denise lones: Jump Start for Fall!
- 08/28/17 03:36 PM
Jump Start for Fall!
Can you believe that we are almost at the end of August and September is right around the corner? What a great time to reflect back on your year and to celebrate your wins and examine your struggles.
With kids going to school and our focus turning away from summer activities, this is a great time to examine your business and determine if you are on track - or if you need to make some adjustments as you head towards the end of the year.
First some evaluation:
Are You on Track Financially?
This is the … (2 comments)
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denise lones: The Velcro Client: Why You Need Them and How to Get Them
- 08/18/17 11:17 AM
The Velcro Client: Why You Need Them and How to Get Them
It doesn't seem like a week goes by without a new model of real estate company popping up threatening to undermine your business. These models are offering creative incentives and discounts to potential sellers and they are making real estate selling look very easy. Of course, there will always be competition in the real estate marketplace, but agents today need to take steps now to ensure their real estate clients are not lured by these offers.
The key to safeguarding your business against this is by working … (5 comments)
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denise lones: The Changing Face of Real Estate: 2017 and Beyond
- 08/11/17 04:44 PM
The Changing Face of Real Estate: 2017 and Beyond
Real estate has been through so many changes over the past 10 years and there are more to come. If we take a good look at how our population is aging and changing you can easily forecast some changes ahead. In this two-part series we will look at the top 10 changes and trends the real estate industry will experience in the next few years to come.
Baby Boomers Double Down on Real Estate
Baby Boomers are coming into some cash in the way of inheritance money and they are investing … (0 comments)
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denise lones: Your Online Profiles: Why You Need Them Now More Than Ever!
- 07/28/17 09:29 AM
Your Online Profiles: Why You Need Them Now More Than Ever!
I read a fascinating stat recently from the National Association of Realtors Generational Report. I was shocked to learn that over 92% of the Millennial Generation wants to use a real estate agent on their next real estate purchase or sale. This is even higher than the desire of Baby Boomers to work with Real Estate professionals. The one very strong deciding factor for this generation is how you stacked up online: Could they easily find you? Did you have a strong online presence? How well did you … (5 comments)
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denise lones: September: The Gateway to Finishing the Year Strong
- 07/24/17 04:12 PM
September: The Gateway to Finishing the Year Strong
Depending on when you read this you might be wondering why I am already talking about September. But September is just around the corner (doesn't it seem like Memorial Day was just a few days ago?) and it is one of those make-it or break-it months in real estate. It can set you up for record-breaking success or it can set you up for a ho-hum fall. It can be your springboard to the most robust quarter of the year for in terms of sales success. It can also prove to … (9 comments)
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denise lones: The Summer Time Hues: The Different Colors of Summer Real Estate
- 07/07/17 10:23 AM
The Summer Time Hues: The Different Colors of the Summer Real Estate Rainbow
Summer is here, and potential buyers and sellers are experiencing different levels of real estate urgency. Some are rushing to make that summer time purchase or sale while others are basking in the sun with no desire to even think about making a move because they are so busy enjoying the weather. Summer is a very interesting time for real estate agents because while some of them are super busy with hardly a break since early spring, others are twiddling their thumbs wondering when their clients … (4 comments)
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denise lones: The Market Seems Slow, Should I Be Worried?
- 06/30/17 10:11 AM
The Market Seems Slow, Should I Be Worried?
I have had many inquiries lately about the state of the real estate market. Many agents have asked me if they should be concerned about their local market slowing down.
As we all know, real estate is a local cyclical business that has its ebbs and flows. We have been experiencing a very active market for the past number of years so any sign of a change in the pace of the market could turn on alarm bells for those agents who lived through the very difficult markets of 2007 through … (0 comments)
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denise lones: Who Are Your Best and Most Reliable Clients?
- 06/23/17 09:43 AM
Who Are Your Best and Most Reliable Clients?
Imagine you are in a contest and were competing against 100 other agents.
The goal is to be the first to generate a bona fide buyer or seller - that is someone that is ready to put their home on the market with you or to write an offer on a property.
The prize is $25,000! But there can be only one winner.
What would you do to win? Would you:
Quickly sign up for an online lead generation company to send you cold leads? Would you start knocking on doors … (6 comments)
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denise lones: Millennials Out Number Baby Boomers: Big Changes are Coming
- 06/16/17 12:39 PM
Millennials Out Number Baby Boomers: Big Changes are Coming
Baby Boomers are born between 1946 and 1964 while Millennials are those individuals born between 1982 and 2000. They have now officially outnumbered the Baby Boomers and this is creating some interesting shifts and demands in the real estate market. If you are helping Millennials to buy or sell in this market there are some things that you need to know. Here are some interesting facts about Millennials:
81.3 million – There are currently over 81 million Millennials living in the United States. They have now outnumbered the Baby Boomers.
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denise lones: Anything is Possible with Persistence
- 06/09/17 02:35 PM
Anything is Possible with Persistence
I can still clearly remember the day my daughter Alannah called me from college to tell me she had found a homeless dog. Her school was over 1000 miles away. She was living in a no-pets-allowed apartment. So this newly rescued dog would not be possible for her to keep. I knew where she was going with this, and I wanted no part of it. She went on to tell me how scared and frail this dog was, and how it needed a home, and she just couldn’t bear the thought of it living … (2 comments)
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denise lones: The Changing Face of Real Estate: Who's Buying, What Are They Buying?
