real estate: Free Webinar With Stefan Swanepoel Tomorrow! - 03/23/11 04:53 PM
Stefan gets paid to keynote all over the country and help people 'discover their Serengeti' - and tomorrow you can listen to him for free!
Brad Andersohn is hosting a call with Stefan tomorrow about business practices and achieving a quality life. The webinar is entitled"7 Skills To Master Your Business and Life". He is articulating a lot of these concepts in his new book Surviving Your Serengeti, which he'll also be discussing (82 five star reviews already on Amazon!)
** Click to register for the webinar with Brad and Stefan - Thursday, March 24th from 10am-11am PST **
If you want … (6 comments)
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real estate: Real Estate Trends - Chicago Neighborhoods Of: Wicker Park, Bucktown, Noble Square and Ukrainian Village - 10/28/10 01:49 PM
I wanted to shed some light on real estate trends in the neighborhoods surrounding where I live of Bucktown, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village and Noble Square. It is easy to get caught up in the real estate news du jour, but let's step back and see how these neighborhoods have performed over broader periods of time.
First, the valuations over the last 10 years. This chart really highlights why real estate typically isn't a short term investment. In fact, if you bought 10 years ago, values are still above 2001 pricing.
Noble Square Zillow Home Value IndexNoble Square Home Values - … (1 comments)
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real estate: New Price Reduction - 1520 N Bosworth, Chicago, IL in Wicker Park / Bucktown - 10/04/10 09:00 AM
New Price Reduction - 1520 N Bosworth, Chicago, IL in Wicker Park / Bucktown
2 story home with a fantastic floor plan. Because there are no lofted spaces in the home, it makes all 2460 sq ft of this home usable space and sound doesn't carry throughout. There is so much storage, including two extra storage closets, one in the unit and one outside but still in the buidling. Plus a storage shed outside, great for storing your bike!
Parking spot included.
2 full sized patios!
Many upgrades through, including: Cherry hardwood floors, stainless steel kitchen, steam shower, and full sized … (5 comments)
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real estate: 3 Bedroom 2 Story Home On Border Of Wicker Park and Bucktown In Chicago, IL - 10/02/10 10:34 AM
If you want to own real estate close to the action of Wicker Park, the boutiques of Bucktown, the great shopping in Lincoln Park, the Kennedy Expressway, and the Division stop on the Blue Line -then you must check out this home located in Noble Square of Chicago, IL. It is a small neighborhood that is tucked away in the middle these more well-known areas. Because it is lessen known, you can get huge price savings, without scarifying location or square footage. This neighborhood is also sometimes referred to as Near North.
This 3 bedroom duplex is a fantastic place to live. It offers many … (0 comments)
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real estate: Value On Long, Short and Immediate Term Leads - Building A Sale Funnel - 08/31/10 12:16 PM
In the last week I've spoken to one agent who swears his Zillow leads are the most qualified leads he receives, and another agent who thinks otherwise. At RainCamp last week there were a number of people who touted how well the Active Rain system is working for them, and I could easily find just as many people who would argue the opposite and even more who think blogging is a waste of time. Really you can find a blog post about just about any service and you'll see there are those who love it, and those who don't.
So this really … (2 comments)
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real estate: Picture Examples Of Why Professional Photography Is So Important - 08/12/10 10:46 AM
Just in case there is anyone out there that doesn't think professional photography isn't worth it, let me submit a few examples to show that it is. I had taken some photos of my house, but when we decided to list it for sale, I knew the pictures I had taken weren't going to do the home justice. I'll let you figure out which are the professional shots and which are mine! :)
Also, the photos were taken in high definition. This is so important to anyone that may be viewing the home on a device such as the iPhone or the … (17 comments)
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real estate: Las Vegas, Here Comes RainCamp! - 03/19/10 09:12 AM
Don't gamble on your Internet marketing strategy -- learn how to promote your business online the right way. RainCamp is coming to Las Vegas and it's shaping up to be the largest RainCamp ever with professionals from all over the US!
Learn about blogging, search engine optimization (SEO), social media, and more. Plus, network opportunities galore (before blackjack hands - haha).
When: Thursday, April 1, 9 am to 5 pmWhere: Ballroom Theater at UNLV, Las Vegas What: Las Vegas RainCamp, co-sponsored by Zillow and ActiveRain
Registration begins at 8 am and an after-event gathering is scheduled from 5 pm - 7 … (6 comments)
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real estate: White Paper Finds Nationally Foreclosures Sell At 72% Of Market Price - 02/03/10 11:33 AM
I often get asked, does Zillow account for Foreclosures when calculating a Zestimate? Short answer: no.
