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Great Tool To Sniff Out Copyright Infringment: And It's Free! - 03/25/09 06:44 AM
If you are even thinking of sharing someone else's blog without credit back to the author, make sure you read this post by blogging guru Lisa Udy.
Via Lisa Udy (Logan Utah Real Estate Youngblood Real Estate LLC):
Have you spent timeless hours on your blog content? Do you make sure to always link, and give "love" to people you draw information from to write your blogs? Is your content copyrighted? Have you been copied by someone else? Do you even know if someone is copying your work?
Guess what?
There is an easy tool that will sniff the whole entire internet for … (0 comments)
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(FUNNY) GLOSSARY OF REAL ESTATE TERMS - 03/24/09 04:34 PM
What you see is not necessarily what you get when it comes to real estate ads. Here's a glossary that might help:
WHEN YOU READ IT MEANS
Luxury Living Overpriced
Great Starter Home One Room With a Toilet
Well Below Market Nobody Else Wants It
Plenty of Parking Stadium Across the Street
Extra Storage Four Hooks
Sunken Tub Floor Unlevel
Gated Community Bad Neighborhood
Rent With Option to Buy Been on the Market for Two Years
Cathedral Ceiling A Bear to Heat
Nighttime Security Street Lights Shine into All Windows
Safe Neighborhood Nosy Neighbors
Executive Neighborhood Everyone's Last Name is JONES
Victorian Sweetheart Strip 8 Layers of Paint … (2 comments)
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Another reason to get a home inspection - 03/24/09 01:52 PM
Via Jim Frimmer, San Diego Mission Valley Realtor (Century 21 Award):
My mom and I email each other often, and she usually sends me all sorts of humorous stuff about real estate, home inspections, and pets. Some of it is off the wall and can't be republished at a family site like ActiveRain.
Today I got an email about the skeleton of a man found inside a chimney of a home up in San Bernardino County where she lives. The home had been vacant for three years after the previous owner died (probably probate problems at a minimum), and the skeleton … (0 comments)
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Real Estate Marking Strategies: Are you intimidated by higher end clients? - 03/24/09 01:44 PM
Via Maya Bailey (Maya Bailey, Ph.D. ):
One of the issues that has surfaced in my career as a business coach over the years is the issue of intimidation. Many clients who come to see me for coaching, want to work with higher end clients. However, what they usually say to me is this “I want to work with higher end clients, but I feel intimidated whenever I’m around them.”
I was working with a client a few months ago name Karla, who had this very same issue. I asked her this question, “What self limiting belief do you have about yourself … (1 comments)
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IS SPELLING IMPORTANT? - 03/24/09 12:43 PM
This is more of a survey than a question and it is directed to just about anyone...whether you are a Real Estate Practitioner, Home Buyer, Home Seller, or None Of The Above. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT... TO YOU ... TO SEE ACCURATE SPELLING IN REAL ESTATE LISTINGS? As a Realtor myself, I know it is sometimes necessary to abbreviate to get the most information in the listing. I am referring to simple spelling errors. Thanks for your thoughts and opinions!
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WHAT YOUR HANDSHAKE SAYS ABOUT YOU - 03/24/09 11:27 AM
What Your Handshake Says About You
In real estate, we shake a lot of hands. That's why I enjoyed this article that discusses "the different types of handshakes" and what they say about you: ten different types of handshakes. The only problem I have with the article is that all of the ten handshakes described send negative connotations. I will search for a similar article that put the handshake into a positive light. Incidentally, I did not find myself described here. Did you??
1. Sweaty Palms - When a person is nervous their sympathetic nervous system often becomes overactive, sometimes resulting … (0 comments)
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What You Ought To Know About People Reading Your Blog - 03/24/09 11:00 AM
Via Lisa Udy (Logan Utah Real Estate Youngblood Real Estate LLC):
We all know the people on ActiveRain that read our blogs, they leave comments and we get to know who is reading them. But what do you know about the consumer who is silently reading your blog? Do you even know who is reading your blog? Do you know how they found your blog? Do you know where the people live that are looking at your blog?
I do, and so can you.
Here's How:
I'm sure you all know about the great Google analytics, the problem with Google analytics is it … (0 comments)
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FED SHOCKS INVESTORS 15 YEAR JUMBO @ 5% - 03/24/09 10:24 AM
Market Update:
Thanks to a Fed announcement that exceeded all expectations, it was a big week for mortgage markets. Mortgage rates ended the week down significantly, falling near the lows reached in January. The stock market and Treasury market also performed well during the week.
Following Wednesday's meeting, the Fed shocked investors with an aggressive expansion of its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) purchase program. In addition to the previously announced $500 billion in MBS purchases which began in January, the Fed will buy an additional $750 billion this year, bringing the total to $1.25 trillion. To put this in perspective, $1.25 trillion … (0 comments)
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With 100s of Homes on the Market in Your Area; How Does Your Home Compete? - 03/24/09 08:41 AM
Via Connie Tebyani, Platinum Home Staging Los Angeles to Santa Barbara (Platinum Home Staging, Inc., Los Angeles to Santa Barbara):
NAR Released that over 87% of today's Home Buyers first "shop" the internet, or narrow down their "list" of properties to view in person, solely by how a home is marketed and perceived on the Internet by number and quality of the photographs of the home. But did you also know:
That only 10% of Potential Buyers can envision the home's true potential?
Is THIS how your home is being viewed on the Internet? Wouldn't you rather it look like this?
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Countrywide Execs benefitting from Countrywide Collapse.... - 03/05/09 10:31 PM
Via Larry Bettag - Cherry Creek Mortgage:
As reported yesterday. I've modified the report to talk about the absurdity of these so called leaders.
Whether they deserve to be or not, Countrywide Financial and its top executives would be on most lists of those who share blame for the nation's economic crisis. After all, the banking behemoth made risky loans to tens of thousands of Americans, helping set off a chain of events that has the economy staggering.
So it may come as a surprise that a dozen top Countrywide executives now stand to make millions from the home mortgage mess.
The … (0 comments)
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MAR President Gary Rogers Explains $8,000 1st Time Home Buyers Credit - 03/05/09 10:13 PM
The link below will bring you to a video on New England Cable Network during which Massachusetts Association of Realtors President Gary Rogers explains the $8,000 1st Time Home Buyers Credit in very simple terms...Great to forward to your buyers!
http://www.necn.com/Boston/Business/2009/03/03/How-the-firsttime-home-buyers/1236127882.html
Sending my best wishes for a prosperous 2009!
Judy Boyle, Realtor
Worcester County, Massachusetts
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