neighborhood expert: Who is YOUR Neighorhood Expert - 07/10/08 08:06 AM
Who is YOUR Neighrobhood Expert?
Who
is YOUR Neighborhood Expert?
After
working diligently for the past few months to post valuable content on
Localism regarding the neighborhoods for which I am an
EXPERT, I feel that I must share my thoughts regarding our new
neighborhood expert program on Localism. … (15 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Would you be my...could you be my...won't you be my neighborhood expert?! - 06/09/08 03:18 PM
Won't you be my neighbor?! Mr. Rogers had the right idea...get out there and get to know your neighbors! Help out, lend a hand, and get involved in neighborhood events. He made visits to local business owners and helpful neighborhood role models. Mr. Rogers always rallied his neighbors together. But what … (13 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Localism, what you should be doing and questions about - 03/11/08 07:30 AM
Localism.com is a great place for consumers to get information about their cities, their communities, and you can be the builder and the architect. Posting to Localism.com is a great way to get your points of course. I'm not an expert in SEO or blogging by any means, but I'm not … (5 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Learn About Your Neighborhood - 12/29/07 04:01 PM
Many things shape the area that you live and or farm. Without a doubt the biggest can be the HOA that governs your neighborhood. Recently I just encountered another HOA problem that is making life for some of the owners a terrible experience.
I have just heard of an HOA limiting … (5 comments)
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neighborhood expert: DIRT OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD - 11/16/07 08:05 PM
KNOW THE DIRT OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
This is not a new reality show from Hollywood, but a section from a designation course from the RealtyU Group. The designation, Certified Neighborhood Specialist, an online designation course designed to answer the question, "Who Is An Expert?"
The homes that we all live in or sell … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: THE PERFECT STORM OF INFORMATION Part III - 11/16/07 08:00 PM
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN YOUR CONSUMER?
The real estate professional today needs to not only have a knowledge of the sales statistics available, but needs to learn to ask a better question and have the resources available to ensure that the home a consumer is purchasing is really best suited for them.
Consider … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: THE PERFECT STORM OF INFORMATION Part II - 11/16/07 07:55 PM
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN YOUR CONSUMER?
No longer can the real estate agent play the statistics game discussing, for example, price per square feet in comparison to other areas ... most likely the consumer has researched this information. The consumer has equal, if not better, access to information supplied by data aggregators … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: THE PERFECT STORM OF INFORMATION Part 1 - 11/15/07 04:32 PM
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN YOUR CONSUMER?
From the advent of the MLS information was the key. The access to this information was "the" reason the consumer used a real estate agent. Need to find a house? A buyer almost always had to work with an agent to find the current listings available. … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: FINAL COMMENT On Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood - 11/09/07 11:22 AM
Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood a FINAL COMMENT
It is not an oversight that sales statistics are left off from this list. See previous blogs. Anyone with access to the MLS can investigate sales information about a given neighborhood. But sales statistics in-and-of-themselves does not make you … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #10 - 11/09/07 11:16 AM
Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood
Geographic farming is a marketing technique that is often taught to agents looking to expand their sphere. The idea is simple, select an area and start mailing to the area. However, to farm is to hold yourself out as someone that knows … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #9 - 11/09/07 11:08 AM
Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood
Geographic farming is a marketing technique that is often taught to agents looking to expand their sphere. The idea is simple, select an area and start mailing to the area. However, to farm is to hold yourself out as someone that knows … (2 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #9 - 11/09/07 10:57 AM
Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood
Geographic farming is a marketing technique that is often taught to agents looking to expand their sphere. The idea is simple, select an area and start mailing to the area. However, to farm is to hold yourself out as someone that knows … (2 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #8 - 11/08/07 11:41 AM
Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood
Geographic farming is a marketing technique that is often taught to agents looking to expand their sphere. The idea is simple, select an area and start mailing to the area. However, to farm is to hold yourself out as someone that knows … (2 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #7 - 11/07/07 05:55 PM
Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood
Geographic farming is a marketing technique that is often taught to agents looking to expand their sphere. The idea is simple, select an area and start mailing to the area. However, to farm is to hold yourself out as someone that knows … (3 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #6 - 11/06/07 11:05 AM
Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood
Geographic farming is a marketing technique that is often taught to agents looking to expand their sphere. The idea is simple, select an area and start mailing to the area. However, to farm is to hold yourself out as someone that knows … (1 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #5 - 11/05/07 07:12 PM
Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood
Geographic farming is a marketing technique that is often taught to agents looking to expand their sphere. The idea is simple, select an area and start mailing to the area. However, to farm is to hold yourself out as someone that knows … (3 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #2 - 11/02/07 10:58 AM
Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #2
Geographic farming is a marketing technique that is often taught to agents looking to expand their sphere. The idea is simple, select an area and start mailing to the area. However, to farm is to hold yourself out … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood #1 - 11/01/07 06:48 PM
Here is #1 of the Top Ten Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood
Beyond showing your expertise, by knowing these top ten items you can better market your listings by formulating your marketing plan and material to appeal to the generation that is currently living or buying homes in your … (3 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Top 10 Things Any Agent Should Know About Their Neighborhood - 10/31/07 05:37 PM
Here is a list of Top 10 items to know about your neighborhood ... over the next week I will dive into each of them.Geographic farming is a marketing technique that is often taught to agents looking to expand their sphere. The idea is simple, select an area and start mailing … (2 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Great Comments - 10/22/07 02:48 PM
Just to show you that not all media is bad ... I was listening to a Podcast by a national talk radio host who nailed it ...A caller had called about using a "Listing Service" on the Internet to save the listing commission and was willing to pay a buyer agent. … (2 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Are You Really The Neighborhood Expert? - 10/22/07 10:22 AM
Are You Really The Neighborhood Expert?
