metrolist: Top Tips from Denver Home Stagers - 06/02/11 09:25 AM
Some of the top stagers in the metro Denver area are sharing their secrets with you. Check out these videos to learn how to differentiate your listings from similar properties.
Don't Overlook the Closets Holly Lange, Abundantly Clear www.abundantlycleardesign.com www.facebook.com/abundantlyclear
The Rule of Odd Numbers Michelle Wykes, Staging with Style www.stagingwithstyleco.com
Accessorize to Tell a Story Macky Bennett, Re-Arrangements & More, Interior Transformations www.rearrangementsandmore.com
Depersonalize the Home Sandi Bass, Staging with Style www.stagingwithstyleco.com
3 Cs - Clean, Clutter-free, Color Sandi Bass, Staging with Style www.stagingwithstyleco.com
Get Inspiration from the Pros Macky Bennett, Re-Arrangements & More, Interior Transformations www.rearrangementsandmore.com

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metrolist: Top Ten Listing Input Tips - 05/04/11 11:41 AM
A dull listing could prevent a sale. Here are some tips from other real estate professionals about how to make your listings shine.
Give Good DirectionsNot everyone relies on their G.P.S. to navigate through unfamiliar neighborhoods. Make sure you enter good directions to the property, and skip the shortcuts. Don't use "See MapQuest" or "Call Broker." You can now enter up to 1,000 characters in the Directions field. The Listing Detail will display the full set of characters, allowing you more space to provide better directions to the property. Disclose Short SalesIf your listing is a short sale, this must be … (3 comments)

metrolist: Let Your Voice Be Heard - Online Community For Feedback - 04/06/11 10:11 AM
The Metrolist Idea Manager provides an online community that encourages you to submit feedback and share your ideas. It connects you with support, marketing, and development staff at Metrolist as well as with your colleagues to help determine what features to build/enhance, and the right priority for development resources.To access the Metrolist Idea Manager, click the feedback icon from PrimeAccess Portal.
Creating Your Idea Manager Account
The login for this account is not tied to your PrimeAccess login.
Click Register to create your account.Enter your email address and click Submit.You will receive a confirmation email. Click the link in … (0 comments)

metrolist: Tips for Creating a Strong Online Presence - 03/24/11 08:50 AM
John Skrabec, Broker Owner of Live Urban Real Estate in Denver, discusses four critical strategies for building an online presence for your real estate business.

Source: http://www.BrokerIPTV.com BrokerIPTV: Today we are talking with John Skrabec, broker-owner of Live Urban Real Estate in Denver, Colorado. How are you?
John Skrabec: Good Dan, how are you?
BrokerIPTV: Good thanks. Today we are going to talk a little bit about things you need to do or how to succeed in Denver real estate and Im sure everybody says, "Well, what's that one thing?" I don't know if there is, I mean, ever one … (2 comments)

metrolist: QR Codes for Real Estate - 03/15/11 06:52 PM
If you've never seen a QR Code, you're about to see them everywhere. A QR code is a matrix barcode that can be deciphered by most smartphones using the phone's camera and a QR decoder app.
QR codes, which are used to direct a smartphone to a specified URL, are gaining popularity as a marketing tool, especially in the real estate industry. For example, this QR code goes to the Metrolist Facebook page.
QR codes can be placed anywhere, and brokers are finding many creative ways to use QR codes, such as on yard signs, listing brochures, business cards, promotional items, … (8 comments)

metrolist: Metrolist CEO, Pat Bybee, Reminds IndustryThat All Real Estate is Local - 03/12/11 05:40 AM
Issues Around National Data Are Not Applicable At The Neighborhood Level Says Long-Time MLS Executive DENVER, CO--(March 8, 2011) - Amid a growing controversy over the accuracy of national housing data, Patricia Bybee, President CEO of Metrolist, Inc., is encouraging the industry to keep its focus on the reliability of local data.
At issue is the perceived accuracy of what's widely considered the most popular measure of existing home sales, the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) Existing Home Sales, specifically that the report has increasingly overstated home sales. The NAR has dismissed claims it could dramatically mis-report national sales numbers.
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metrolist: New Monthly Indicator Report and Local Market Update for Denver Realtors - 02/16/11 03:45 AM
The Monthly Indicator Report and Local Market Update have been updated to make them even simpler, cleaner and more modern, giving you the tools needed to help tell the story of your real estate market. Here's a summary of the enhancements made to these two Market Intel reports:
Monthly Indicator Report The first page offers a new Quick Facts dashboard, which highlights key metrics and complements the written analysis to give a top line summary of the month's trends. The Market Overview has been moved to the second page and enhanced with historical sparklines. Finally, the individual metric pages now include … (4 comments)

