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As real estate professionals we know very well that we wear a lot of hats. The average real estate customer sees it as, "Sheesh...all you do is put up a sign and wait for a buyer!" They don't see the marketing hat, or the showing hat, or the qualifying hat we all have to put on just to...
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New rules targeted primarily at mortgage lenders making higher-cost loans take effect Thursday, more than a year after they were finalized by the Federal Reserve. On Oct. 1, new rules adopted by the Federal Reserve will go into effect, requiring greater diligence on the part of mortgage lenders and brokers...
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Now we are getting somewhere! After several weeks of the dreaded, "Getting ready to do something" stage, we are now moving into the actual doing! I love it when a plan comes together...sorry George Pepard aka John "Hannibal" Smith. So what does one do when it's a buyers market...
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A state law halting home foreclosures for 90 days that began on June 15th, 2009 expired yesterday. The California Foreclosure Prevention Act, or Assembly Bill X2 7, which Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed in February, was meant to push banks and loan servicers into lowering mortgage payments of homeowners...
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Jason Lopez
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Wed, Sep 16 2009
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Filed under: homes, real estate, listings, property, facebook, twitter, reo, reo's, foreclosures, bank owned, short sales
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Recently my sales manager introduced me to an agent that he had just interviewd about joining our firm. I asked how the interview had gone, were all your questions answered, etc. Then I asked if he was staying busy. His comment was priceless, "Well, you could eat soup with a fork and be busy, you'd...
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After posting part one of the Dramatic Changes series I did not realize exactly what I had gotten myself into! So I apologize for taking so long to post Part 2. Work first and all that! At any rate, what a great couple of weeks it has been. I have spent time with my staff, some of our other market leaders...
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September? Really? The summer went by all too fast. Kids are back in school and soon that big day will be upon us that we're not prepared for. That's right, Monday, November 30. What? You don't remember? That's the day the Tax Credit for first time home buyers goes away. Consumers will...
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The Inman Connect Conference officially ended Friday, at Noon. But frankly my head has been filled with thoughts and commentaries about the conference. About strategies and techniques we can be using with our own constituencies. Everyone wants to know what was talked about and what were the major themes...
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Our friends at InsideFacebook.com broke the news earlier today that Facebook has officially announced a test that enables Facebook users to publish their status updates for public consumption . What does that mean, exactly? Well, it means that your Facebook public profile could soon look similar to your...
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Perhaps you can chalk it up to lessons learned from the financial meltdown that was so intertwined with the unfettered need for greed that has stamped out a home in our economic landscape. Or maybe it is just a good-intentioned customer-first mentality. Whatever it is, I applaud Facebook's decision...
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I had a lot to say this week, so I wanted to split this up into two messages. I’ve been receiving great, great feedback from my earlier message. Now I want to give you some information that you may find useful about: Twitter When you see this word, which emotions come to mind—Fear? Loathing...
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Generally speaking, the cat is definitely out of the bag when it comes to the popularity of social media. This past week saw the first Twitter account with 1 million followers (Congrats, Ashton Kutcher). Ashton Kutcher????? . I mean I enjoyed The Butterfly Effect , but Ashton Kutcher? Oh well, I've...
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Yesterday I talked about social networking and social media. It was brief and generic and in my weekly marketing message, I reposted and e-mailed it to our agent team. The responses have been great and though we aren't open to the team yet, I thought I would share the responses here. Lots of opportunity...
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Are you ready to get social? You're already social, you say. You go to parties, get together with friends, go to community events. Well, in today's world you haven't even gotten to the party yet. The Internet has changed everything we do including how we maintain our relationships. Put another...
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I'm not the tip of the spear on every gadget or tool that hits the public conciousness. I don't have an iphone, I don't buy ringtones, I still call my family to say hi instead of existing entirely on facebook. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm no luddite and I spend my entire day working...