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Active Rain-NAR and Stagers...How cool.

Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty

June 18, 2007 12:08 PM

I thought this was so cool, I'm not sure if anyone posted about it but if they did I missed it.

I am a regular visitor to the NAR's website REALTOR.org . I like it because I usually can find lots of good information there and it's all free for me to use. Plus I really like to get as much bang as I can out of my dues dollars.

Today while surfing the site I was checking out seller tips and Home staging. I think in this market staging is becoming all the more important and I wanted to see what I could find.

Of course NAR has a whole section on staging. They have a ton of research available...books, articles the whole nine yards. Imagine my surprise when under the General Tips section the first article I saw was by a fellow Active Rainer Lori Kim Polk! NAR linked to Lori's article she posted on Active Rain. How very cool!

General Tips

"Honey, stop the car!" The importance of curb appeal, (www.activerain.com, May 27, 2007).

Lori Kim Polk,

Artful Journey Designs and Staging

I love that NAR is recognizing Active Rain!!! Way to go Lori!

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Monika McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH

Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

Joshua...Thanks so much for commenting. I saw that rebuttal and thought they did a great job on it.

Jun 18, 2007 12:35 PM

Lynda Eisenmann

Preferred Home Brokers - Brea, CA

Broker Associate ,CRS,GRI,SRES, Brea,CA, Orange Co

Hey Monika,

Thanks for sharing. As Ann mentioned I too use the NAR site. Lot's of good stuff there so why not use it? The surveys for example, I used much of the data in my listing presentations, it helps keep you right on top of things. And we've already paid for it right?

Jun 18, 2007 12:36 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH

Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

Lynda...I just downloaded the 07 agent profile to use in my next class..excellent material! Plus the legal scan just came out. There really is a lot of great stuff there.

Jun 18, 2007 12:44 PM

Lynda Eisenmann

Preferred Home Brokers - Brea, CA

Broker Associate ,CRS,GRI,SRES, Brea,CA, Orange Co

Monika,

I know what you mean. I used a portion of it myself in a prior post about 2 weeks ago. Since then I've used a bit of it in my aor orientation. I see your a trainer, I do a little myself. Although mostly for my AOR.

The legal scan? Not sure what that is, I'll take a look. Thanks again for sharing!

Jun 18, 2007 12:49 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH

Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

Lynda, The legal scan is a great resource. I've used material from the last one many times. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Jun 18, 2007 01:03 PM

Roger Stensland

Keller Williams Realty Puget Sound - Maple Valley, WA

Let's Move!

I haven't read the article yet, but it is always cool to hear about fellow Rainers getting recognition from other organizations.

Jun 18, 2007 01:04 PM

Jay McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Exeter, NH

Real Estate Broker

It is nice to have such a great resource and unfortunately I don't think it is utilized to it's potential.

Jun 18, 2007 01:08 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH

Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

Roger...I agree I think it's great to see that happening.

Jay..I'm with you there...That web site is so under utilized.

Jun 18, 2007 01:30 PM

Lisa Hill

Florida Property Experts - Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Beach Real Estate

I use Planet Realtor all the time too. I agree. We might as well get all we can from our dues. I especially like to see the current market data and statistics.

port orange fl agent

Jun 18, 2007 02:28 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Prudential Verani Realty - Atkinson, NH

NH Real Estate Broker

Cheryl...I could spend a few hours just reading!

Lisa...I'm all for getting my monies worth and really use that site.

Thanks for commenting!

Jun 18, 2007 02:44 PM

Neal Bloom

Brokered by eXp Realty LLC - Weston, FL

Realtor CRS-Weston FL Real Estate

I have surfed their website many times and have read some great articles..I need to spend more time reading there...but not enough hours in a day. Good information to give to your readers!

Jun 18, 2007 11:52 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH

Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

Thanks so much Neal. So many REALTORS have no idea how even get to the website never mind sign on. They are missing out on some valuable research items.

Jun 19, 2007 12:04 AM

Dennis Williams

HouseMaster of NH and ME - Rochester, NH

Now if we could get NHAR to link to some of us !

Jun 20, 2007 06:43 AM

Monika McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH

Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

That would be very nice! I wonder if she knows about it???

Jun 20, 2007 06:44 AM

Lori Kim Polk

Premiere Home Staging : Home Staging Services - Roseville, CA

Home Stager - Roseville, Sacramento

Monika... OMG! I had no idea and I am so flattered! Thank you so much for letting me know. I have been on a Staging frenzy the last 10 days and I haven't been able to check in here. This was such a nice thing for you to do.... thank you! How do did they pick up the Blogs like this? I will be writing another one in the next day or so which will be the 2nd in a series. I am so excited about seeing this. Thank you so much again for letting me know and for writing this Blog about me, that was so nice of you!

All the best to you,

Lori

Jun 20, 2007 05:46 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH

Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

Thank you Lori. I glad you got to see it!!! I thought it was really neat when I saw it and just had to post about it!

Congratulations Lori!

Jun 20, 2007 11:17 PM

marti garaughty

garaughty.com - Montreal, QC

a highly caffeinated creative type...

HI Monika, I'm not surprised about stagers getting some prominent attention on REALTOR.org, they've become such an important part of the real estate game and such a useful marketing tool for home owners.

Lately I seem to read as much input from stagers on realty blogs as I do from realtors. Have a great weekend...

marti garaughty, creative branding for realtors who want to stand out in a crowd

Jun 30, 2007 02:23 AM

Monika McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH

Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

Hi Marti,

Staging has really come a long way. There are a lot of posts about staging on AR and the timing is perfect as this market is such that sellers and REALTORS can use all the help they can get.

Thanks for commenting.

Jun 30, 2007 05:30 AM

Yvonne Root

rooms b.y. root - Prescott, AZ

Home Stager - Northern Arizona

Monika, As a friend of Lori's I just had to stop by here and add my little note. Lori is a fantastic stager who knows her business and it is wonderful that NAR has acknowledged her. It is even better that you took the time to notify her and the AR community. Thanks Monika!

Jul 09, 2007 05:03 PM

Monika McGillicuddy

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH

Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

Yvonne. Thank you so much. I was thrilled when I saw Lori's post on the NAR website and just had to post about it! Thank you!!

Jul 09, 2007 11:59 PM

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