real estate: Aging, the Internet and Real Estate - 02/11/08 04:27 PM
One of the nice things about being in Real Estate is/was the ability to work as long as you want. I knew an agent who worked into her 80's. She was healthy, her mind was intact and if the truth be told she let the buyer's drive and didn't always go … (5 comments)
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real estate: Hire The Agent, Not the Company - 01/22/08 06:37 AM
So, if a real estate company sells lots of homes and has a market share does that make the company a better company? Or is it that the company has the most amount of agents. Companies are always recruiting and invest quite a bit in training. Studies show that 80% of … (9 comments)
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real estate: Sotheby's vs. Christies - 08/15/07 06:10 PM
I am a RE/MAX agent. I LOVE RE/MAX. I suppose it isn't professional, ethical or necessarily very nice to discuss your competiters, especially in a negative way. One of the things about real estate is all the gossiping, back stabbing and mis information that floats around. So, in keeping with Active Rain … (5 comments)
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real estate: Miracle Treat Day - 08/08/07 08:44 AM
Tomorrow, Thursday, August 9th, RE/MAX International is sponsoring MIRACLE TREAT DAY.
If you go to your local Dairy Queen and order a blizzard treat the proceeds will go to your local Children's Mircle Netword Hospital. RE/MAX International has been the official real estate sponsor of this very worthwhile cause since 1992 and … (2 comments)
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real estate: Historical Market Statistics for Westchester County - 07/22/07 01:23 PM
I am being asked often what the market is like in Westchester County, so I thought I would take a look at some of the reports from Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service, a historical look to see what has happened over time.
YEAR SINGLE FAMILY #OF SALES MEDIAN PRICE CONDO #OF SALES … (0 comments)
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real estate: Blogging and Lurkers, Beware! - 07/14/07 11:58 AM
Well, I guess this blogging thing is not always as innocent as one would like or think. It seems that the CEO of Whole Foods has been lurking on various web sites around the internet anonymously for the past 8 years. He has made comments about his own company and disparaging … (7 comments)
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real estate: Lead Generators - 07/14/07 06:46 AM
I was just reading a post by Lynn Pope about realestate.com vs realtor.com. She is now in a bad situation with realestate.com. This leads me to write this post because I have been where she is now and she may have a long battle in front of her to straighten this out. … (4 comments)
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real estate: Asbestos in Your Home - 07/13/07 05:41 AM
So, a couple of months ago I wanted to post articles about Asbestos, Radon, Lead and other environmental hazards in the home. I went to the Federal Goverment site where they have wonderful and very informative pages about all these issues. I was new to Active Rain. I was aware of … (0 comments)
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real estate: The Agent Didn't Present The Offer, What? - 07/13/07 05:21 AM
I had lunch with a friend yesterday. She and her soon to be husband have a house on the market out of this area. They are selling because they needed more space and have purchased another home. My friend, let's call her Seller 1, has given the listing to her daughter, let's … (6 comments)
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real estate: Metro NY Balloon and Music Festival - 07/11/07 05:19 AM
RE/MAX of New York is sponsoring the "Metro NY Ballon and Music Festival", August 10-12, 2007 on Long Island
Some of the activites that are planned are listed below and for further information please click the link below.
50 premier special shape, sport and corporate hot air balloons.
