After reading Mary Carmichael's interesting piece in the Boston Globe regarding the impact downsizing baby boomers would have on their local real estate market place, I wondered what other issues our community should be dealing with in regards to anticipating and serving the needs of a variety of
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06/12/2007
For those interested in The Village of Marvin, a $240 million mixed-use development. Charlotte's LV Realty envisions nearly 260 residential units, about 75 acres of open space and nearly a half million square feet of offices, shops, restaurants and civic buildings on 168 acres.The below link is
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01/25/2007
Lake Norman - The Lake continues to rock and roll with no sign of a slow down. 2 great reasons to buy now - 1. we're at the low point of the lake now so you know exactly how good your water depth is and 2. our winters for this area are extremely mild: we get a lot of rain instead of snow/ice, an
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11/09/2006
It's time for a new laptop. So, here's where I invite opinions from all the tech savvy Rainers out there.What do you recommend I get? Lots of you have referenced using your tablets...what do you love about them? Which one do you recommend I get?Any specs that you think are absolutely essential
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09/27/2006
On a previous blog regarding Lead Conversion, I mentioned that LeadQual was an integral part of our strategy. In a conversation with them today, I was tickled to hear that several of you (including some very major A/R participants) have called them and are initiating service. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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09/27/2006
Today was ____1____ and I had _____2_______ that I _____3_______ . Hard to believe but ____________4_________. I barely had time to ______5____________. I couldn't help but think about my A/R blog when __________6___________.Here's mine:Today was a circus...I was the clown juggling flaming
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09/26/2006
This time of year we always pull out last years business plan and reflect on how we did on our goals. We usually schedule a two day retreat and spend the time planning out our marketing, deciding what we liked from last year and what we want to add. We bring with us ideas from Star Power and ot
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09/26/2006
Cheers! We need some help with an idea we're working on. We would like to host "house warming" parties for our buyer clients. After they have moved in, we want to host a party at their home to introduce them to their new neighbors, coworkers etc. The idea is to get them to give us a list of c
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09/25/2006
Good Monday Morning! We trust you and your family had a wonderful weekend. It was another gorgeous weekend in Charlotte, sunny and mid 80's with a nice breeze. Our local real estate market continues to be steady. We're seeing mulitple offers and low days on market for the best homes in all pric
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09/25/2006
So, my last blog lead me to another question. How do I measure "winning" in Real Estate?Some measurements that crossed my mind:Receiving a high percentage of business via referrals.Converting listing appointments.Getting all high marks on post transaction surveys.Being recognized by our peers as
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09/15/2006