metrolist: ATTENTION METROLIST (DENVER) MEMBERS: New Classes Available for MLS Rules & Regs Update - 12/20/10 07:18 AM
To help you understand the new status fields and to answer related listing questions, Metrolist® will offer a new class and webinar in January.
Understanding New Statuses Learn to correctly use the new Status Conditions and Approval Conditions fields to present a true picture of a listing. Get examples of accurate reporting for common listing scenarios.
You will learn:
How to accurately use Short Sale disclosure When to use the Pending status How a Refreshed listing work How the Withdrawn status works When to use the Kick Out condition These 45 minute classes are scheduled to immediately follow the Skill Building: … (0 comments)

metrolist: New Required MLS Fields Bring Clarity to Status, Availability of Listings - 12/16/10 09:35 AM

Determining the true availability and status of a listing has been a frustration of Colorado real estate professionals. New status-related fields, accompanied by changes to the MLS Rules & Regulations effective January 1, 2011, help establish a better way to create a true picture of the status and availability of a listing.
All of the current Status options (Active, Under Contract, Pending, Withdrawn, Expired and Sold) remain as the primary listing status options. Two new required fields will be added, Status Conditions and Approval Conditions. Also, the Seller Type field will be required at the time the listing is entered, … (0 comments)

metrolist: R U Loquacious? Be as wordy as you want with PrimeAccess! - 11/30/10 05:13 PM
You can now enter up to 1,000 characters in the Public Remarks, Broker Remarks, and Directions fields. PrimeAccess® Listing Details will display the full set of characters, allowing you more space to describe your property's features and provide better directions to the property.
A response to frequent customer requests, expanded remarks are just the latest PrimeAccess improvement to increase the marketability of your properties. Take advantage of this enhancement by more adequately describing the unique features of your properties.
Report Character Count In order to maintain one-page layouts, select reports will display a truncated version of this field and will be … (3 comments)

metrolist: Search Multiple Property Types in PrimeAccess - 11/16/10 12:49 PM
"I want to be able to select Res and Condo in my searches" - this is among the most requested changes we've been asked to implement.
With the launch of the Beta Searches, you can now include multiple property types in a single search. Using either Basic BETA or Advanced BETA, you can choose as many property types as you need to get the results you want (fig. 1).
fig. 1 Basic BETA search provides the most commonly used fields while Advanced BETA search allows you to customize your MLS experience so that you get only the fields you want for … (1 comments)

metrolist: Edit Listing Photos for Free Online - 11/11/10 09:25 AM
Your online listing photos are often the first impression a homebuyer gets of your listings. Now that you can have up to 25 listing photos, as well as add captions to your photos in PrimeAccess®, it's time to take your listing photos to the next level.
Simple photo editing can help your photos go from dark and cluttered to clear and colorful. And there are many free online tools to help you achieve a great look in your listing photos.
Picnik.com One of the easier online editors is picnik.com, which gives you the ability to crop and resize photos, as well … (4 comments)

metrolist: Urban Living - Finding a "Walkable" Home - 11/04/10 11:22 AM
With increased emphasis on going green and saving money on gas, many of today's homebuyers rank proximity to daily conveniences as a highly important factor when choosing a neighborhood. Help your clients find a home in a "walkable" neighborhood using PrimeAccess® Power Search.
Each Metrolist® listing includes a Walk Score that helps rate walkable places to live. The Walk Score is determined by the proximity of nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks and more. The higher the Walk Score, the easier it is to live a car-lite, or even a car-free lifestyle.
Search by Walk ScoreWalk Score is searchable in PrimeAccess Power … (1 comments)

metrolist: Make your Listings Stand Out with 25 Photos AND Captions - 10/25/10 08:45 AM
Differentiate yourself and your listing from the crowd. Metrolist now supports up to 25 photos with captions in its new Photo Management functionality. Arnie Stein discusses the importance of listing photos and the improvements made by Metrolist.

