homegain: Update- Louis Cammarosano - 04/02/13 03:30 AM
 

Back in February, HomeGain was sold to Reply! and my eight year tenure as General Manager of HomeGain came to an end.
During my time at HomeGain I participated in and witnessed incredible changes in the real estate market-from boom of the mid 2000's  to the bust and the massive amoutns of new investment and innovation in the online real estate. (Trulia, Zillow, Estately, Front Door, Homes.com, Move.com, Roost, Neighborcity, Homelight, etal)
Since HomeGain I have set up a consulting company, Smaulgld LLC to advise real estate professionals with their online marketing strategies.
My website, Smaulgld.com will be online … (0 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Releases 3rd Quarter Home Values Survey Results - 10/08/12 02:37 AM
The results can be found here
 
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homegain: HomeGain’s 2012 National Home Ownership Satisfaction Survey Results - 01/21/12 12:24 AM
Yesterday HomeGain released the results of its 2012 National Home Ownership Survey. The results show that nearly 3/4 of homeowners are satisfied. However satisfaction among newer and younger home buyers are not so satisfied. HomeGain surveyed over 1400 homeowners and the entire results can be found here.
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homegain: 1,026 Agents Earn more than $50,000 in Commissions - 10/09/11 04:05 AM
HomeGain Inducts 9 Agents Into Its Commissions Based Award Clubs
HomeGain inducts nine new real estate agent members into its elite commissions based award clubs; Total club membership reaches 1,026, each member earning at least $50,000 in commissions from HomeGain’s Agent Evaulator Program
Emeryville, CA – September 27, 2011 – HomeGain, a leading website that connects REALTORS® with home buyers and sellers, today announced that it is inducting nine new members into its commission based award clubs.
The total number of award clubs members now stands at 1,026.
“We are delighted to induct nine new members to our AgentEvaulator Awards Clubs … (0 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Releases 3rd Quarter 2011 National Home Values Survey Results - 09/15/11 08:00 AM
Forty-seven percent of surveyed real estate professionals nationwide expect home values to decrease over the next six months; Seventy-two percent disapprove of Obama’s performance as President; Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul lead GOP hopefuls
 
HomeGain, the first company to provide free instant home valuations online, announced the results of its nationwide third quarter 2011 home values survey.
Over 500 real estate agents and brokers and over 2,200 homeowners were surveyed. We also released the regional results of the third quarter 2011 HomeGain home values survey. Most real estate professionals and homeowners continue to expect home values to decrease … (0 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Releases 2nd Quarter 2011 Home Values Survey - 06/25/11 12:29 PM
HomeGain Releases 2nd Quarter 2011 National Home Values Survey Results Posted by: Louis Cammarosano on June 17th, 2011
Fifty percent of surveyed real estate professionals nationwide expect home values to decrease over the next six months; Sixty-five percent disapprove of Obama’s performance as President.
HomeGain, the first company to provide free instant home valuations online, announced the results of its nationwide second quarter 2011 home values survey. Over 750 real estate agents and brokers and over 2,600 homeowners were surveyed.
Most real estate professionals and homeowners continue to expect home values to decrease or stay the same through the middle of … (1 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Inducts 15 New Members Into Commissions Based Awards Clubs - 03/01/11 04:36 AM
HomeGain Inducts 15 New Members Into Commissions Based Awards Clubs Today HomeGain announced that it is inducting 15 AgentEvaluator®  club members into its commissions based award clubs.
HomeGain is inducting:http://activerain.com/action/blogs_admin/write
5 new HomeGain Platinum Club members (totaling 382 agent members who have earned $125k or more in gross real estate commissions from HomeGain leads) 3 new HomeGain Gold Club members (totaling 307 agent members who have earned $75k or more) 7 new HomeGain Silver Club members (totaling 273 agent members who have earned $50k or more) “We are excited to add an additional 15 HomeGain members to our commissions based award … (0 comments)

homegain: REALTORS® vs. FSBOS: Who Wins? - 02/24/11 07:02 AM
HomeGain Survey Finds Home Sellers Fare 50% Better in Getting Their Homes Sold Using a REALTOR® Than Selling On Their Own Posted by: Louis Cammarosano on February 23rd, 2011
HomeGain’s For Sale By Owner (FSBO) vs. REALTOR® survey reveals home sellers’ success rates and satisfaction. Home sellers have greater success and higher satisfaction with the home sale process using a REALTOR® than going FSBO.
HomeGain surveyed over 1,000 homeowners asking whether they used a REALTOR® to sell their home or whether they attempted to sell it themselves. Eighty-three percent said they used a REALTOR® to sell their home and 17 percent … (2 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Jan/Feb Agent Success Newsletter - 01/26/11 05:06 AM
 
