Tag: real estate

Top 5 Best Practices for 2009

Posted on 08/06/09 No Comments

The past 2 years have been brutal for most agents. Watching this pain fires me up. I’m not certain why, maybe because it motivates me or maybe because I’ve learned to harness its power. I’ve learned that to thrive in the eye of a storm requires mental toughness, quick action, agile response, intelligence, the right [...]

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First-Time Home Buyers: Got any?

Posted on 06/02/09 No Comments

When Uncle Sam says, “Hey, first-time home buyers, I’ll reduce the cost of your first home by $8,000,” folks respond! The NAR released its March Existing-Home Sales report this recently, and it paints a story that’s kinda grim, but still has some silver linings. An NAR practitioner survey in March showed first-time buyers accounted for [...]

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7 Keys to Business in 2009 (and the Missing 57%)

Posted on 04/28/09 No Comments

The National Association of Realtors immediate past president, Dick Gaylord, gives 7 Keys to Boosting Your Business in 2009.   (But he doesn’t talk about the missing 57% – we do.)   Get Out There! Pause for a Reality Check Get a Fresh Perspective Place a Bid Foolproof Financing Brush Up on New Laws Get [...]

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