was busy with clients.

Funny thing though, other real estate markets such as Summit New Jersey, & Chatham New Jersey put up big numbers when it came to sold and closed in July, but the South Orange New Jersey Real Estate market was only able to put up 16 home sales during the month.

If you would like to take a look at the actual homes which sold and closed in South Orange New Jersey including the home addresses and the number of bedrooms bathrooms as well as the list price / sold price, check out the New Jersey real estate report for South Orange.

James Boyer
South Orange NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

Blogging that generates comments, but better yet clients

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:06:04 -0500

All or most of you reading this blog post here today probably spend 90+% of your time that you have devoted to blogging to doing it here at Active Rain. That is not a bad thing so please don't get me wrong, but there is another way that I find more productive.

As everyone here knows when you comment on blog posts here at active rain the links do not get any credit with the search engines, it is called no following the links. Active Rain does it according to them, to keep the amount of spam down. That is ok, it is very difficult to control spam on a platform as large and diverse as this one.

I have found that a stand alone blog seems to get read a little more by the general public, and to generate more consumer contacts with questions, and relevant contact information, which is why we blog right?

Over the past 6 months I have been devoting much more time to the blogs that I own the platform for. www.conventnews.org and www.nj-realestate-agent.com both of which allow do-follow links back to your websites once you have made 3 relevant comments on the blog. I moderate the comments to make sure that the blogs do not get spammed of course. So anyway if you want to build a few text links to your websites and are willing to make relevant comments stop by and build some links to your sites for the low low price of a few minutes of your time.

Thank you all,

Jim

James Boyer
New Jersey REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
Morristown New Jersey Real Estate

Trulia Gets Another Fat Lip

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:11:28 -0500

Trulia, www .trulia .com took another blow to their online reputation yesterday. As detailed on The bloodhoud blog Trulia is still unwilling to pass along any link love to their content providors (You the REALTORs who put your listings up on Trulia).

Read The Blood Hound blog article about this, Trulia hording links from REALTORs

So what is the big deal about Trulia getting all these REALTORS to link to them but not passing any link love (Juice Popularity what ever you want to call it) back to the REALTORs who provide Trulia content (Listings, chitter chatter on Trulia Voices and such).

Read the article to learn more, it is a touchy subject for Trulia, as they have their representatives commenting on the article as well, trying to spin things of course.

Oh, and this quote from one of the comments on that article seems to be very good advice.

Please! Everyone on Trulia Voices! Go to http://www.city-data.com/forum/ and find your city! You can do the same thing there, find qualified buyers, and not help your competition!

Morristown NJ Home For Sale. 5 bedroom 3.5 bath Expanded Ranch, Wonderful Condition

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:18:49 -0500

To search all homes currently listed for sale in the local MLS system visit New Jersey Real Estate.

James Boyer | RE/MAX Properties Unlimited | 973-647-0253

28 North Star Dr, Morristown, NJ

TOTALLY RENEWED, 5 Bedroom 3.5 Bath, beautiful Gleaming wood floors, Updated Kitchen, New Full Bath with whirlpool tub dry sauna, possible mother daug

5 Bdrm Single Family House

offered at $599,900

Year Built	1960
Sq Footage	Unspecified
Bedrooms	5
Bathrooms	3 full, 1 partial
Floors	2
Parking	2 Car garage
Lot Size	.84 acres
HOA/Maint	$0 per month

DESCRIPTION

TOTALLY RENEWED, 5 Bedroom 3.5 Bath, beautiful Gleaming wood floors, Updated Kitchen, New Full Bath with whirlpool tub dry sauna, possible mother daughter suit, very new appliances and systems including HVAC. This home has been meticulously maintained and upgraded, including these upgrades, Electrical System, Roof, Air Filtration, Windows, Kitchen, 2nd Master Bedroom, New Stone Patio, Sidewalk, & Porch, New Outdoor Landscaping and Lighting... all on .84 Acres

see additional photos below

PROPERTY FEATURES

Central A/C	Hardwood floor	Family room
Living room	Dining room	Dishwasher
Refrigerator	Stove/Oven	Microwave
Basement	Washer	Laundry area - inside
Balcony, Deck, or Patio	Yard	Jacuzzi/Whirlpool

