The Personal Side of Real Estate
The
Personal Side of Real Estate
It's about people,
relationships, networks, character and integrity.
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2007
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I Get by With a Little Help from My FriendsI love Joe Cocker's version of this song. In fact, I like it better as his voice gets older.And that's what I want - a little help from my friends. We have an interesting situation here in the East Bay - Jeff Sposito is pulling 5 franchises out of the In...
04/09/2007
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Somewhat Frank has a write up on improvements at ThinkFree. ThinkFree is the site we used a while back when I was trying out my first online collaboration project with some Active Rainers. One of the new features is a Wordpress plugin. Check it out at: ThinkFree Unleashes 3 New Offerings
04/07/2007
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Greg Tracy over at BlueRoof gives us a few numbers from the American Housing Survey. I thought these few were the most interesting. 12.14% chose the area because it was close to work (page 142)13.37% chose the area because it was close to family/friends (page 142)19.92% chose area because of lo...
04/07/2007
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I've started a campaign of walking our farm. It's a big farm 500 to 700 houses. I'm doing this for several reasons:The most obvious - branding and recognitionTo become more familiar with the neighborhoodTo meet more of the close-in folksTo get a better feel of the real estate activity in the hood...
04/06/2007
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I highly recommend reading this article if you have not done so already.Coldwell Banker is spending the big bucks to position themselves as the #1 Agency on the Internet. This article doesn't even mention their recent investment in Second Life which demonstrates just how agressive and progressive...
04/04/2007
How would you like this epitaph on your tombstone - Went to Hell for Misrepresentation?My observation is there is going to be a crowd.I hear a lot of agents talk about how great open houses are for meeting prospective buyers. Often they go on and on about what a great source of leads open houses ...
04/03/2007
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On the front page of the current edition of "OutFront," the Keller Williams' agent news magazine is an article about "Mega Agents" that came over to Keller Williams because of the business model. Enough data has now been collected to throw out some numbers comparing the last full year at their pr...
04/01/2007
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“The Most Desperate Town in the West” in the mid 1800’s is now a thriving community in the TriValley Region of the East Bay area in California. Pleasanton sits at the crossroads of Interstates 580 and 680. Pleasanton is home to the Alameda County Fairgrounds. First Alameda County Fair – 1859 Firs...
04/01/2007
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Who’s the Fool in this April tale? A homeowner is thinking of selling and responds to a real estate agent’s ad. The agent arranges an appointment to meet and take a look at the property. The homeowner has it in his mind that his home is worth top dollar, a figure based on an appraisal given over ...
03/31/2007
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The
Personal Side of Real Estate
It's about people, relationships, networks, character and integrity.
It's about people, relationships, networks, character and integrity.