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Top 10 Blog Posts In 2010

2010 is over, and we look forward to the recovery of the Tallahassee Housing Market. While today is the first weekday of 2011, let’s take one last look backward to see which blog posts were the most popular last year. The top 10 real estate blog posts for 2010 gives me an idea of what our readers most enjoy seeing at the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, and I will use this as a reference for what is written here in 2011.

Long time readers of the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog will not be surprised that I monitor our traffic (statistics) on a very regular basis, in fact, I do so more than two times each day. I like to know what is popular and where our traffic is originating. Just as old brick and mortar businesses used to ask customers “what brought you in today?…” to determine marketing results, we do the same traffic-source analysis on our web site so that we can continue growing our online progressive marketing operation.

Our busiest day in 2010 was May 5th. We had 11,889 pages viewed on the Tallahassee Real Estate Web Site on that day, and nearly 4,600 visitors! Considering the relatively small size of the Tallahassee community, we are proud of the results we have achieved with our internet marketing strategy.

Of course, we would not have had these great results without our readers, to whom we are grateful for your return visits each time.  It is our readers who determined the top 10 real estate blog posts for 2010 with their visits. As always, please give us the feedback that is so important to guiding the content on our real estate blog.

Top Ten Real Estate Blog Posts For 2010

#10 – Corruption In Tallahassee (5,169 Views) – Tallahassee citizens have a chance to voice their outrage at the Tallahassee City Commission meeting on January 27, 2010. They will demand to know why the State Attorney General and the Florida Bar are not yet involved in what is arguably a question of ethics and illegal behavior.
#9 – What Sellers Should Know About Lease Purchase Agreements (6,059 Views) – There is a nationwide glut of homes and sellers need to consider some creative options for selling their homes. Lease-purchase agreements can be an excellent way to sell a home.
#8 – Why Now Is Not The Time To Buy A Home (6,096 Views) – Buying a home is not the right answer for everybody. There are many reasons and many times that home buying should be avoided, and the following list covers the primary reasons.
#7 Does The Florida Bankers Association Think You’re Stupid? (6,857 Views) – Florida Bankers Association Bill: The Florida Consumer Protection and Homeowner Credit Rehabilitation Act has nothing to do with protecting consumers.
#6 Golden Eagle Home Values Report (9,818 Views) – With nearly 18 months of supply of homes for sale, Golden Eagle is representative of what is occurring in the high end housing market in Tallahassee.
#5 How To Make An Offer On An Overpriced Home (12,136 Views) – The key to making the best offer on an overpriced home is to make it so compelling that the seller is scared to lose you as a buyer…
#4 How The Cap And Trade Bill Affects Real Estate (21,057 Views) – The Cap And Trade bill does not call for mandating an energy audit on existing homes , but it will affect new homes and commercial properties.
#3 Housing Market Needs New Type Of Fix (21,377 Views) – The housing market requires more buyers to step forward, but the majority of people who would like to buy a home have the same serious problem.
#2 Why Real Estate Is Always A Sellers’ Market (22,858 Views) – It is always a sellers’ market in real estate, and knowing why this is true can help you enormously when buying or selling a home.
#1 Thesis Makes The Best Real Estate Web Site (40,386 Views) – So many visitors have come to the Tallahassee Real Estate Web Site and requested information on how it was built. This post explains how it was built, what platform was used, and how to get started with a similar site.

So there they all are, assembled into 1 easy list for you to review at your leisure. If you know of anybody who interested or concerned with the state of the housing market, send them a link to this page. The more reader feedback that we can receive, the better. Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2011!

Read more: http://www.manausa.com/top-10-real-estate-blog-posts-2010/#ixzz19yz0BjeR

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Marketing 101 For Home Sellers

Listen up wanna-be home sellers, because this is how WE will sell your home. No, I don’t have a problem with my “Caps Lock” button on the keyboard, I just wanted to emphasize that selling a home is not a “Me” thing, or a “You” thing, rather it is “We” thing.

If you want to sell your home, you have to understand who plays what rolls. This is obviously not well known, as roughly 60% of the homes listed over the past year failed to sell, so pay close attention and it won’t happen to you!

The title “how WE will sell your home” emphasizes the fact that selling a home creates responsibilities for the home seller as well as the real estate agent and company. Think of it as the inside team and the outside team.

Marketing 101 For Home Sellers

The following is a small piece that I published in June of 2008, and it is just as true and current today as it was two plus years ago. It breaks down the job of marketing your home to sell into four key areas of concern, and all successful marketers know and live by these.

