sales: I set my sights on a goal and I reached it. One down, more to come. - 10/12/09 03:35 AM

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Setting goals and reaching them.
I wasn't much of a goal setter when I started in my real estate career.  I didn't even have them written down.  Thanks to encouragement from people like Missy Caulk, I did wind up setting goals for myself for the year.  Of course, when I switched brokers, I feared I might not accomplish some of them.  I figured it would take some time to get situated in my new office and discover exactly what it was that I felt I had been missing at my last office.  I needed time to … (58 comments)

sales: Predatory Vending - Sales Calls With Teeth - 07/25/09 08:48 AM

photo courtesy of Tambako the Jaguar
We all get calls.  We hope they're good ones.Since becoming a Realtor®, my phone rings daily.  When I pick it up, I hope there's a friendly buyer or seller on the other end, eager to discuss their next move in the word of real estate, but the reality is that they are often sales calls from this or that company looking to sell me the latest and greatest real estate-based product.Most of the time I let them get through a bit of their pitch to tell them I'm not interested.  I'm sure they hate … (10 comments)

sales: San Antonio Market Update - 4/20/2009 - 04/20/09 03:19 PM
What a difference a zip code makes.
While doing my weekly market reviews, I saw somethings that I thought I'd point out.  While the city of San Antonio is experiencing a decent flow of properties being bought and thereby decreasing our inventory, not every zip code performs the same.  While overall knowledge of San Antonio markets is important, specific knowledge of varying areas allows you to truly narrow down your research and pinpoint markets that are outperforming others.  Let's take a look.

Overall, San Antonio's inventory of available homes has been declining as of late.  Although we have a long … (0 comments)

sales: San Antonio Real Estate Market Update - 3/30/2009 - 03/30/09 02:40 PM
San Antonio Housing Market Report 3/30/2009
As you can see and you've probably heard from real estate agents in our area, it looks like we've been out housebuying recently.  Over the last 30 days we've been seeing a slow decline in the numbers of listing on the market (current inventory).  Agents across San Antonio have been reporting increased activity as the weather has turned to bright blue skies and the rain we received has been doing its magic.

Median prices have been flat as of late (first chart is 30 day time span) although over the full year, (second chart) … (3 comments)