However the long answer is very interesting. Recently Zillow released a white paper where we looked at the question of if Foreclosures constituted a distinctly separate market from non-Foreclosures. This paper was born from this debate where some thought there were so many Foreclosures that they were the market; while other argued that Foreclosures have characteristics that caused them to sell lower than at market value.
The white paper itself goes into a high level of detail about methodology and data points used, but I'll … (52 comments)
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real estate: Homeowner Optimism Continues To Grow - Good Or Bad Thing? - 08/18/09 08:43 AM
Our quarterly Homeowner Confidence Survey, conducted in partnership with Harris Interactive, was released today. How you feel about the results could depend on what side of the table you are on.
This is the third quarter in a row where homeowners as a majority have predicted that we’ve reached the bottom, believing that their personal home value will not decrease any further. Of the past three quarters, this quarter people were the most optimistic.
34% think their home’s value will increase 47% think their home’s value will stay the same 19% of homeowners think their home’s value will decrease. Those numbers … (12 comments)
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real estate: Marketing To The Generations - Appealing To The Gen X, Y, And Millennial Buyers - 10/13/08 11:47 AM
I recently heard Jeremy Conaway, a real estate industry consultant, speak on a subject I personally find fascinating- generational differences when it comes to buying a home.
Age can be a defining factor, or a generational challenge, when figuring out how to market a home to a particular segment of people. Different aspects of a home are more important to others, and your marketing can be adjusted to accommodate this. For example, according to Jeremy:
Civics - This group tends to value safety, security, they often moved within close proximity to other family members. Neighborhood promotion is what speaks to them.
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real estate: The Psychology of Down - 10/06/08 10:00 PM
After approximately 13 years of positive growth and appreciation in real estate, we are now in our 40th month of a negative growth national trend. When the recover starts (or it may have already started in your area), the psyche will not be same as it was in the early 2000’s for years to come.
It is also predicted that more general market share and position will change hands in the next 18 months, then what has occurred over the last 18 years, again weighing on the average American’s psyche.
The psychological impact of what we are going through is bound … (20 comments)
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real estate: Words Of Advice To The Real Estate Community From Alex Perillo, CEO of Realogy - 09/03/08 10:34 PM
Today was the opening session of the RIS Leadership conference in NYC. Alex Perillo, President and CEO of the Realogy Franchise, was one of the best speakers. He opened by showing how the real estate situation we are in now is a by product of the basic principle of supply and demand. In 2003 we were at about 4.5 months of inventory on the market, this drove prices up. In July of this year we are at 10.6 months, this is driving prices down. The last time inventory levels were this high was in 1985 and it took approximately 8 years to … (34 comments)
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real estate: Do You Need A Real Estate Agent To Sell Your Home? - A Debate - 07/15/08 02:25 PM
US News and World Report is starting a new feature called Housing Rumble on their Home Front blog. It will be a regular feature where they throw out a subject and have two people on opposing sides debate it.
Thier first Rumble centers around "Do you need a real estate agent to sell your home?".
Lucky for real estate agents, one of the best real estate bloggers in the country (IMHO) is representing the Pro Agent side, Jay Thompson. The other side is represented by Greg Healy, who is the VP of Operations at forsalebyowner.com.
If you have some time today, I am … (6 comments)
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real estate: I'm Back.... Pics From Thailand Vacation - 03/28/08 04:46 PM
I'll try to keep this post some what relevant to real estate, but also just wanted to say that we had a great vacation. Thanks to everyone who reached out before hand to offer tips and advice. Below are links to the pictures I promised to post. Being armed with so much knowledge definitely helped us spend more time enjoying our trip and less time sweating the details.
We spent a couple of days in Bangkok and a week in Phuket. The area is booming! There was new construction everywhere. So of course on guided tours when everyone was asking about … (16 comments)
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real estate: Please Sell My House!! Hudson, FL - 04/21/07 07:45 AM
So I have heard all the stories about Florida real estate. I know there is a lot of inventory on the market. I know (all too well) that insurance is outrageously high.
But seriously- my house is on the water, looking out at the gulf (they aren't making any more gulf front property), 3 stories, tons of upgrades. It is a BEAUTIFUL home. We just had a professional cleaning crew go though and landscaper just finished giving it "curve appeal".
And it won't sell.
ANY CREATIVE IDEAS FOR SELLING IN THE FLORIDA MARKET????
The most creative technique we have tried is … (5 comments)
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