Broker IPTV: Today we are talking with Arnie Stein, broker associate with Fuller Sothebys International Realty and head of the Arnie Stein Team. Arnie welcome.
Arnie Stein: Hi Dan, how are you?
Broker IPTV: Great to have you here.
Arnie Stein: Well thank you for having me.
Broker IPTV: Today we are talking about the importance of listing photos for those people in … (0 comments)

metrolist: Farming - Not Just a Facebook Game - 10/14/10 09:44 AM
A successful real estate business is dependent upon growth. Developing new leads is a crucial part of surviving in the real estate industry. However, many real estate professionals overlook an important component that leads to growth... FARMING.
What is farming? In real estate, farming is not growing produce nor is it something you do on Facebook. Farming is a prospecting tool for identifying and establishing new potential leads. Much like actual farmers who plant crops months before the harvest, real estate professional must plant seeds, sometimes referred to as marketing campaigns, which will eventually generate customers, clients, sales, and income.
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metrolist: Personal Branding Made Easy - Upload Your Broker or Team Photo to the Denver MLS - 10/06/10 11:35 AM
You promote your listings all the time. Now it’s time to promote “you.” Real estate is a business built around personal relationships. It's important to keep your warm, welcoming smile in front of customers and clients alike. Upload your photo to PrimeAccess to include “you” on your listings and PrimeAccess reports.
Why Upload Your Photo?
Uploading your broker photo allows you to provide your clients with personally-branded reports. All of your property reports in PrimeAccess will be personalized with your photo and contact info.
Your photo will also appear on your listings on REcolorado.com and in your Broker Profile in … (1 comments)

metrolist: Get SOLD on Home Staging - 09/15/10 10:30 AM
In today's market, you need to ensure that your listings are pleasing to even the pickiest home buyers. Effective home staging can give your listings a clear advantage.
Maximize a Home's Best Features - A good home stager will use design elements to highlight the sellable features of the home including architectural details, efficient use of space, logical organization, and rational traffic flow. Minimize a Home's Flaws - Effective home staging can compensate for features of a home that may not be attractive or useful to buyers. By using the right elements, you can direct the attention of homebuyers away from … (3 comments)

metrolist: Using Smartphones for Real Estate - 09/10/10 09:27 AM
While there is no standard definition of the term "smartphone," most smartphones give you the ability to send and receive email, manage your calendar, access the web, create/edit documents, get turn-by-turn GPS directions, and much, much more. The abilities of today's smartphones are limitless for everyday life as well as for your business.
For the real estate professional that is constantly on the go, a smartphone is as much a necessity as your office phone, email account, MLS access, and a good map. It just so happens that a smartphone can do all those things as well.
The Internet on a … (3 comments)

metrolist: Use Listing History to Your Advantage - 09/07/10 11:30 AM
Knowing the history of a listing can be a valuable asset in home purchase negotiations. As a broker working with homebuyers, researching the listing history can be essential to ensure that you are knowledgeable about the property and can suggest a fair purchase offer.
Yes, You Can! You can easily view listing activity such as price and status changes, that are categorized by MLS number. Also view a Days on Market (DOM) summary for active listings that includes Current DOM and Total DOM. From the Listing Detail, click Listing History. Follow Metrolist:
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metrolist: Working With Sellers in Today's Market - 09/06/10 04:54 AM
Alison Brennan talks about how the end of the tax credit incentives affects home buying and selling and discusses opportunities that still exist for homebuyers.

Source: http://www.BrokerIPTV.com BrokerIPTV: Today we are talking with Alison Brennan of the ABC Investment team of RE/MAX professionals, welcome how are you?
Alison Brennan: Good thank you, thanks for having me.
BrokerIPTV: Well we are talking about what's going on in the market now that the tax credit went bye, bye I mean first impression has, have you seen it really make some type of an effect on buyers?
Alison Brennan: Absolutely. First when we … (2 comments)

 
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