real estate: Relocation Issue - 07/16/07 01:07 AM
I am just writing a mindless blog to express my frustration with a relocation situation that I have recently experienced. I met a customer, potential client, at one of my listings not too long ago. I showed my listing, a lovely home situated perfectly on a 5 acre lot in Souther … (2 comments)
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real estate: New and Experienced Agents Wanted (Colorado) - 06/02/07 04:54 PM
In this tight market it is time to work together and build successes that will allow for us to harvest the fruits of our effort.
I have just added 5 agents in the El Paso County area to my company. I am hoping to add 10 to 20 more in the next six … (1 comments)
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real estate: Broker Cooperation - 06/02/07 04:40 PM
I am not going to pretend that I know how each of your markets are doing, but I do know how the market where I am is doing. FLAT or should I say STALE.
What is the best way to turn things around? Is it spending more money to try to capture … (6 comments)
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real estate: Colorado Springs Housing Market - 05/16/07 11:51 AM
Good day to all of you taking your time to read my commentary on the current state of the market in Colorado Springs.
Many will tell you that it is a great day to buy a house. This, I tell you, is actually true if you can exercise some patience. The slowing … (0 comments)
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real estate: Feed your Business - 05/16/07 11:09 AM
Have you been feeding your business?
•· Are you reinvesting commissions into yourself?
•· Are you investing time into your sphere of influence?
•· Are you investing time into your farm areas?
If I am not mistaken, we all want to have successful careers in real estate and would like to minimize the "down" periods … (5 comments)
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real estate: It's a Title Insurance Thing - 05/16/07 10:30 AM
How many agents are carefully selecting the Title Insurance Companies that they recommend for use? We know that the majority of Seller's do not have a title company in mind and that our recommendation is what typically is used. Have you taken the time to visit with Title Representatives and see who … (2 comments)
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real estate: Looking for Agents to build a Team - 05/15/07 05:23 PM
I have opened my own office here in Colorado Springs in September of 2006. With the slow market and having to basically start over it has been challenging. I am reminded that most of the things worth anything are slow coming and that His timing is perfect. I have been thinking … (2 comments)
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real estate: Buyer Agency: Is it really "free" - 05/15/07 05:08 PM
I have been seeing the advertisements since before I entered the business, "Buyer Agency with no cost to you." To be totally honest with you, I bought into this theory for years. As this industry becomes more and more competitive I have had the opportunity to re-think alot of my "philosophy" … (1 comments)
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real estate: Door to Door? - 04/19/07 11:42 AM
I have talked with several veteran business persons who have built themselves successful careers in real estate, mortgage brokering, insurance, etc. and they bring up the concept of going door to door within a community. Do any of the professionals reading this post employ such tactics?
I have contemplated employing this tactic, … (2 comments)
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real estate: Franchises vs. Small Shop - 04/18/07 09:35 PM
In this information age that we have found ourselves submerged, has the necessity of a national franchise diminished? Is it just the real estate professional that "needs" that national name recognition to make them feel more secure in their ability to generate leads? What do you think the general public has … (0 comments)
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real estate: What do you tell your selling clients? - 04/17/07 02:19 PM
With the talk throughout the nation of the "real estate bubble" and the "buyer's market" I have noticed a healthy increase in the weight people are placing in the days on market of a property. This has led me to thing about what exactly it means to have a property that … (2 comments)
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real estate: Officially addicted - 04/16/07 10:12 PM
I have been wanting to do a real estate blog for sometime now. I made the decision to do it yesterday and in twenty-four hours I have become addicted to it. Last Monday night I would have been watching 24 then reading a book and turning in for the night. Now … (4 comments)
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real estate: How much commission is yours? - 04/16/07 09:45 PM
I was reading an earlier blog that an agent from California had mentioned that buyers were demanding a portion of the commission. I have tried to go about my day now without thinking about that, but I have not been successful. We in this profession know that the one figure that … (12 comments)
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real estate: Colorado Springs Market - 04/13/07 01:47 PM
What can we expect for the rest of second quarter and third quarter? I believe that the market will strengthen during the next four to six months. I don't think that we are in for a full rebound, but we will see buyers entering into the market within by late April to … (0 comments)
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