Collette's Blog

I had some questions about lead referrals on AR.  I am not sure exactly what they all are.  I know you send referrals to other agents, but I have been on AR for almost 2 years now and have not recieved one referral.  Am I doing something wrong or is there something you need to do?  Any advice wou...

There needs to be more engaged activity in philanthropic work and more giving back to the community. I believe it is a very important key to success for realtors to be outstanding and involved members in their area.Tower Realty encourages its agents to give of their time to charitable and communi...

The percentage of vacant homes for sale in the United States set a new record high in the first quarter of this year, the government said Monday. The Census Bureau report shows that shows that 2.9% of U.S. homes -- excluding rental properties -- were vacant and up for sale, compared with 2.8% in ...

Tower Realty's " Happy Campaign" started in January of 2008. It has been a tremendous success so far says broker, Collete Lee. Our company wanted to focus on the positive not the negative. For instance, if you look at the windows of our office on the corner of Brocton and Indiana there are bright...

A forecast conducted by Chapman's Anderson Center for Economic Research predicts that Inland Southern California will continue pushing down home prices until late 2009, although the region's overall economy will improve next year. It seems there are more factors at play here with the retail marke...

I was hoping that someone could explain to me a little bit more on how AR works.  I post the blogs and respond to the maximum amount of comments I can each day, but I am curious as to how AR determines your ranking in your city, etc.  If someone could break this down for me I would greatly apprei...

In this market of REO's and short sales it is good to remember what is the magic number for your clients. You want your offer to be good enough to attract the seller's attention, but not too high that you overpay for the property. So what to do? Hopefully some of these tips can help you. Differen...

I am sure you have all been watching the news and have seen the great devastation of the flooding that is occuring in the midwest regions.  I was looking at pictures on the internet of Cedar Rapids, IA, the whole city is basically underwater.  I feel so fortunate for the things that I have and as...

I have seem to notice today that the majority of people I talk to just seem to be down.  I am not sure if it is because we are all waiting for the weekend or just we are all frustrated with the way things are going these days.  I just wanted to share with all of you that no matter what, if you st...

The Riverside YWCA will be holding it's 16th annual Check Signing Party on June 19th at a beautiful home in Riverside with gourmet catering by DELICIOUS DISH.  You are invited! Your admission is a $200 donation that is leveraged to receive a 1,278% return!!  This is the signature event of the Pro...