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Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:32:29 -0500

I am trying to think of a few selling points for this one. Here is what I have so far:

Home buyers are just flooding in!
Private dock included!
Waterfront property!
Kinda like Venice!

Let us know if you have any other ideas.

SpamRealty: Over categorizing/tagging your posts.

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:59:51 -0600

I can’t stand spam! It comes in many forms: slimy meat in a can, unsolicited emails, and lame comment on blogs. With real estate blogs popularity ever increasing, more and more Realtors are becoming bloggers. Many over zealous Realtors are tempted to spam their own blog by adding more categories then necessary or tag that aren’t even relevant.

The other day while looking over some local real estate blogs, I came across a prime example of a Realtor taking categorizing post to the extreme. Below is the list of tags this post was giving(19):

Posted by SpamRealty in: Search Utah County Real Estate for Sale, Utah County Real Estate, Buying a Home, FSBO, For Sale by Owner, Home Buying Tips, Provo, Provo Utah, Real Estate Statistics, Selling a Home Provo, Provo average sales price, Provo home prices, Provo homes, Provo house, Provo housing, Provo real estate, Provo sales prices, Provo Utah

The post was maybe two paragraphs long and made no mention of FSBO. Honestly give it a rest! Pick one or two categories and call it good.

P.S. I made changes to the quoted section so I wouldn’t be plagiarizer, but you get the idea.

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My First Month of Twittering

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:56:59 -0600

Just learning about twitter!
Wondering if you can send links. Lets try: blog.gundygroup.com
Ha! It worked!
So sick of JTM’s bulk crap… More on that later.
I meant bull crap
Now I’m mad at the MLS… long story
Just checking out MyBlogLog
Just saved Twitter’s # to my phone.
Thinking about blogging… Getting late!
Just blogged about twitter. check it out here.
Posting it on ActiveRain also.
Drinking chocolate milk before bed… I think Twitter is for people who don’t have friends they can text…. Good night!
Staying home with the boy. While the wife heads up to the corp. office in SLC.
Showing Aaron my twitter page.
Rush hour! Oh snap!
I think Rich Jacobson is a nerd!
It is hard to get any work done when I have to watch my boy…
Just tried send a photo to Twitter… didn’t work!
Playing with Joomla
Wanting to work on new project. I’ll call Jordan in a bit.
When to church, afterwards we drove around near our old house (The Burkshire), and checked out all the new houses going up.
Got some good blogging ideas from EKDAY. It’s great for key words & informative.
I consider Mitt Romney to be one of my roll models…
I now have a Twitter follower. His name is Matt, and I have no idea who he is.
Twitter you key words: Utah County Real Estate, Real Estate Marketing, Utah Homes for sale…alright that enough!
Hey! Check out blog.rooski.com
Jamming to some tones on Last.fm
Sad that the BYU game in San Diego has been postponed.
Taking my brother to the air port at 4 in the morning… Not to fun!
I realized that I always twitter before bed, kinda like someone would write in a diary.
Need to recharge my phone!
I love the Jimmy Kimmal Show.
Ben Harper has a new album. I’m stoked about that!
Twitter your key words Part II: Sundance real estate, Alpine real estate, condo near BYU. Nice…
Just added a few real estate Twitters to my list.
Blogged about “Zillow Eyes”. What kind of name is that!
Sometime the lamest post gets the most attention/comments on ActiveRain.
The wife is holding an open house in Payson tomorrow. Love it if some buyers came!
Oh ya, I almost forgot… I now have a featured spot at ActiveRain under Orem, UT. I only need to move up one more spot to have in all of Utah County.
When I’m done with “My Twitter Test” I’m gonna blog about it. I’m sure it will fit in every category that I have.
Man what a worth less Saturday! That’s what I get for been sick.
I rented the movie “Closing Escrow” last night. Very Funny, but kinda slow. Everyone who is in the real estate business should watch it.
Chilling at omniture. They have a sweet office!
Just playing around on JibJab.
Just read a port about Mitt Romney on TechCrunch
Left my phone at my mom and dad’s house for the week end. Now I can start Twittering again via text….
Working on a post about million dollar homes in Utah County. Hopefully it turns out!
Interesting fact: The most expensive home listed in Utah County is $12,900,000
Eating at Jason’s Deli… Never been here before. Stay tuned, I’ll let you know what I think.
Jason’s Deli Review: Tasty, Nothing special, over priced. 2 stars tops
Welcome to The Real Estate Zebra! Probably my first “real follower”.
I have to give the leason in sunday school tomorrow and I haven’t prepared anything. Kinda nervous…
Got 2 more followers! –Pat Kitano of http://transparentre.com/ & Steve Dalton of http://daltonsbriefs.blogsp… Welcome guys!
Interesting Fact: There are 4539 homes listed in Utah County.
www.gundygroup.com is now PageRanked a 1. Pretty good for still being under construction…
Just added Twitter to MyBlogLog
New Followers: David Bethoney of www.propertyqube.com and Rudolph D. Bachraty III of www.sellsiusrealestate.com Welcome and here’s a link!
Big game tomorrow! BYU vs. Utah…and we have tickets! Baller!

