Dear Mr. Top Producer - 06/27/08 01:32 PM
Dear Mr. Top Producer since 1990,
I want to thank you for following up with for your sellers with a somewhat desperate call to me for feedback from my showing of your listing.
It's nice to know that you mentioned in the voice mail 3 times that you really wanted pricing … (12 comments)
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Handling the strain...real estate therapy 101 - 06/26/08 10:40 PM
Paul Slaybaugh recently wrote a post. You all can go and read it. It's a good post as usual. A couple of days later, I had some floundering clients that inspiried me to write this post. These events did bring up for me the issue of mental health, stress, and real estate.
In my … (26 comments)
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South Salem Neighborhood Open House Sunday June 29th 1:00-4:00 PM - 06/26/08 10:04 PM
Gas prices are high and agents know buyers need to conserve gas. I want to let you know that we agents, from different brokerages no less, have banded together to make it convenient for buyers to come and view our listings.We have the first South Salem Neighborhood Open House planned for … (0 comments)
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Is your client setting you up? - 06/25/08 10:41 PM
I take the words buyer agent very seriously. My buyers sign a buyer agency agreement with me, and one of the terms in the agreement is whether or not they want me to search the FSBO listings for them.
Most of my buyers want me to look, knowing that they would … (6 comments)
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38808 Main St Scio, OR - 06/24/08 11:10 AM
I love the character of old homes. I love the details that our newer homes seem to lack.
This home in Scio, OR was built in 1905. Imagine being over 100 years old and going strong!
The home has interesting architecture in that it has more classic Victorian lines with … (1 comments)
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I never, almost never, tell my clients what to do - 06/23/08 02:56 PM
These are uncertain times for many people. Projections are that many areas are going to continue to decline with regard to the real estate market. Gas prices are soaring, food prices are going up, home equity lines are being slashed, foreclosures are continuing...need I go on?
Buyers are worried about buying … (26 comments)
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An interesting proposition - 06/18/08 12:10 PM
As usual, I was reading my blog feeds to get a feel for what's new in real estate. I have been very busy lately, so my opportunities to blog have been limited. I finally had some time, so I spent last night catching up.Jeff Brown, a real estate agent in CA, proposed … (3 comments)
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Why you should be a statistics fiend - 06/14/08 11:55 PM
I'm a statistics fiend. Gimme data, lots of data, the more the better.
I am a firm believer that if I am going to invest my time or money into something, I need to be able to measure outcomes. It's one of the things I love about internet advertising for my clients. … (7 comments)
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Anti-puffing: a solid marketing plan? - 06/12/08 12:09 AM
First of all you need to know that I really dislike puffing. Agents know the term puffing: it's what some agents do when describing a property.
Stunning views! (yes the mountains are great, but what about 50 junky cars that my neighbor has on their property right below that view)
or handyman's … (2 comments)
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Creative Writer with a Real Estate License - 06/09/08 10:08 PM
All you have to do is read the title of this blog, and you can probably guess who it is about.
Paul Slaybaugh, wrote a nice tribute post to Andrew Lenza recently. As all of you know, Andrew made his last post on AR in order to try and gain more … (12 comments)
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Salem Oregon Real Estate Market Conditions - 06/09/08 03:05 PM
With the end of May, comes the time to look at the monthly market conditions.
The market is currently sitting on a fault line. You know how some fault lines move just a little bit every year so you never have a big earthquake, and others jerk all at once? I … (2 comments)
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The Wheel of Fugly - 06/06/08 10:12 AM
I'd like to welcome our sellers to the Wheel of Fugly...where market stats are going to make you cry.Category is INVENTORY:Here's the puzzle: __.__% ____ ________ ____ ___ ____ ____ ___ ____.Spin the wheel: Oh, you got ugly. Spin it again: Ugh, ugly again. That's a bummer.Well, you've got a plethora … (0 comments)
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I think I'll wait for the annual half-off sale - 06/04/08 01:45 PM
I am a voracious reader and many of my favorite bookstores, offer specials such as buy two, get one free, etc. I'm always there stocking up on books.
When I read Ines' blog about CB's 10% for 10 days promotion I was surprised and not surprised. We are in a difficult market, … (3 comments)
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At least I know I tried to make it better - 06/02/08 10:30 PM
Several months ago, I had a listing with a wonderful seller. We received an offer on his house and we were excited. It was close to full price and considering the rapid decline in the market, we were both happy. The transaction turned into a nightmare after just five days into the contract. … (8 comments)
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An old idea re-emerges - 06/02/08 12:04 PM
I had planned to blog today about gas prices. As I logged onto Active Rain, John McArthur, was at the top of my subscribed blog list and so I clicked to read his most current blog. If you haven't read John, you really need to. Anyway, he wrote a fabulous post. … (2 comments)
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