COMMUNITY FEATURES

Garage parking

OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES

Wonderful 5 bedroom 3.5 bath Expanded Ranch Home

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

Seller contact info:

James Boyer

RE/MAX Properties Unlimited

973-647-0253

For sale by agent/broker

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Posted: Apr 29, 2008, 3:35am PDT

Affordable West Orange NJ Home for Sale, West Orange NJ Real Estate

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:40:29 -0500

For your private showing call 973-647-0253 or visit New Jersey Real Estate

Wonderful West Orange 4 Bedroom Home

Location: West Orange, NJ

Wonderful large 4 bedroom home in West Orange, Many new windows, large living room, kitchen, dining room and much more. Professionally landscaped and enclosed back yard, large deck with views, and a 1 car garage, all for $324,900. visit http://www.jboyerhomes.com for your private showing and more details.

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Contact Information

Pricing

Asking Price: $324,900

Property Location

215 Mt. Pleasant Ave
West Orange, NJ 07052

Features

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 1.5

Parking: 2

Year Built: 1925

Lot Size: .15

Garage Size: 1

Agent Name: James Boyer

Broker: Re/Max Properties Unlimited

MLS #: 2498998

Attributes

Appliances

Range/Oven

Full Refrigerator

Interior Amenities

Fireplace

Hardwood Floors

Basement

Exterior Amenities

Patio

Fenced Yard

Grass Lawn

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

VFLYER ID: 1566926

Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World Contest, Who Can blog the best???

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:20:09 -0600

$4,080 in prizes for the first place winner!!

No cost to enter. Massive benefit to all!!

Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World Contest

The Google Search "Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World" currently is not a very competitive search phrase, or it should not be anyway. The contest is to see who can SEO there website or blog to rank the best for that search term. Well you have to declare that you are in the contest of course. All REALTORs are invited to take part in the competition. Come show off your SEO skills by making your site or blog rank best for this term.

Here's how it works - optimize a page on your websites / blogs for the term Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World, and on May 1st (2008), the highest ranking website/blog for this term (as averaged across multiple Google DC's) will win:

A free REW template website ($740 value)
Free hosting for a year on the new V 2.0 REW platform ($480)
A $2500 CORE IDX and the $360 yearly fee on top of it

That works out to about $4,080 for first place, What Do You Think Of That?

For full contest details, see Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World Contest.

This is a truly great prize and a great learning experience for everyone. Join in the fun, you are sure to learn enough that the prize will just be a after thought.

relayed to you by James Boyer, working hard to bring you the best Summit NJ Homes For Sale property search available.

Morristown NJ Real Estate | Morristown NJ Homes For Sale

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:42:49 -0600

Morristown NJ, There is a powerful new MLS Search Tool available to Morristown Home Shoppers.

I worked long and hard with Real Estate Webmasters to get my Custom IDX MLS Search just right. Check it out. it is really cool.

Morristown NJ Homes For Sale

Morristown NJ, Where many battles of the Revolutionary war were fought. Morristown is just full of history, and full of wonderful things to see and do. When thinking of moving in Morris County New Jersey, Morristown is the place to look at.

There is even New Construction Going on in Morristown NJ:

Vail Mansion - Luxury Condominiums priced from 700K to 1.2M

Vail Commons - Entry Level Luxury Condominiums priced from 450K to 650K

DeHart Place - Luxury Townhomes up to 3600 Sqft priced from 1.2m to 1.3m

More new construction condominiums coming on the Morristown NJ real estate market in the next few years. When thinking about a new home, think Morristown NJ real estate.

Morristown NJ Real Estate
James Boyer, RE/MAX Properties Unlimited | Morristown NJ Real Estate | Morristown Realtor
Excellence in Morristown Real Estate Services Guarantied!!

New blogging Contest $4080 prize at stake

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:05:26 -0600

Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World Contest

A free REW template website ($740 value)
Free hosting for a year on the new V 2.0 REW platform ($480)
A $2500 CORE IDX and the $360 yearly fee on top of it

That works out to about $4,080 for first place, What Do You Think Of That?

For full contest details, see Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World Contest.

This is a truly great prize and a great learning experience for everyone. Join in the fun, you are sure to learn enough that the prize will just be a after thought.

relayed to you by James Boyer, working hard to bring you the best Summit NJ Homes For Sale property search available.

