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So what was the big buzz at this year’s convention? Without question it was the talk surrounding RPR, or REALTORS Property Resource. The REALTORS Property Resource™ (RPR™), is a parcel-centric information database covering more than 147 million property parcels in the country. This...
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Mon, Nov 16 2009
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Filed under: homes, real estate, listings, loans, property, houses, realtors, FHA, mortgage, NAR, MLS, land, fannie mae, freddie mac, national association of realtors
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Let me start by saying the views expressed in this blog are mine alone and in no way reflects the beliefs or opinions of my company or any others. The two quotes I mention below are just two of several I have seen recently that offer a similar opinion on the tax credits and their effect on the real estate...
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To say it's been a tough few years in real estate would be a huge understatement. However in every market there is opportunity to be found and believe it or not people make money in every real estate market. As an example, real estate brokers that handle foreclosure property are experiencing the...
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I have a startling admission to make...I don't like going to the dentist. I've never liked it. Not since they strapped your head in place and giant rotating cameras took pictures of your head. Not since you had to chew the tablets that tasted horrible and spit them out to show all the plaque...
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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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I talked about the Four P's of marketing in my previous post (product, price, placement and promotion) and in this post, I'd like to spend a little time talking about YOUR product. What are you selling? If you answered "real estate," you're wrong. If you answered "myself"...
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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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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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I recently read a blog from 1000Watt Consulting. Many of you may read them, so this may not be surprising to you. But the subject of the blog was shocking to me and I couldn't help but wince through the video . But while the author laments about how terrible the video, content and execution was,...
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It's been an interesting week for the Bruce Almighty blog! I've tried something that was quite challenging for me: blogging every day. I've tried to report on the Inman Conference, offer some opinion. Today I offer some tips and tools that I think are relevant to the issue of communication...
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During the Inman conference last week in San Francisco, there was a session about the Real Estate Office of the Future. I was really intrigued by the session title and decided to give a listen. And I'll be very honest, I was surprised by what I heard. Sherry Chris, CEO of Better Homes and Gardens...