- 06/02/17 12:11 PM
The Changing Face of Real Estate: Who's Buying, What Are They Buying?
The National Association of REALTORS® has been studying home buyers and sellers by generation since 2013. The Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report looks at both the differences and similarities of the generations. The report also looks at how the generations affect the real estate industry.
This report is very important because it details who is increasing in numbers in the market and who is decreasing. This is critical information for builders, developers, real estate agents and remodelers.
Some of the highlights include the following:
The … (4 comments)
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denise lones: Video: The Next Best Thing in Real Estate Marketing
- 05/26/17 09:03 AM
Video: The Next Best Thing in Real Estate Marketing
Most real estate agents are familiar with doing videos to market their listings but they stop there. Videos for marketing yourself, your services, your area of specialty, your market knowledge and buyer and seller tips are just a few ideas for using video in your business.
Videos allow potential clients the opportunity to get to know you before they even meet you. Many agents that use this type of video in their business report that they are contacted to come and list a client’s home without ever meeting or speaking … (1 comments)
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denise lones: Leverage: A Way To Give Yourself a Raise
- 05/18/17 03:49 PM
Leverage: A Way To Give Yourself a Raise
In my two previous Zebra Reports How Much Money Do You REALLY Make? and What's Your Net?, I talked about how to calculate your gross and net rates of pay per hour. This week's article will show you how to take this information and make good decisions based on this information.
Working smart is about knowing how to leverage your time to make more money. By knowing what you make per hour you make smarter decisions with your time. Knowing your "rate" means you can quickly calculate the risk/reward factor of … (14 comments)
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denise lones: What's Your Net?
- 05/12/17 09:06 AM
What's Your Net?
Last week I talked about how important it is to truly being able to calculate how much money an agent makes per hour by dividing their gross commission income by total number of hours worked in a given year.
For example, if you make $100,000 gross commission and you work 40 hours per week for 52 weeks (2080 hours per year) you would make $48.08 per hour.
If you have yourself 4 weeks of vacation you would actually be giving yourself a raise because now you would only be working 1840 hours which would bump your … (3 comments)
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denise lones: How Much Money Do You REALLY Make?
- 05/04/17 05:05 PM
How Much Money Do You REALLY Make?
When I think about how many hours most people work per week, I think you would agree that 40 hours is what most people would guess to be the average hours that most people work in a typical business setting. When I think about real estate agents, I think you would also agree that most real estate agents can work many hours one week and less another week. In other words, their work hours are flexible and therefore do not conform to the "corporate average."
When I am working with an agent … (6 comments)
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denise lones: Real Estate & Gardening - Kindred Spirits!
- 04/28/17 09:31 AM
Real Estate & Gardening - Kindred Spirits!
Real Estate and gardening have more in common than you might think. Savvy real estate agents have figured this out.
Think about planting a garden. You make sure the soil is good quality, you decide what you want to plant, you plant your seeds, and then you water the seeds and tend to that garden on a regular basis.
The key word here is REGULAR. You wouldn't even dream of expecting your garden to grow if you failed to tend to it or water it.
I remember a number of years ago … (3 comments)
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denise lones: Tax Pressure!
- 04/14/17 10:10 AM
Tax Pressure!
April 18 (tax day this year) is coming up quickly and many of us are experiencing the nail-biting tension of getting receipts and forms in order. If there's any time of the year that forces us to face our own shortcomings with a head-on vengeance, it's tax day.
The below lessons are not just relevant right now in the height of tax season (or months from now if you already threw in the towel and filed an extension), but are lessons that will help us every day of the year:
Deadlines
There's nothing like a deadline to light … (2 comments)
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denise lones: STEP UP or STEP OUT: Buyers and the Multiple Offer Market
- 04/07/17 04:41 PM
STEP UP or STEP OUT: What Buyers Need to Know About a Multiple Offer Market
I have had at least three calls in the past week from frustrated agents who were trying to figure out what they were doing wrong and why their clients lost yet another offer in a multiple offer situation. After long discussions that detailed every step of what these agents did, I was convinced that it wasn't so much about what the agents did it was more about what the buyers didn't do.
In today's highly competitive, fast-paced market, the buyers need to STEP UP … (6 comments)
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denise lones: The Changing Climate of Real Estate
- 03/31/17 09:39 AM
The Changing Climate of Real Estate
The real estate market has certainly seen its ups and downs over the past 10 years. If you are a real estate agent that has been in the business longer than a decade you have been witness to a dramatically changed real estate climate.
Gone are the days where you can simply hold a real estate license and expect to call yourself a real estate expert. Today's true professional has to be like a warrior, able to fight for your clients in a multiple offer situation and able to fight off the negativity … (0 comments)
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denise lones: Keeping Calm: Strategies for Reducing Buyer Stress
- 03/24/17 09:01 AM
Keeping Calm: Strategies for Reducing Buyer Stress
In a fast-paced market, emotions can easily run high. In this kind of market, buyers can quickly start feeling defeated - the possibility of winning in a multiple-offer can seem next to impossible. When this happens, it is critical that agents reflect on how they can keep their buyer both objective and calm so that they can make smart and effective decisions on their next offer.
Here are four ideas that will help your buyers keep a level head throughout the home search.
Educate Your Buyer
Showing buyers list prices for homes comparable … (8 comments)
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