Archive for July, 2009

Real Estate Roundup – Week 31

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Some of the best from the web this past week:
15 real estate related iPhone apps you need to check out By Brian Boero at 1000Watt Consulting
Qualify Your Prospects To Convert More Leads by Jeff Manson at Geekestate Blog
Photo Marketing: How To Get A Higher Response Rate by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate
Are Bomb Shelters [...]

Marketing Techniques for Real Estate Agents

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

With cut throat competition in almost any profession, you need to have the upper hand in order to succeed. Yes, Real Estate was one of the most lucrative business options until a few years ago. Not that it has become any less lucrative now, but there are Real Estate professionals joining the bandwagon by the [...]

New Home Sales Rocketed Up 11% in June

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Here’s some positive news we’ve been waiting to see for quite some time, new home sales increased 11% over the month before. This is the most it’s increased in a month in over 8 years.
Even though housing sales were up in June, the median home price in June was $206,000, 12% below the price [...]

Real Estate Roundup – Week 30

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Some of the best from the web this past week:
With MLS listings available everywhere on the internet, why do you need a buyer’s agent? by Greg Swann at Bloodhound Realty
Everything You Need to Know About the First Time Homebuyer Credit by Phyllis Zerkle at Sellsius Real Estate
Great marketing versus stupendously bad marketing by Marc Davison [...]

Autoresponders – Keeping A Potential Client Engaged

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Have you ever tried to email someone or a company and they didn’t respond to you for a couple of days? Probably by the time they did respond to you, you’ve forgotten why you even contacted them in the first place.
All the great agents will respond to every call and email before they go [...]

Listening, The Secret To Realtor Success

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Today’s home buyer is looking for a lot in a Realtor and rightly so. As the home buying market continually increases and diversifies, the competition between Realtors intensifies. What makes some Realtors click better in this highly competitive market and how do you know you’ve chosen the right Realtor?
Moving is one of the most stressful [...]

Real Estate Roundup – Week 29

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Some of the best from the web this past week:
Apture Lets You Create Rich Information Widgets by Joel Burslem at Future of Real Estate Marketing
Steal This Blog Post: Protect Your Home from Being Stolen by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate
Tomato Twitter – A Better Way To Microblog On You Real Estate Blog by Jim [...]

How Realtors Can Use A Website to Increase Leads – Homeward Bound

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

People rely more and more on the internet for shopping. It’s a fact that the percentage of people who have bought something on the internet is growing. Even those wary of the internet are beginning to test the waters.
But what is really amazing is that the internet is being used more and more for large [...]

Realtor Safety: Don’t Trust Your Instincts

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Nearly every page of safety tips on the Internet tells Realtors to “trust their instincts”. To a great degree, this advice is sound. The part of us that is not involved in the rituals of everyday life takes stock of people’s behavior and alerts us if there seems to be something “wrong”. However, this only [...]

Real Estate Roundup – Week 28

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Some of the best from the web this past week:
Getting a $15,000 tax credit when you purchase your next home could be as easy as stealing candy from a baby… by Greg Swann at Bloodhound Realty
Google Gets Serious about Real Estate Search by Joel Burslem at Future of Real Estate Marketing
50 Sound Real Estate [...]