The Best....and Worst 25 Markets Forecasted for 2007 - 03/30/07 02:08 PM
From www.homepredictor.com Worst 25 Market Forecast Rank Real Estate Market Median Price 2007 Forecast 1. Miami, Florida $348,000 âˆ' 13.9% 2. San Diego, CA $569,000 âˆ' 13.5% 3. Boston, MA $424,000 âˆ' 11.7% 4. Los Angeles, CA $469,000 âˆ' 10.2% 5. Nassau, NY $448,000 âˆ' 9.4% 6. San Francisco, CA $694,000 âˆ' (6 comments)
Image is Everything - 03/29/07 03:56 PM
Do I mean looks.....no no no. However, marketing yourself makes the difference. Recently, a buddy of mine went to NYC on business and landed at LaGuardia airport. Now, if you've ever flown into any large airport, you can probably relate to this story. Most large cities, like New York, have an ABUNDANCE (4 comments)
Twelve Ways To Capture More Listings Online - 03/29/07 03:26 PM
Old Rule: The Internet will disintermediate real estate professionals. New Rule: The Internet makes personal service even more priceless. It's long been a widely accepted principle that real estate professionals prefer listing properties over working with buyers. After all, the potential profit is greater with listings, because they are more easily managed (167 comments)
Top Agent Shares Common Sense Advice - 03/28/07 09:02 PM
Last year Connie Erickson did $27.6 million in the second-home market of Door County, Wisconsin. She is an instructor for the Graduate Realtor Institute, and has attained the following designations: ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, RRS. She is a Realtor, a Star Power Star, and a Number1Expert. She knows what she's talking (1 comments)
Legislative and Regulatory 2006 Highlights - 03/27/07 02:11 PM
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®' (NAR) Government Affairs and Regulatory and Industry Relations staff are the brokers' advocate for legislative and regulatory issues. Their efforts drove the following accomplishments: Small Business Health PlansNAR was instrumental in drafting S.1955, which would permit Associations to negotiate for and provide health insurance coverage to their (4 comments)
MLS: Industry Asset or Public Utility? - 03/19/07 10:58 AM
Real Estate Trends Report Asks MLS: Industry Asset or Public Utility? RISMEDIA, March 19, 2007-Looking back in time the MLS was supposed to be simple: A seller - a listing - an agreement to share - a buyer - a sale. Everyone benefited, including the buyers and the sellers. It was built (12 comments)
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