A Long Island Sound Balloon … (1 comments)
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real estate: Co-op Sales and Step by Step Guidence - 07/06/07 05:29 AM
I now have an accepted offer on the sale of a co-op. The buyer and I went out looking for about three days and finally she found an apartment that is just what she is looking for. In her budget and location she wanted. It is a really nice apartment and … (2 comments)
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real estate: The Nametag Guy - 06/24/07 06:28 AM
This whole approach would also work for real estate. Simple, wear a nametag out and about and look what can happen. People will approach you, call you by your name, start to ask you Real Estate questions. Everyone wants free advice. You can be standing on line at the supermarket and … (9 comments)
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real estate: Why Oh Why - 06/21/07 01:40 PM
We all have pet peeves where we work whether we are Real Estate Agents, Brokers, teachers, whatever. There are certain things that occur during our day that are just inexplicable. I am taught that I can't change my surroundings only my reactions and the way I deal with what goes on. … (3 comments)
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real estate: Sales Statistics Westchester County 5/31/07 - 06/17/07 09:15 AM
From the Realist Tax program add on to the Westchester-Putnam MLS:SINGLE FAMILY HOUSESDate/ # of Sales /Median Sales PriceApril, 2007 / 390 /$600,000April, 2006 /302 / $635,000March, 2007 /447 /$571,000March, 2006 / 547 /$639,0002007 YTD /2222 / $585,0002006 /6813 /$620,000CONDOMINIUMSDate /# of Sales /Median Sales PriceApril, 2007 /129 /$385,000April, 2006 … (0 comments)
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real estate: NAR Response to 60 Minutes - 05/15/07 02:06 PM
Well, here is the press release from the National Association of Realtor highlighting the inaccuracies in the 60 Minutes program that aired on Sunday night. Personally I think the show left an awful lot out, was inaccurate and really I found it surprising as to the amount of information that wasn't in … (3 comments)
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real estate: Open Houses - Is that the best way to see houses? - 05/14/07 05:15 PM
In the real estate market we find ourselves in with more inventory to look at it seems easier for some buyers to spend Sunday afternoons going from house to house previewing properties in their price range. Seems less complicated. Sign in and look around ask questions if necessary and go on … (0 comments)
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real estate: New Report From the FTC and Department of Justice - Hot off the Press - 05/08/07 06:41 PM
Hot off the press today:
Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Issue Report on Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry
Agencies Make Recommendations to Maintain Competition and Protect Consumers from Anticompetitive Conduct
The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, "Competition in the Real … (0 comments)
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real estate: Market Share and What Does it Mean? - 05/03/07 06:10 AM
In the local newspapers in Westchester County there is an article about a franchise that is relatively new to Westchester that claims to have attracted lots of agents and now claims to have the largest inventory of listings in the area. Years ago before a lot of the shifting in this … (11 comments)
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real estate: Owner Laid Dead while Couple Toured Home - 05/02/07 06:23 PM
"I can't believe my sinuses were that bad."
In this slowing market one of the ways to retain a listing is to have constant contact with your homeowner. When I started in real estate we were taught call every Sunday night, touch base, let them know you are working and fill … (5 comments)
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real estate: RE/MAX Design Center - 04/30/07 07:56 PM
One of the reasons that I really love RE/MAX is the Design Center. It is very cool. Hundreds of templetes, branded and for IDX sites unbranded virtual tours, web commercials, print advertising. Templates that you can pick from, you upload your pictures, enter your headings and text and then host it … (4 comments)
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real estate: Buying Real Estate In the New York Metropolitan Area - 04/12/07 05:58 PM
I just got a call from a broker in New Jersey. They have a buyer who just did an Engineering on the house down there and are moving from Queens in New York. The broker was trying to coordinate the closing date on the house in New Jersey and property they … (1 comments)
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real estate: An Innovative Open House for Brokers - Hooray! - 03/10/07 10:01 AM
Yesterday something really nice happened in my area. Let me go back a few days. In my inbox came a very professional, very nicely designed, informative email about an Open House for Brokers. Ok, another open House, who cares!
Well this was an invitation to lunch. Again, not very unusual. But this … (2 comments)
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real estate: Hitwise US - Top 10 Industry Search Terms - January, 2007 - 03/01/07 07:18 AM
From Hitwise.com:
The terms listed below are ranked by volume of searches that successfully drove traffic to websites in the Hitwise Business and Finance - Real Estate category for the 4 weeks ending January 27, 2007, based on US Internet usage. www.REMAX.com is coming up in the rankings.
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real estate: Some Thoughts on Lead Generators - 02/26/07 04:48 AM
Lead Generators in the Real Estate Business came into being because there are a hugh number of buyers searching the internet for properties and information on buying and selling. The public is in most cases not aware of the different types of web sites that are out there. The access to … (0 comments)
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real estate: The 2006 4th Quarter and Full Year Residential Sales Report -Westchester MLS - 02/02/07 01:38 PM
2006 4th Quarter Residential Real Estate Report for Westchester County, New York
Just Posted! The 2006 4th Quarter and Full Year Residential Real Estate Sales Report from the Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service. Some excerpts:
''The median price of a single-family house declined last quarter in Westchester County for the first time in … (0 comments)
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real estate: Shifting Market and Foxton's Real Estate - 01/14/07 10:32 AM
If you are not in the metropolitan New York area or New Jersey you may not have heard of Foxton's Realty. For many of us their entry into the real estate in this area was our first with discounters. They advertised 2% full service, took listings which they then tried to … (5 comments)
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