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2011
When it comes to Generation Y home buyers, as a real estate agent you’re going to find that their needs are different from the previous generation of home buyers. Who is Generation Y anyway? Generation Y is anyone born between 1977 and 1995. This generation is accustomed to operating in a worl...
03/30/2011
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Located within the friendly confines of the Gwinnet Center in Duluth, Georgia, this years REtechSouth conference will be powerful, engaging and unforgettable. DotLoop recently joined REtechSouth as a premiere sponsor for this year’s conference as well as the official host of the REtechSouth after...
03/28/2011
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Buying and selling real estate doesn’t need to be a complicated process. Some might accept the “choke holds” of a typical real estate transaction such as printing, redrafting, faxing and driving, but realtors using an online, collaborative workspace to conduct business with clients have an upper...
03/25/2011
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Real estate is a numbers game. Commission splits, brokerage fees, closing costs, price drops, foreclosures, down payments, mortgage rates, negotiations etc… Yes, real estate is most definitely a numbers game. Real estate is also a people-pleasing, bend-over-backwards, ‘yes sir (or ma’am)’, smi...
03/24/2011
The highly competitive atmosphere in the 2011 economy puts more pressure than ever on real estate brokerages and agents to close deals with as little overhead as possible. Since many potential clients are still very financially cautious, the hefty overhead fees related to an agent’s travel, meeti...
03/23/2011
So I decided to purchase a condo in downtown Cincinnati a few months ago and found myself engulfed by the overly cumbersome financing process. It’s been a few years since I had been in the market, so I expected to jump through a few more hoops than were necessary. My expectations were reminisce...
03/22/2011
The term “Green”, once thought of as a fad, has now transcended almost every sector of business, namely real estate and construction. Whether it’s green building or LEED certified structures, you noticed the growing influence environmental consciousness is having on the industry, particularly in...
03/17/2011
If you are a successful independent agent or work for a thriving brokerage, you may question the merit of changing the way you do business. Where you work is “where deals get done,” so why make the switch to an online real estate transaction platform? The answer being, failure to adapt in a cha...
03/15/2011
If you are a successful independent agent or work for a thriving brokerage, you may question the merit of changing the way you do business. Where you work is “where deals get done,” so why make the switch to an online real estate transaction platform? The answer being, failure to adapt in a cha...
03/15/2011
When the real estate market isn’t going as well as we would like, realtors should think about how they can best adapt to current situations no matter how challenging this may appear to be. Since the dynamics of marketing have been rapidly changing as a result of Internet related technologies that...
03/03/2011