Nathanson Brothers' Blog

Visit Us At The NAR Convention In Orlando We are going to be at the NAR Convention in Orlando in November, are you?  If you are, please feel free to stop by and visit us! We are going to be at the Distressed Property Institute's booth.  We're helping get word out about the Certified Distressed Pr...

A Tribute To Randy Pausch - The Last Lecture I'm not sure if you have seen "The Last Lecture."  It has received a lot of publicity.  If you haven't, then it is a must watch.  If you have seen it, then watch it again.  Last week Randy Pausch passed away after his courageous fight against cancer, s...

Pricing Strategy - Which Do You Subscribe To, If Any, And Why? $349,877 $349,900 $350,000 Where do you price your listing?  What is your reasoning? Our understanding, and the "history" of our pricing strategy goes a little something like this... When we first entered the real estate business, we ...

Announcing The Foreclosure Avoidance Helpline For FREE 24 Hour Recorded Information, simply call:  866-895-2592 Extension:  571 All Inquiries Confidential www.ForeclosureAvoidanceHelpline.com Having gone through the extensive training to get our Certified Distressed Property Expert designation, w...

Certified Distressed Property Experts Group We have created a new ActiveRain group for graduates of the Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation course to share successes, ask questions, stay informed, and send referrals to other effective, efficient, and EDUCATED Realtors. To join...

TOP STORY: Rates Creep Up A recent survey and a rate increase could mean more competition for homes Recent indication is that first time home buyers are getting tired of sitting on the sidelines. According to a recent online poll taken by the National Apartment Association, 17 percent of renters ...

Do You Have Blogger's Block? Mariana Wagner, a Colorado Springs, Colorado Realtor and blogger, has come to the rescue! She is a terrificblogger, and has compiled a list of blogging topics for all of us, literally, from A to Z! Check out her blog entries, An Alphabet of Localism Post Ideas.  There...

What Interest Rates Really Mean The Fed did this! The Fed did that! Rates are up! Rates are down! Aaaagggh! Okay, now exhale.  In turbulent economic times the media can't wait to report what interest rates are doing.  Pundits prognosticate, forecasters forecast and soothsayers sooth.  When should...

What is it that we do? We do at least an hour of focused lead generation every morning that we work!  Our "Power Hour." The idea is simple.  Each morning between 9 am and 10 am, we start our day with an hour of focused lead generation.  The results are simple too:  we close more deals and make mo...

Have you ever had a "nightmare" client?  Someone who makes it really difficult to do your job?  Someone who makes it hard to smile when you're dealing with them?  Someone who causes you a LOT of stress?  Someone who maybe even makes you second-guess yourself? No matter what your business, if you ...