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Real Estate, it’s a Mans Job!?

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:45:32 -0600

Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Real estate and rental and leasing

Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Real estate and rental and leasing

A couple Utah cities made the list:

Park City (m) #26 @ 8.0% , (f) #47 @ 7.9%
Holladay (m) #94 @ 5.8%
Summit Park (m) #99 @ 5.8%

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What is “Zillow Eyes”?

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:39:51 -0500

Yesterday while reading some blogs, I came across a post about myIPneighbors.com. At first glance, I thought that it was about a new real estate website (they need a new logo). I started playing around, checking my site, then move on to other site that I’m interested in. When checking Zillow, I expected to see Zillow Blog, Zillow Feeds, or CoRE. Instead I find Zillow Eyes… What the heck is Zillow Eyes? Is it something new they are working on? Is it the new mortgage service they have been talking about. What’s your best guess?

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My Twitter Test

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:20:06 -0500

For the while now (feels like forever) I have been hearing and reading about a site/service called Twitter. It has never really sounded all that interesting to me. Well, today I decided to just stop fighting, swallow my pride, and start twittering. But there is a twist, I am only going to do it for a month. If I don’t care for it…Done! If you’re really interested in where I’m going to lunch or that I’m updating my FaceBook at 2 a.m., feel free to check it out!

Tell me what you think about Twitter. Do you use it? Have you tried it? Sick of hearing about it? Love it…post your own Twitter link!

Please Post your comments here also.

Picasso’s Featured Listing

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:46:34 -0500

Today I thought I would try my hand at being Pablo Picasso. I started making a few faces using Mr. Picassohead. Then I decided to make him a real estate agent , which was kinda tricky. I made the home out of two noses, an eyebrow, and some other random objects. I think if Pablo were in the real estate biz, he would of have some great marketing materials (and closing gifts)! Next up…. sculpting.

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Dreaming of your dream homes

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:22:43 -0500

Ever think about what your dream house would be like? I know you do! Everyone does it. Now you don’t have to just dream about it, you can have the blue prints (at least a part) and a description. Here’s mine…

Your kitchen is someplace you never go, because you “have people for that.” There’s a Chocolatessen, which is rapidly becoming your favorite room of the house. Having one is also becoming a trend among your wealthy neighbors. Your master bedroom is the size of a small barn, with carpet thick enough to reach your ankles. Your study has hardback editions of every classic ever written, plus a special edition of Rich Dad, Poor Dad with the parts you ghost-authored highlighted. One of your garages holds your collection of ferraris, and is measured in acreage.

Your home also includes a guest wing and private quarters for your servants. Outside is your hedge maze and gardens, meticulously tended by a team of world-class botanists.

Whether your “real” dream home is a cabin in Sundance, a condo near BYU, or what ever. If it’s in Utah County let us help you find it!

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Carnival of Real Estate’s First Fifty

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:12:22 -0500

We here at GundyGroup are big time blog readers. Especially when it comes to real estate. For the past year or so we have enjoyed the Carnival of Real Estate. To show our support we’ll give a lil’ link love to the first fifty.

Hopefully by the time it hits 100 we’ll be on the list!

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Our New Payson Pad

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:41:47 -0500

On September 11th we signed papers and moved into our new place. We’re loving it! It’s in Ridgestone Condos in Payson. It’s on the west side of the freeway across for Wal-Mart. It has been a long time coming, since construction was suppose to have been completed in early June. Here are some of the things we love most about it:

It’s not someone else’s basement.
Indoor swimming pool (coming soon).
Friends live in the same building.
No mowing a huge yard.
T-Mobile tower near by.
Rachelle loves the kitchen.
Tax write off!

Won’t you be our neighbors - We will be listing a unit in building #1 in a week or so… If you would like more info, feel free to contact us.

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Time to start blogging it up…

Luke Gunderson (Gundy Group - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:34:31 -0500

Hello and welcome to our inaugural post here at the GundyGroup Blog. It’s a real estate blog that will focus mainly on Utah County and the Internet, or a combination of the two. Here are some of the the topics you will see here in the near future:

General real estate news
Technology of real estate
S.E.O.
Trends that affect us locally
Real estate blogging community
Real estate marketing
And many more fun and insightful topics (hopefully)

If you have any questions, ideas, or suggestions please feel free to contact us. Once again thanks for checking us out!

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