• Product Mix – When we market your home, it needs to stand-out from its competition. Buyers have a lot of options today, so make sure that your home is clean, groomed, and in its top condition. This is Your Job, do not “drop the ball” on this very important piece of the job.
• Distribution Mix – Unless your home is a movable mobile home, there is not much we can do to affect distribution. It is where it is. We can “promote” the benefits of its location and the actual home site that it resides upon.
• Pricing Mix – This is Your Job in the marketing of the home. You select the price that you ask, but buyers determine its value. Make sure you price it at or below current values (yes below, because prices are dropping right now and if you are high, you will not sell your home).
• Promotional Mix – This is My Job in the marketing of your home. Just putting a sign in the yard and putting it in the MLS is not enough. To correctly “promote” a property, we need to use a progressive, targeted marketing system. With over 94% of homebuyers using the internet, the right promotional package must dominate the internet, not just be “on it” like all of your competition.

So, let’s get to work. We can be a great team and get your home sold in this “toughest market since the Great Depression.” If you do “Your Job,” our progressive marketing campaign will drive buyers to your home to get it sold and get you moving on with the rest of your life. If you need some help, just drop us a note and we will help you on your way!

Marketing 101 For Home Sellers

Listen up wanna-be home sellers, because this is how WE will sell your home. No, I don’t have a problem with my “Caps Lock” button on the keyboard, I just wanted to emphasize that selling a home is not a “Me” thing, or a “You” thing, rather it is “We” thing.

If you want to sell your home, you have to understand who plays what rolls. This is obviously not well known, as roughly 60% of the homes listed over the past year failed to sell, so pay close attention and it won’t happen to you!

The title “how WE will sell your home” emphasizes the fact that selling a home creates responsibilities for the home seller as well as the real estate agent and company. Think of it as the inside team and the outside team.

Marketing 101 For Home Sellers

The following is a small piece that I published in June of 2008, and it is just as true and current today as it was two plus years ago. It breaks down the job of marketing your home to sell into four key areas of concern, and all successful marketers know and live by these.

• Product Mix – When we market your home, it needs to stand-out from its competition. Buyers have a lot of options today, so make sure that your home is clean, groomed, and in its top condition. This is Your Job, do not “drop the ball” on this very important piece of the job.
• Distribution Mix – Unless your home is a movable mobile home, there is not much we can do to affect distribution. It is where it is. We can “promote” the benefits of its location and the actual home site that it resides upon.
• Pricing Mix – This is Your Job in the marketing of the home. You select the price that you ask, but buyers determine its value. Make sure you price it at or below current values (yes below, because prices are dropping right now and if you are high, you will not sell your home).
• Promotional Mix – This is My Job in the marketing of your home. Just putting a sign in the yard and putting it in the MLS is not enough. To correctly “promote” a property, we need to use a progressive, targeted marketing system. With over 94% of homebuyers using the internet, the right promotional package must dominate the internet, not just be “on it” like all of your competition.

So, let’s get to work. We can be a great team and get your home sold in this “toughest market since the Great Depression.” If you do “Your Job,” our progressive marketing campaign will drive buyers to your home to get it sold and get you moving on with the rest of your life. If you need some help, just drop us a note and we will help you on your way!

Marketing 101 For Home Sellers

Listen up wanna-be home sellers, because this is how WE will sell your home. No, I don’t have a problem with my “Caps Lock” button on the keyboard, I just wanted to emphasize that selling a home is not a “Me” thing, or a “You” thing, rather it is “We” thing.

If you want to sell your home, you have to understand who plays what rolls. This is obviously not well known, as roughly 60% of the homes listed over the past year failed to sell, so pay close attention and it won’t happen to you!

The title “how WE will sell your home” emphasizes the fact that selling a home creates responsibilities for the home seller as well as the real estate agent and company. Think of it as the inside team and the outside team.

Marketing 101 For Home Sellers

The following is a small piece that I published in June of 2008, and it is just as true and current today as it was two plus years ago. It breaks down the job of marketing your home to sell into four key areas of concern, and all successful marketers know and live by these.

• Product Mix – When we market your home, it needs to stand-out from its competition. Buyers have a lot of options today, so make sure that your home is clean, groomed, and in its top condition. This is Your Job, do not “drop the ball” on this very important piece of the job.
• Distribution Mix – Unless your home is a movable mobile home, there is not much we can do to affect distribution. It is where it is. We can “promote” the benefits of its location and the actual home site that it resides upon.
• Pricing Mix – This is Your Job in the marketing of the home. You select the price that you ask, but buyers determine its value. Make sure you price it at or below current values (yes below, because prices are dropping right now and if you are high, you will not sell your home).
• Promotional Mix – This is My Job in the marketing of your home. Just putting a sign in the yard and putting it in the MLS is not enough. To correctly “promote” a property, we need to use a progressive, targeted marketing system. With over 94% of homebuyers using the internet, the right promotional package must dominate the internet, not just be “on it” like all of your competition.

