Mitch 's Blog

Real Estate in Melbourne Florida has taken its toll over the past couple of years.  We have seen prices fall up to 50% in some areas.  On average though, housing prices have fallen approximately 30%.  As I look through our MLS and review what it takes to sell a home it really comes down to one th...

I could easily answer this with two words...it depends!  Ok, I'm sure that's not what you want to know though.  However, it really does depend.  First I'll give you a few facts as far as I know them to be at least.  One of the large franchises has a 12% close rate of Internet leads.  That sounds ...

Ok, I just went to go to bed and realized that what I really wanted to say in my last post.  I wanted to let you know all know that as a Broker, I think the world of my Agents and I think you deserve the same.  So on behalf of the Real Estate World, I want to thank each and every one of you for d...

I'm sitting on my couch, writing this, and getting ready to go to bed.  It's been a crazy first half of the year 2008.  On one hand we have had a successful first half.  We are the number 2 ioffice n brevard county (only 2 transactions away from being number 1) out of 500 real estate offices.  Pr...

Hi Everyone!Well the short sale market is in session and there are a lot of buyers getting very frustrated. It seems no matter what I say, people are still listening to the media telling them to buy foreclosures or shortsales.My goal is not to tell you to avoid shortsales like the plague, but to...

It's been a while since I posted stats. Below are the stats from the first of year (Jan 1 2008) to today May 18, 2008. If you have any questions about these stats, please don't hesitate to contact me at mitch@mitchrealty.com.  If you are interested in looking for homes in Brevard County Florida g...

Hi Everyone! If you haven't joined our group already, you should.  If you really are interested in finding out about lead capture and conversion from a broker that does this every day for his Agents, then you should.  Tropical Realty of Suntree in Melbourne Florida is an Internet Marketing Real E...

One of the drawbacks about working with Internet Leads is that a lot of people are just looking.  They are somewhat interested in buying but its more of a wish than a reality.  One of your jobs, as a top rated Agent, is to master the ability to recognize who is who.  If you don't, you could find ...

Everyone once in a while I sit back and watch my Agents hard at work.  They are always calling their leads, showing property, writing contracts and I see tons of happy satisified customers that come through our door all thankful that they found us on the net and were treated so well.  It's easy t...

Hi Everyone!I'm going to do my best not to get political during this blog. I will tell you that I"m not a big fan of the Media and I believe they are the largest contributing factor for our country going down the tubes. I believe the last two and a half years of the home price tumble was and is ...