Housevalues, Homes.com, Homegain, Trulia, Zillow, Lets Just Give Them All Our Customers,

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:41:44 -0600

And then buy them back from them for a nice 30% referral fee, why not, we did not have to work to get them, all we had to do was write interesting blog post after interesting blog post, answer one dumb question after another on Trulia or Zillow, ... You get the point!!

With the recent minority possition taken by Housevalues in Active Rain there has been lots of discussion about what benefit there is for Housevalues to do such a thing. I think that the consensus is that it amounts to 60K+ REALTOR membership at Active Rain creating a stronger and stronger link partner for Housevalues in the long run.

This got me thinking, if blogging on Active Rain is Aiding Housevalues, Isn't blogging and otherwise providing content such as answering questions, Blogging, and such on sites such as Active Rain, Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com and other similar sites, I think Homes.com even has their blogging/whatever platform as well. Anyway run on there but anyway, all those companies are competing with us directly for the customers we want. If we help them by providing them the unique content they need to attract our customers, aren't we giving them for free what they need to win the battle for our customers, just so that they can sell them back to us or whoever in our marketplace is willing to pay for them??

Greg Nino I think you miss the point, you don't have any control over these companies, tomorrow housevalues could say to you, in addition to the monthly fees (which are Crazy High) we want a 35% referral fee.
The point is these companies are your competitors not your friend. In the long run they are like a drug dealer, they want to get you hooked on their product, and make sure you cannot live without them, so they can squieze every last cent out of you that they possibly can, after all, once they have you at that point, and have used you and others like you to dominate the airwaves, and dominate the search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL... you and most everyone else will have no choice but to pay them what ever amounts they demand.
To me it is now bright and clear that they more fit the Drug Dealer Model then service provider!!

James Boyer REALTOR, Serving all the Midtown Direct Real Estate Markets including the Summit NJ Real Estate market.

What are your thoughts??

Are You Blogging For The Enemy??

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:53:19 -0600

Attention Active Rain Bloggers, You all heard about Housevalues purchasing a minority stake in Active Rain.

Most of us do not have much nice to say about Housevalues and their other names such as justlisted.com and what ever other names they have come up with. So the question is...

Why in the world would Housevalues want to buy a minority interest in Active Rain???

It is a $2,750,000 link purchase for Housevalues.com and with every blog post you and I make here at Active Rain we are working to make Housevalues.com stronger and better able to compete with us in our own markets so that they can sell customers back to us, which we would have had in the first if companies like Housevalues.com Homegain and others were not getting in the way.

I guess my point is, you need to consider is it worth it to get in bed with your mortal enemy?? Is it worth it to aid and abed the companies who wish to dominate the Google & Yahoo search results for your markets.

I know the answer I am coming to. What are your thoughts??

Jim

Thanks for the comments so far. Aubrey, I and many REALTORS consider companies such as housevalues and homegain (companies who wish to force themselves between us and the consumer) to be the enemy. How do they force themselves between us and the consumer?? The use the money and PR we give them directly or indirectly, to buy TV ADDS, Get better placement in Google and Yahoo searches (You may not know this but but in almost any Google Search the top 3 possitions will get as many as 5x as many click as the rest of the results combined.)

I will be very surprised if Active Rain allows this post to be featured!!

New Jersey Tries To Become A Communist State, Take The Vote Away From Residents!!

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:16:44 -0600

Attention New Jersey Voters, Political Rant Coming Right At You!!

New Jersey on Sunday became the second state to enter a compact that would eliminate the Electoral College's power to choose a president if enough states endorse the idea.

Governor Jon Corzine has signed legislation that approves delivering the state's 15 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The Assembly approved the bill last month and the Senate followed suit earlier this month.

What does this mean for New Jersey's presidential vote? It means that it really does not matter who wins the state wide vote, if the national vote winner is from the other party, the presidential candidate who lost New Jersey's vote wins New Jerseys vote.

Have you every heard of such a socialist, anti democratic, anti voting idea?? Perhaps Governor Jon Corzine and the New Jersey Legislators need to here from the New Jersey voters. Perhaps we need to throw the bums out and start over with a new Governor and Legislature here in New Jersey.

James Boyer REALTOR, Your Morristown NJ Real Estate expert. If you are thinking of buying a home anyplace in Morris, Essex, or Union County contact James Boyer for Midtown Direct Homes. 973-647-0253