sales: Are you being innovative? - 03/13/08 11:57 AM
With a possible recession looming over the horizon and dismal sales in many parts of the country, some Realtors are thriving. How can this be? What are they doing that is different than other Realtors who are leaving the business?
The answer is simple, they are being innovative!
They are doing various … (6 comments)
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sales: Death of a Title Company - 01/04/08 11:00 PM
As many of you have heard Alliance Title Company has closed its doors in the Central Valley of California. It came as a shock to everyone including the thousands of people that it employed. Why is this such big news?, it was the largest company and handled a large amount of … (3 comments)
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sales: Disclose, Disclose, Disclose or you could end up in court - 11/27/07 03:40 PM
My wife and I were watching a court television show yesterday, when the first case on the agenda was a homeowner suing a real estate agent who did not disclose that there was flooding in the house. The plaintiff won almost $4000 because of the intentional lack of disclosure. Don't put yourself in this position. I know the laws … (7 comments)
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sales: What is the best way to achieve expired listings? - 11/26/07 04:22 PM
Increasingly on Active Rain, I am seeing a lot of different methods that people use when approaching expired listings. Some people cold call, while others send a flier to the owner and then call to make sure that it is received. While others take actually go to the house and introduce … (34 comments)
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sales: Blogging Tips - 11/26/07 04:13 PM
After reading many, many blogs on active rain in the short month that I have been here, I have come up with a short list of blogging tips that could be useful to members of active rain that are new to the scene.1. Keep it short. Keep you blogs to a … (12 comments)
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sales: Short Sales! Friend or Foe? - 11/26/07 03:42 PM
Almost every realtor here knows about short sales and the long time process that some of the banks can take to respond to any offer. Most consumers may not be willing to wait the time period necessary to get a response, and some short sales are listed too late to get … (5 comments)
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sales: Customers, What are you Looking for? - 11/20/07 03:23 PM
Every one tries to target customers or consumers. But many people don't ask the customers what annoys you? What do you like? What misconceptions do you have about real estate? In order to best target your audience you need to know what they are looking for, right now and be one … (0 comments)
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sales: Drowning? Customers are your life-line - 11/20/07 03:15 PM
Many realtors are having a hard time in areas that have been severly affected by the mortgage companies tightening loan requirements and the sub-prime defaults and foreclosures. But many are thriving in this time where bargains are the name of the game. What separates out these realtors? Why are they thriving … (6 comments)
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sales: Be Active - 11/14/07 05:05 PM
Many people in the good times of real estate were able to get away from the basics and let the sellers come to them. Those days are over. If you want the buyers, then you will have to go out and get them. But what to do?
This will vary depending … (6 comments)
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sales: How to keep Customers - 11/13/07 04:20 PM
The following is a list of things how to keep customers. This is a combination of things I have learned from different "systems" and experience.
1. Keep in contact. Whether it be a pop by or a call once a month. Keep the communication open. They are more apt to use you again if you do.
2. Be professional. … (3 comments)
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sales: Get your short sale done quicker. - 11/09/07 03:44 PM
In many markets across the United States, the term short sale is getting to be very well-known among agents, loan officers and banks. It can be the kiss of death with a sale, since it takes longer to do, usually. I am including some helpful hints for consumers and agents to … (4 comments)
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sales: Active vs Stagnant Advertising - 11/07/07 03:57 PM
Billions of dollars are spent each year on advertising. It almost seems that everywhere we go that someone or something is trying to sell a product. There are many different forms of advertising which I will spare thhat discussion on this blog, but what matters is whether your advertising is active … (4 comments)
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sales: Be professional! Be on time! - 11/06/07 03:54 PM
Outside of a person being unprofessional the one problem I have with many real estate agents is being on time. In my office and at marketing meetings it is often joked about that there is regular time and then there is realtor time. In my area, the first few meetings I … (10 comments)
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