active rain: Thanks For Joining The RE/MAX Active Rain Blog
- 10/10/10 02:46 PM
Thanks For Joining The RE/MAX Active Rain Blog Back in 2006, I wrote a short, simple blog welcoming everyone to join the RE/MAX Active Rain Blog.
Jeff Dowler and Jim Crawford are some of the early writers. Bill Gassett is also a moderator here, helping me to select the featured posts.
With over 4300 RE/MAX Active Rain Bloggers and 40,000 posts, this group is a very active and informative place to visit.
Great bloggers continue to add wonderful posts. There's not much we don't allow....we want to know about your community, market reports, new listings, technology updates, information for buyers and sellers and … (12 comments)
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active rain: Planning For A Great 2010 - Selling Springfield Mo Real Estate
- 12/13/09 12:40 PM
Planning For A Great 2010 - Selling Springfield Mo Real Estate
I've tried the past few weekends to stay home and plan our business for 2010. However, you know what they say........plan to do something and the phones will ring and buyers will appear. And they have. It's been a record setting month.
December 2009 will be a year we'll never forget. Usually, the market slows, the office is vacant, realtors take vacations or move to new offices. Listing Springfield foreclosures and short sales has been productive for the entire office. Many of these new listings are a result of blogging here … (1 comments)
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active rain: Three Years Of Active Rain Blogging Springfield Mo Real Estate
- 10/27/09 01:03 PM
Three years ago I attended a RE/MAX Convention and learned that blogging was good for your business. I went home and immediately joined Active Rain and started blogging about Springfield Mo Real Estate. Then I bought the book Realty Blogging.
I've spent hours going through posts that interest me....commented on some.....ignored others. There is not enough time to comment on everything that is posted here.
Here's my first post from the RE/MAX Convention in 2006.
Yesterday I attended the 2009 RE/MAX Convention in Kansas City, Kansas. Want to know what they are talking about this year? Blogging and social networking. In the … (10 comments)
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active rain: How Is Your Website Working - Mine Is Shouting Out Springfield Mo Real Estate
- 10/24/09 12:40 PM
How is your website working? Mine is shouting out Springfield Mo Real Estate.
Working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And with lots of attention, it has become the best advertising tool I have. It has introduced me to some of the best families. It constantly helps buyers and sellers with their real estate needs.
My best website is www.kayvankampen.com. A RE/MAX website, developed by David Teefy, a website genius and a great friend (who recently had a birthday). And we are attending a RE/MAX Convention this week for all the new updates and information he has to offer.
Active Rain … (12 comments)
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active rain: Wow! RE/MAX International Is Watching!
- 01/01/09 01:56 PM
Wow! Re/Max International found us on Active Rain!
After writing about a successful short sale last month, I received a call from RE/MAX International. They Sfound my article about Working Foreclosures, Shorts Sales and REO's here in Active Rain. We were published in RE/MAX Times Online.
You can read all about Foreclosure DVD Can Help You Expedite Short Sales.
Christopher and Steven Somers were also featured for their post So Simple But easy To Forget.
Jim Crawford also was featured in December - Never Give Up - Changing Real Estate Strategies.
We were surprised and delighted to share our success with … (11 comments)
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active rain: Successfully Selling Short Sales - 2009
- 12/20/08 12:11 PM
Here in Active Rain, I’m finding tons of useful information and successfully closed short sale stories. Ladies and Gentlemen, I can't tell you how many times I personally backed away from showing short sales, until I realized that short sales could be the saving grace for sellers and excellent purchases for buyers.
The markets are flooded with foreclosures and the end doesn't seem to be in sight. Lenders are waking up to the fact that short sales may cost less and save time, while improving the economy. Short sales require that a realtor have the home on the market, thus … (21 comments)
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active rain: Why Did You Join RE/MAX? Part 2
- 12/06/08 09:40 AM
I've been a member of Active Rain for two years. It's been an up and down struggle to keep up with all the new members and posts.......which I have not done.......and over the last few months, I've spent many hours on my business and neglected RE/MAX Active Rain Bloggers.