I just received a post card from an agent saying she's the neighborhood expert, but after close examination she's not.
What defines a Neighborhood Expert?
A believe a Neighborhood expert should have at lease one closed sale in the neighborhoodA neighborhood expert should have … (7 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Winning As An Expert - 10/21/07 02:23 AM
Winning A Listing Or the Trust of Your Buyer Is About Your Market Knowledge ... but this does not mean your ability to spew statistics .... The information that you must have is the information that separates one neighborhood from another. Remember people buy a neighborhood and live in a house.Think … (2 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Again Reminded About Being An Expert - 09/25/07 07:00 PM
Just got off a call with a client that I have worked with for several years. She explained to me that she was working on a listing for a customer that had bought the property using another agent.
She asked the obvious question, "Why did you not use the other agent?"
Response - … (3 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Know The Rules and Protect Your Client - 09/12/07 07:19 PM
In a poll by Service Magic, http://www.servicemagic.com/rfs/resources/media/videosHome.jsp?link_id=6829 consumers were surveyed about their experiences with HOAs. Interesting items to note is the percentage of those that have had "all-out-wars" with HOAs 19% and those that would rather live with a neighbor who kept their property in a poor condition than have an HOA … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Power Curve Shift - 09/12/07 04:20 PM
USA Today's Cover story on Monday, May 8, 2006 - "It's always OPEN HOUSE as real estate goes online
The article clearly addresses the value proposition of hiring a real estate agent to buy or sell a home. Citing that properties from over 800 MLS services can be viewed and toured via … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Great Quote - 08/07/07 06:16 PM
Just recently I heard a great quote ... "Information is FREE ... Knowledge you must pay for!" If this is not the most representative quote about our current real estate market I do not know what is.
Information is FREE ... and with the Internet anyone can find almost anything about the area they … (1 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Adding Value - 07/16/07 07:50 PM
A friend was reviewing a Whitepaper that I am co-authoring regarding the Information Explosion ... the question she posed was rather interesting. Why does a person need a real estate agent?
With the ever expanding access to information what role does a real estate professional play? A consumer today can research almost … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Homes For Sale in Broward and Miami Dade County - Your Neighborhood Expert Michelle Burgos, REALTOR - 06/27/07 10:10 PM
Looking for a home in Broward or Miami Florida? View up-to-date MLS Listings of Homes for Sale. Here you can view photos, virtual tours, schedule appointments for private viewings and even save your favorite homes for future reference.
Contact Michelle Burgos "The Neighborhood Expert" for all of Your Real Estate Needs!
View Our … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: MIRAMAR REAL ESTATE, MIRAMAR REALTOR NEWS, MONARCH LAKES BOARD MEETINGS - 06/23/07 02:15 PM
Portofino North Association Board Meetings
The meetings are scheduled for the first Thursday of each month at 7:30PM. The meetings are held at the Portofino North club house.
Monarch Lakes Master Board Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. The meetings are held at the Harbour Lake Townhomes Pool cabana.
For … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: MIRAMAR HOMES FOR SALE - 14116 SW 51 Ct - Vizcaya - Escada - CALL MICHELLE BURGOS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD EXPERT - 06/20/07 07:07 PM
14116 SW 51 Ct - Vizcaya/Escada ASKING: $369,900
WOW! Lowest priced 4/2.5 in the community. Don't let this price fool you this house IMMACULATE! Mediteraniean architecture accentuates this beauty of a home, with 9 ft ceilings, archways, neutral colors throughout, upgraded cabinets and more. Located in the community of Escada and close to … (0 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Welcome to Hillsborough County and Active Rain... - 06/08/07 09:05 AM
Just a short post to say "WELCOME TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY" and Active Rain (The BEST neighborhood expert Real Estate Website on the web!)
If you are planning to relocate to the Tampa Bay area, feel free to call me regarding information on any Community in the Hillsborough and Pasco County areas.
I have … (5 comments)
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neighborhood expert: Why Every American Should Have a Real Estate Agent - 01/10/07 01:06 AM
by David Kucic, Hawaii Real Estate Agent
Hawaii Real Estate
How much do you pay your CPA? How about your gardener? Mechanic? Dentist? Doctor? Barber? Yup, they are all on your payroll. But how much do you pay your personal real estate agent? What? You don't have a personal real estate agent? You … (3 comments)
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neighborhood expert: There is no straight line home... - 01/07/07 07:52 AM
We're curious. We've always been that way.
We like to check out neighborhoods and see what folks are up to. There is always some street we haven't been down recently and we are going to take it. It's a natural curiosity that pays dividends when you are in this business.
I frequently get … (34 comments)
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