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homegain: HomeGain Announces 2010 Top Performing AgentEvaluator Real Estate Agents - 01/25/11 04:23 AM
HomeGain Announces 2010 Top Performing AgentEvaluator Real Estate Agents We are pleased to announce the Top Performing AgentEvaluator Real Estate Agents of 2010.
HomeGain real estate agents and brokers continued to have a productive and successful year, despite the bleek outlook on the direction of home prices nationwide. We are proud to recognize these agents for their high level of accomplishment in association with HomeGain’s AgentEvaluator marketing program.
In addition to highlighting the 2010 Top Performers Nationwide, by Region and State, HomeGain recognizes agents who had impressive results and are deserving of honorable mentions. HomeGain is proud to quantify the successes … (0 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Releases Fourth Quarter 2010 Home Values Survey - 12/16/10 04:17 AM
HomeGain Releases 4th Quarter 2010 National Home Values Survey Results  
Nearly half of surveyed real estate professionals nationwide expect home values to decrease over the next six months; Sixty-eight percent disapprove of Obama’s performance as President.
HomeGain, one of the first companies to provide free instant home valuations online, announced the results of its nationwide 2010 fourth quarter home values survey based on the responses of over 1,000 current and former HomeGain members and over 2,300 homeowners.
Most real estate professionals and homeowners continue to expect  home prices to decrease or stay the same for the rest of the year … (3 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Launches HomeGain150 Promotion - 11/30/10 05:56 AM
HomeGain Launches New HomeGain150 Promotion For Home Buyers and Sellers
HomeGain offers rebate for buying or selling a home with a HomeGain referred agent through its Find a REALTOR® program
Emeryville, CA (Vocus) November 30, 2010
HomeGain®, a leading online real estate resource that connects home buyers and sellers with real estate professionals, today announced a new promotion where home buyers and sellers can now receive up to $150 for buying or selling a home through HomeGain's Find a REALTOR program, AgentEvaluator®.
The HomeGain150 promotion is available to eligible home buyers and sellers who register to compare Realtors® on … (1 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Releases 3rd Qtr Home prices and Presidential Approval survey results - 09/18/10 05:33 AM
 HomeGain Releases 3rd Quarter 2010 National Home Prices Survey Results
Ninety percent of surveyed real estate professionals nationwide expect home prices to decrease or stay the same over the next six months; Nearly half "strongly disapprove" of  Obama's performance as President.
HomeGain, one the first companies to provide free instant home valuations online, announced the results of its nationwide 2010 third quarter home prices survey based on the responses of over 1,100 current and former HomeGain members and 2,600 homeowners.

Real estate professionals and homeowners soured on the direction of home prices in the third quarter. Forty-eight percent of agents … (1 comments)

homegain: Recent HomeGain Member Success Stories - 07/28/10 04:24 AM
Today HomeGain announced that 27 new HomeGain Agent Evaluator members were inducted into its awards based commission clubs.
HomeGain's Buyerlink members (and Active Rain members) were also recently featured for their success using HomeGain in the Frog Pond newsletter.
Two new HomeGain members reached $500,000 in gross commissions and 6 reached $125K in gross commissions earned from using HomeGain. It was announced that twenty-seven new members were inducted into clubs.  
HomeGain has inducted the following award club members:
Two new HomeGain Diamond Club members (totaling 26 members who have earned $500,000 or more in gross real estate commissions from using HomeGain's … (3 comments)

homegain: 1,400 Agents and Brokers Weigh in on Home prices, Obama & more - 03/20/10 04:14 AM
 Each quarter HomeGain conducts a survey of it current and former members to get their views on the direction of home prices.
Here is the latest:
 
HomeGain Releases 1st Quarter 2010 Home Prices Survey Results - National
Posted by: Louis Cammarosano on March 19th, 2010
Real Estate Agents Cautious on Direction of Home Prices
HomeGain®, one of the first websites to provide free instant home values, today announced the results of its nationwide home prices survey of over 1,400 current and former HomeGain  members.
The results of the HomeGain First Quarter 2010  Home  Prices Survey indicates that the vast … (0 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Award Club Members Reach Over $100 Million in Real Estate Commissions - 02/25/10 04:17 AM
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homegain: HomeGain Nation Event @the Fairmont, San Francisco Monday March 1 - 02/23/10 08:46 AM
HOME REGISTER AGENDA SPEAKERS SESSIONS CONTACT US 950 Mason Street San Francisco, CA 94108 www.fairmont.com/sanfrancisco See 2009 Event HOMEGAIN NATION - LIVE REAL ESTATE FORUM HomeGain Nation Live Real Estate Forum is an exclusive event that bring togetherRealtor® members of HomeGain programs and members of the real estate communityunder one roof to share knowledge, network, find inspiration and strategize.
Date: March 1, 2010 MondayTime: 8:30am - 4:30pm
WHY ATTEND? This FREE 1-day customer event will provide Realtors® with hands-on experience for how to increase their success with HomeGain products and with their own real estate practice.
Panel discussions, live demonstrations, and … (0 comments)

homegain: HomeGain Announces 2009 Top Performers - 01/27/10 04:21 AM
Congratulations to the 2009 HomeGain Top Performing Realtors
 
We are pleased to announce the HomeGain AgentEvaluator® Top PerformersTM of 2009.
Many HomeGain real estate agents and brokers had successful years, despite the downturn in home prices nationwide. We are proud to recognize these agents for their high level of accomplishment in association with HomeGain's AgentEvaluator marketing program.
In addition to highlighting the 2009 Top Performers Nationwide, by Region, by State, and Rookie Agents of the Year, HomeGain recognizes agents who had impressive results and are deserving of honorable mentions.
HomeGain is proud that we can quantify the many successes of our … (2 comments)

homegain: Trulia and HomeGain debate @Inman Connect on Video - 12/20/09 08:36 AM
A few days after HomeGain Live Nation in August, I participated in a duet @ Inman Connect with Sami Inkinen of Trulia. You can watch for yourself as we discuss our two competing business models- HomeGain's which focuses exclusively on connecting consumers with real estate professionals and celbrating their successes vs. Trulia's which focuses on amassing a consumer audience and garnering page views to sell ads AND to try and connect consumers with Realtors. Click here to watch Louis Cammarosano and Sami Inkinen debate the merits of their companies' respective business models.
 

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homegain: Florida, Texas and California Home Prices Survey Data - 12/11/09 06:01 AM
Yesterday HomeGain released the results of our Fourth Quarter home prices survey.
Here are the just released results of the Florida, Texas and California home prices surveys.
We will be releasing the result of another dozen or so states in the coming days.
 

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