washington: Washington Weather and Floods - 12/05/07 10:02 PM
Well ... our weather made national news again but I had to snarl at all the reporters fixated on the landslide damage in Burien. Yes it was dramatic but it was apparently the only camera worthy event convenient to Seatac airport and every reporter scrambled to get an angle that didn't … (1 comments)
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washington: Washington Real Estate Commission Meeting - 11/30/07 11:09 AM
The agenda for Washington State's Real Estate Commission meeting arrived earlier this week. I've been interested in these meetings for some time and plan to attend.
The meeting is 0:00 AM next Monday, December 3rd at the Double Tree Hotel in Seatac.
I am particularly interested in the Education Sub-Committee's Report and meeting … (0 comments)
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washington: I Are A REALTOR (education requirements) - 10/13/07 04:00 PM
"Dad! I'm quitting high school to be a REALTOR just like you!"I dread the day this nightmare comes true and I hear these words from my son or daughter. Sadly, in the State of Washington (and most other states) real estate licensees are not required to finish high school.
Our state … (27 comments)
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washington: Screening Leads - "No I won't work with you" - 08/29/07 11:24 AM
Yep ... I've already had one of "those" calls this morning. We all have these stories ... Welcome to Monday Part III.
We generate leads for our agent/broker advertisors from all around Washington and late last night a web lead arrived for some Gifford real estate located on Lake Roosevelt in Stevens County, WA. … (20 comments)
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washington: Cyber Suicide - 08/25/07 11:43 AM
The long time fundamental element of "Link Content" has become mission critical because Google, Yahoo and MSN don't trust the integrity of sites anymore.
These are consequences of SEO (black hat) developers that have ruthlessly manipulated every possible loophole to dominate search engine rankings. So Google (followed by Yahoo & MSN) employed the standard … (7 comments)
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washington: Today's WA geography lesson - Inchellium - 08/24/07 02:55 PM
We've had numerous inquiries for recreation real estate in the area of Lake Roosevelt in the North Central region of Washington State. Early this morning a web inquiry arrived for a 20 acre parcel near Inchelium for $59,000. Without any clue I began digging and located it in Ferry County where we … (2 comments)
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washington: Quincy WA - the NEW Silicon Valley??? - 08/24/07 01:48 PM
Nestled in the Columbia River Gorge, the little town of Quincyhas a booming economy resulting from new high tech jobs brought in with the move of some big internet companies.
Last April, headquarters for Microsoft's MSN Instant Messenger opened up. Intuit (Quickbooks) has already broken ground for a new business complex and Yahoo … (1 comments)
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washington: So where's Curtis? - 08/22/07 01:01 PM
My geography lesson for the day came out of left field again. While researching I had reason to search for real estate in Curtis, WA. I expected to find some little crossroad where you would expect to find the Beverly Hillbillies. But to my pleasant surprise I found that it has … (2 comments)
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washington: Back To School - 08/18/07 12:54 PM
We've been counting the remaining days of summer vacation since school let out in June. But lately we're getting inquiries from around the state so my mind is cluttered with Washington geography.
I had never heard of Kalama, Twisp, Clallam Bay, Gifford, etc. My wife (a WA native) is patient with … (7 comments)
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washington: Posting accurate listing statuses (feedback please) - 07/31/07 06:09 PM
I've previously posted a couple of blog entries regarding how important it is to reflect the accurate status of a listing. Do you think that providing a link to confirm availability is sufficient? I.E. http://www.nwrealty.com/?27104881 If this link is clicked after the listing is not active, the resulting page will state that … (7 comments)
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washington: ActiveRain Referral Exchange ... anybody looking at it? - 07/31/07 02:25 PM
Are Washington agents and REALTORS monitoring ActiveRain's Referral Exchange?
In the past 24 hours I've posted 13 leads for Washington State Buyers and I'm really surprised not to have received any inquiries. The lifespan of a web generated lead isn't very long. To avoid conflicts of interest with our customers we are not … (6 comments)
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washington: NWMLS "strong password" policy - 07/31/07 01:37 PM
Last week NWMLS announced its new password policy that is a good example of personal security and avoiding/minimizing identity theft. Here's a brief summary ...
Some Do's:
minimum password lenth of 6 charactersuse a mix of numbers and letters update passwords frequently (every 90 days)use more than one numerkeep security software up to dateSome … (6 comments)
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washington: For Rent By Owner - 07/31/07 01:01 PM
Something I thought I can share ...
So this guy calls yesterday asking about rents near the Port of Tacoma. A fast talker ... turns out he has an acre of commercial land he wants to lease. A paraphrase of our dialogue follows...
- Me: "Who is your property manager?"
- Him: "Well, uh … (3 comments)
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washington: 3 WA Buyer Leads - 07/26/07 02:15 PM
We received three Buyer leads this morning from our website at www.nwrealty.com. All need attention and there are no strings attached. Just give me a call if you work in these areas and can help. Or pass the information on to someone that does work there.
Chehailis, Lewis County, WA #27012269 (buyer only submitted name and … (3 comments)
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washington: NWMLS IDX Solution - 07/26/07 12:56 PM
I browsed the "AR IDX" group and didn't see very many posts so I thought I should post to that group and other groups in Washington State.
We've provided websites with NWMLS IDX search solutions since 1999. Adhering to three principles has enabled us to share a significant degree of success with … (4 comments)
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washington: Accurate Listing Status - 07/24/07 12:02 PM
I've previously posted an entry about advertised listings that are no longer on the market. With the open forum of AR I guess that I should just plan to climb a stump and start preaching from time to time.
Falsely advertising a listing can get you in a lot of trouble ... … (9 comments)
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washington: 2007 Web Visitor Trend - 07/23/07 02:45 PM
As always, I monitor web traffic stats daily. This morning I took a long look at agrigated stats for usage of a little over 100 of our domains serving up MLS listings to the Western Washington market. This is a rather well defined market so I'm curious how other markets compare.
Dec 26, 2006 … (2 comments)
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washington: Buyer & Seller Leads in Washington State - 07/20/07 05:01 PM
We're still in need of Brokers and Agents to receive leads in Washington State.
The majority of inquiries regard specified listing numbers for properties in Eastern Washington. Since it is summer time, destinations like Lake Roosevelt, Lake Cavenaugh, Lake Whatcom and Ocean Shores represent the bulk of unassigned leads. Late summer … (1 comments)
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washington: Client leads in Washington State - 07/11/07 08:02 PM
We need network members for the lesser populated areas of Washington State. So far today our site at www.nwrealty.com has received inquiries from 3 Buyers and 1 Seller ...
2 Buyers in the Lake Roosevelt region (Ferry, Stevens, Grant Counties) ... still available1 Buyer in Kent (Metro Seattle area) ... already assigned1 Seller … (0 comments)
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washington: WA leads to contact ASAP - 07/03/07 10:48 AM
We received two Buyer leads last night for areas where we don't have agent contacts ...
Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, WA Lake Curlew, Ferry County, WAAlso, we frequently receive calls about property on Lake Roosevelt and need a contact in that area. We do not ask for referral fees as that may … (2 comments)
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