So, let’s get to work. We can be a great team and get your home sold in this “toughest market since the Great Depression.” If you do “Your Job,” our progressive marketing campaign will drive buyers to your home to get it sold and get you moving on with the rest of your life. If you need some help, just drop us a note and we will help you on your way!

Marketing 101 For Home Sellers

Listen up wanna-be home sellers, because this is how WE will sell your home. No, I don’t have a problem with my “Caps Lock” button on the keyboard, I just wanted to emphasize that selling a home is not a “Me” thing, or a “You” thing, rather it is “We” thing.

If you want to sell your home, you have to understand who plays what rolls. This is obviously not well known, as roughly 60% of the homes listed over the past year failed to sell, so pay close attention and it won’t happen to you!

The title “how WE will sell your home” emphasizes the fact that selling a home creates responsibilities for the home seller as well as the real estate agent and company. Think of it as the inside team and the outside team.

Marketing 101 For Home Sellers

The following is a small piece that I published in June of 2008, and it is just as true and current today as it was two plus years ago. It breaks down the job of marketing your home to sell into four key areas of concern, and all successful marketers know and live by these.

• Product Mix – When we market your home, it needs to stand-out from its competition. Buyers have a lot of options today, so make sure that your home is clean, groomed, and in its top condition. This is Your Job, do not “drop the ball” on this very important piece of the job.
• Distribution Mix – Unless your home is a movable mobile home, there is not much we can do to affect distribution. It is where it is. We can “promote” the benefits of its location and the actual home site that it resides upon.
• Pricing Mix – This is Your Job in the marketing of the home. You select the price that you ask, but buyers determine its value. Make sure you price it at or below current values (yes below, because prices are dropping right now and if you are high, you will not sell your home).
• Promotional Mix – This is My Job in the marketing of your home. Just putting a sign in the yard and putting it in the MLS is not enough. To correctly “promote” a property, we need to use a progressive, targeted marketing system. With over 94% of homebuyers using the internet, the right promotional package must dominate the internet, not just be “on it” like all of your competition.

So, let’s get to work. We can be a great team and get your home sold in this “toughest market since the Great Depression.” If you do “Your Job,” our progressive marketing campaign will drive buyers to your home to get it sold and get you moving on with the rest of your life. If you need some help, just drop us a note and we will help you on your way!

Will 62% Of Home Sellers Laugh At This Video?

I think it is safe to say that actions speak louder than words, and when we look at how most home sellers hire a real estate agent, the words they have been screaming with their actions for many, many years sounds like “I don’t care!“

I know that home sellers really do care, but it is time for them to wake up and realize that the real estate agent (and more importantly, the real estate company) that they select to market their home for sale is an incredibly critical decision.

Back in April, I wrote a blog which explored a recent survey of home sellers which reported that most home sellers do not put forth much effort into researching the real estate agent and real estate company that they plan to employ to sell their home.

I just find this incredible, even though I’ve seen survey results like this for my 20 years in the real estate business. Is it any wonder that roughly 60% of home sellers are failing to sell their home? The survey contained the following very scary statistics:

62% of home sellers only interviewed one agent before listing their home.

19% of home sellers talked to three agents before they selected one.

22% were more interested in determining the list price that would make their home competitive than any other service a listing agent would provide.

1% thought professional designations were important when picking their agent. The other 99% didn’t see the value to be of consequence.

3% found picked their agent by walking in or calling a real estate office and speaking to the agent who had floor duty at the time they called.

I believe that we are facing a tougher real estate market today than ever before (even worse than before the beginning of the Homebuyer Tax Credit) and that home sellers need all the help they can get. Rather than just hiring somebody they know with a real estate license, they should utilize the tools that can be found on the internet and select an organization that will get them results.

When we look at the current trend of success rates for home sellers, we see the market turning south again. The Homebuyer Tax Credit brought us up from a 30% success rate to a 43% success rate, but we now are going to be falling again. The number of solid buyers in the market has been thinned by many factors including a struggling economy, fewer loan programs, and the loss of buyers now to the previous period where the tax credit motivated them to purchase early.

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