Now that winter is here, it's time to dive back into blogging. To say the least, I have missed my "quiet" time here. Several of the moderators are also focusing their attentions to their business, leaving little time for moderating.
I wrote an article in 2007 about "Why Did You … (8 comments)
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active rain: Real Estate and Farming
- 06/15/08 07:41 AM
Real estate is a lot like farming. Some years, the crops are great. Mother Nature cooperates, the farmer plants at the right time and reaps the rewards. Other years, no matter what the farmer does right, Mother Nature decides to destroy everything the farmer plants. The farmer has to plan for these years, keeping reserves back to make it through the bad years.
Real estate agents must work under the same conditions. They work throughout the year, farming their crops and planning for next year's success or failure. Staying in touch with past clients, working referrals and staying up with … (3 comments)
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active rain: Springfield Mo Real Estate, Homes in Greene Country, Springfield Mo Homes
- 04/04/08 03:19 PM
Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com.
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active rain: Keeping Your Website Fresh - Springfield Mo Real Estate
- 03/07/08 01:20 PM
Recently I received a call from one of my website hosts offering to enhance my website. Every few years they call and they work to improve the looks of the front page. This time they had received a call from a fellow real estate agent wanting the same website because my site kept showing up at the top of the search engines.
I had to laugh, not because she thought the website host was improving my ranking, but because she made me take a second look at my site and decide to improve it. I've worked years trying to keep my website on the front page. Now … (5 comments)
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active rain: Voted Best Loan Office in Southwest Missouri By Springfield Newsleader
- 02/05/08 02:10 PM
One of our own Active Rainers was voted best loan officer in southwest Missouri tonight by the Springfield Newsleader.
As a past chairman of our local Ozark Chamber of Commerce, Darren Stewart has been a great contributor to the Ozark community.
His contribution and support of the people of Ozark Missouri is great appreciated.
THANKS DARREN!
Contact Kay Van Kampen, ABR, CRS, GRI Broker/Owner, and Licensed in Missouri. Interested in looking at property in Christian, Greene, Webster, Stone or Taney Counties. Individual cities include Springfield, Rogersville, Ozark, Highlandville, Spokane, Sparta, Nixa, Battlefield, Republic, Billings, Clever, Willard, Strafford, and Marshfield. Contact us today!
Kay Van Kampen
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active rain: How Many Hats Does a Realtor Wear?
- 10/26/07 12:46 PM
Real Estate is a great job. You pick when you want to work, who you want to work with and how much you get paid........Right? NOT!!!!
If you believe this, than you are worse off than you think.
Real Estate is a business, just like any other business. You have assets and liabilities. And you must start out with inventory.
Real estate agents have the advantage over large corporations.... they can "borrow" other realtors listings to advertise or hold open house (with the permission of the listing agent and home owner). Eventually, with a lot of hard work, they are able to obtain their own … (10 comments)
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active rain: Springfield Missouri MLS Statistics, Springfield Mo Real Estate, September 2007
- 10/18/07 04:08 AM
Are Springfield Homes Priced Right?
With the help of Active Rain, showing a prospective client the market statistics today, I used the
Springfield MLS statistics to design the comparison of Solds to New Listings. Springfield Mo homes compared to last year: We were able to see the number of listings increased, the number of sales have decreased....... to be exact, sales for 2006 was 6583 compared to sales for 2007 of 5809. Listings for 2006 were 13820 compared to 14923 for 2007. What this means to the consumer: If you are in the market to purchase a home, now is the perfect … (0 comments)
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active rain: Using Graphics in Your Listing Presentations
- 10/17/07 01:21 PM
How cool is this? With the help of Active Rain, showing a prospective client the market statistics today, I used the following graphs for 2007 and 2006. I used the Springfield MLS statistics to design the comparison of Solds to New Listings.
Compared to last year: We were able to see the number of listings increased, the number of sales have decreased....... to be exact, sales for 2006 was 6583 compared to sales for 2007 of 5809. Listings for 2006 were 13820 compared to 14923 for 2007.
