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sellers: Sellers should demand - "Show me that you can write" - 05/16/09 01:21 PM
If you spend any time looking at the MLS, you know that many agents can't spell - much less craft a complete sentence or an accurate description of property they have listed.
Sellers have every right to demand that a prospective agent submit writing samples.  After all, the listing agent is applying for the position of "Marketing Manager" for the seller.  Any marketing manager understands the importance of writing clear descriptions that call potential buyers to sit up and notice.
Since 87% of today's real estate buyers cruise the internet prior to contacting an agent (according to NAR's statistics), we can … (6 comments)

sellers: Social Media Seminar - Reporting what I learned - 04/22/09 10:04 PM
ll see how they respond. Keep the feedback coming. If there is something in particular that interests you, let me know and I will either find an answer in my notes or see if I can get you an answer from all the wonderful techno-experts in my office here in The Woodlands. … (1 comments)

sellers: So much to learn about social media - 04/21/09 10:41 AM
Today - I am off to a seminar to learn more about social media from "expert" Chris Brogan.  I will drive a little over an hour to reach the hotel where he will be speaking.
It seems that so-called EXPERTS are showing up everywhere these days.  I'm not yet convinced of his expertise, but I will come back to this blog to share with you what I have learned. 
So - off I go to a paid seminar...hoping to learn something that will help me to connect to the buyers and sellers of real estate in The Woodlands and surrounding areas.  … (38 comments)

sellers: I'd rather do it myself - 07/19/08 08:15 AM
Internet-Enabled Buyers and Sellers like to do their own research.  Often they spend countless hours determining what the market offers for months and months.  While they are gathering data, they feel there is no need to connect with a live real estate agent.
That independance is fine if you have plenty of time on your hands and would like to spend your spare moments digging through the good and the bad information.  I think we can offer a better idea.
Enlist the help of a professional while insisting on your independance!!!
You really don't have to have an either/or situation while … (14 comments)

sellers: Are WE the next Real Estate SuperStars??? - 01/30/08 08:01 PM
If only 3-6% of the current agents have the ability to maximize the use of a blog, will we be the next group of agents positioned to be highly paid professionals?
I wish I would have bookmarked the post of a video recorded at the Inman Conference earlier this month.  Thanks to the post of one of my fellow Rainers, I listened to a panel of experts discuss the future of social media and Web2.0 as it relates to real estate.  Obviously, there was much excitement about the power of this type of media both in building a community presence as a … (14 comments)

sellers: Oh Me, Oh My - A meme!!! - 01/14/08 09:41 AM
Natalie Langford tagged me about a week ago.  I really, really wonder what would cause her to be intrigued about me.  Is it because I burst onto the Active Rain scene and was blown away by all the intelligent, generous and talented people here?  I was so impressed that my immediate thought was to "bottle up" some of this wonderful stuff and compile it into a book.  Books - I have done in the past even though the bio page was the toughest part. 
Now you want a meme from me.  I cannot imagine what I should tell you.  Having lived … (20 comments)

sellers: Custom home with pools in short supply - 01/13/08 07:46 AM
What's HOT in The Woodlands, Texas???
 Many sellers wait until March or April to put their home with a pool on the market.  That would certainly be a mistake this year!  Anyone that is even thinking about selling their nice custom home with a pool in The Woodlands should call me - or the agent of their choice - and get that house on the market right now.
With corporations transferring in executives, often this type of home is selling in less than a week.  The buyers are coming in every price range and from all over the world.  It is obvious that the national news … (1 comments)

sellers: What inspires you? - 01/12/08 08:50 AM
Many of us in real estate spend a great deal of our life working to fulfill the hopes and dreams of our buyers and sellers.  Some are wise enough to give our family and friends the most focus.  But when was the last time you asked yourself what inspires you?
In the words of Dolly Parton, "When I am inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next."
Is your life filled with the pragmatic actions required to fullfill the needs of family and clients to the detriment of that deep soul-filled part of you that … (9 comments)

sellers: Would you like to co-author a book? - 01/04/08 08:09 PM
I am coordinating a book with about a dozen real estate co-authors to be released this spring.  I am scanning the blog world for contributors.  Would you be interested?
If you are, please review the list of potential topics is below.  You are free to come up with additional topics if you wish.  The book will be focused on the new ways of doing the business of real estate in the digital age...how the old ways can be restructured to fit...how new methods are becoming imperative.  You - my blogging colleagues are the experts.  This book will bring some of your expertise … (13 comments)

sellers: Our market is doing GREAT!!! - 01/01/08 02:48 PM
Sometimes, as a real estate agent, I get so busy simply serving clients that I do not take the time to do general research.  I knew that my business was similar, if not better, in 2007 when compared to 2006.  But because I had given all my focus to clients instead of doing research, I had little to say to my data-addicted internet clients that asked me for cold hard facts to support my observation.
The holidays have given me time to pause and look at what the numbers truly say.  The Houston market has remained strong with the only enemy to … (3 comments)

sellers: Not a creature is stirring... - 12/27/07 09:20 AM
I came into the office early this morning to catch up on some paperwork that needs to be turned in and found the halls to be quiet beyond belief.  The receptionist is here with a bright and gleeful attitude.  But this office that is normally buzzing with activity is silent.
Contrary to what is happening around the country, our market has been relatively stable.  We have pockets with high foreclosure rates and many buyers that are hesitating because of the national news.  But overall, it has been a pretty good year in the Houston area.  In fact, we have pockets where inventory … (6 comments)

 
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