Archive for January, 2009

eCommission Introduces Short Sale Advance

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Austin, TX (PRWEB) January 13th, 2009 — eCommission Financial Services Inc. (eCommission), the nation’s leading provider of commission advance services to real estate sales professionals, announced success of its newest product, Short Sale Advance. Under this program, Sales Associates can receive an advance of up to $3,000.00 on the basis of having a pending short [...]

How to Become a Real Estate Agent

Monday, January 12th, 2009

The process of becoming a real estate agent is fairly simple, although it does vary a lot from state to state. Here are the fundamentals of becoming a real estate agent.
a) License Requirements Each state has different licensing laws, so you will need to look at your local requirements. However, in general you will have [...]

Real Estate Roundup – Week 2

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Some of the best from the web this past week:
Sellsius Blog Predictions for 2009 by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate
Make 2009 A Year To Remember at The Real Estate Bloggers
Unique Business Cards: 15 Ideas to Bring You More Business at Upstart Agent
Blogging at the Crossroads by Jonathan Dalton at Agent Genius

5 Home Staging Tips

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Staging a home is a crucial step in selling your house in today’s real estate market. The house must look inviting and appealing to a potential buyer. The buyers must visualize themselves living in the house and must feel welcome and at ease when viewing the property.
These are the 5 staging tips for selling your [...]

Top Real Estate Postcard Ideas

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

As a real estate agent, coming up with new and innovative real estate postcard ideas that make you stand out from your competition can be tedious. Copying other agents in your area and doing simple recipe or seasonal post cards will make you look like all the others. You need fresh ideas that provide real [...]

Using Custom Email Campaigns To Retain Customers

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Personalization and Customization
Obviously one of the most important aspects of email marketing is getting the customer to read the message. If an email message is not tailored just for your customer they are unlikely to read it. Personalizing emails with customer names makes them feel they were specifically targeted to receive the email. The customer [...]

Real Estate Roundup – Week 1

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Some of the best from the web this past week:
Predictions ‘09: Real Estate Looks For Recovery Signs by Steve Viuker at CNBC
10 Mistakes Sellers Make by Lani Rosales at Agent Genius
43 Real Estate Listing Sites at Upstart Agent
How to Add Social Media to Your Blog or Website: Google Friend Connect by Joseph Ferrara at [...]

Happy New Year from eCommission

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Here’s wishing everyone a prosperous year in 2009! May you sell many houses!