Now that we know how to design comparison graphs, we will get detailed and work … (1 comments)
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active rain: RE/MAX Convention - Branson, Mo 2007
- 10/14/07 12:11 PM
We've finished another RE/MAX Mid States convention in Branson, Mo at Chateau on the Lake. Couldn't have had a more beautiful week. The weather cooperated and we came away with tons of useful information. If you've never attended a RE/MAX convention, you are missing out on some of the greatest technology available today.
We had the pleasure of many great speakers. Chip Eichelberger , a motivational speaker, spoke about how to get Switched On! Believing in ourselves and our own capabilities, Chip taught how to trust our instincts in order to increase our business.
Jon Cheplak gave a dynamic listing presentation. Robert … (7 comments)
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active rain: Springfield Mo Homes - Search Engines, Meta Tags, and SEO
- 09/15/07 01:38 PM
This week, my assistant and I spent two days teaching other RE/MAX agents about meta tags and how to drive traffic to the top of the search engines. Still being new at SEO, showing other agents how to optomize their sites was as difficult to teach as it is to learn.
The sessions also included "Realty Blogging". Without this great book and advice from Active Rain, we would never have learned how blogging has become such an important tool to selling Springfield Mo Homes.
If you haven't had a chance to read this great book, you can also read about blogs in Active Rain.
Kay … (2 comments)
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active rain: Cooperation - Jim Crawford To The Rescue!
- 07/15/07 02:54 AM
Active Rain has become a great place to meet and share information with other agents. So, when I received a call this week from a client wanting information about a property in Georgia, I immediately went to Active Rain.
The client had recently left Atlanta and is currently living in Springfield. Wanting to purchase a home in Springfield, and wanting make sure her home was listed, I emailed Jim Crawford.
Before the end of the day, Jim had emailed the information and I had a very happy client. Thank you Jim. Thank you Active Rain. How great is that? Wouldn't it wonderful … (6 comments)
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active rain: Springfield Missouri Real Estate Update - April 2007
- 06/09/07 11:36 AM
Real estate in the Springfield Missouri and surrounding areas shows a steady market. With a total of 701 Units Sold, days on the market statistics are:
1-30 Days: 300 31-60 Days: 73 61-90 Days: 73 91=120 Days: 48 121=180 Days: 82 181+Days: 66
Average time on the market: 71 Days Average sold price: $139,423
Included in the Springfield Multiple Listing system are a number of counties, including Greene, Christian, Taney, Webster, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Dallas, LaClede, Polk, St Clair, Douglas, Barry, Lawrence and Wright.
New listings for April 2006 was 1371. New listings for April 2007 was 1766.
Reviewing the information for the past year, the … (0 comments)
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active rain: My Name Badge Is Priceless!
- 05/23/07 12:18 AM
My name badge is the last thing I add to my wardrobe every morning when I leave home. This week was no exception.
One of my days ended, remembering to stop at the local GNC store in time to realize it was closed. To my surprise the owner saw me leaving and quickly called me back in. I never realized she knew who I was.
As she let me in, another client pulled in and she quickly let them in, locking the door behind her. We all apologized, quickly gathering what we wanted and met at the checkout. I allowed the other client to pay first, … (13 comments)
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active rain: How Do You Gain My Business? First You Gain My Respect!!
- 04/16/07 02:11 PM
I'm approached daily by different vendors - lenders - internet solicitors - advertising agencies - local school and community events. Everyone is always asking to be a part of my business.
Working with new clients, I have to slowly win their respect, before I gain their confidence as to my ability to sell their home and help them purchase a new home. Over the years I've learned that an agressive, pushy realtor does not sell as well as a confident knowledgable agent.
Today, it's even harder to gain the confidence of your client. The internet is the first introduction to your business. … (3 comments)
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Thanks For Joining The RE/MAX Active Rain Blog Back in 2006, I wrote a short, simple blog welcoming everyone to join the RE/MAX Active Rain Blog.
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