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RISMEDIA, October 31, 2009Getting your clients to understand that real estate is local was one of the more difficult lessons that real estate professionalshave had to preach during the recent housing downturn. As the media continually painted a negative picture…
New Home Sales Fall in September for First Time in 6 Months
RISMEDIA, October 29, 2009After five consecutive months of increases, sales of newly built, single-family homes fell 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rateof 402,000 units in September 2009, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department.
This critical loss of…
RISMEDIA, October 29, 2009Feeling good about a home and a neighborhood is part and parcel of making the decision to buy, so staging a home should involve more than just raising the charm factor. Look for ways to also make…
Real Estate Is Local So Is Leadership
RISMEDIA, October 31, 2009Getting your clients to understand that real estate is local was one of the more difficult lessons that real estate professionalshave had to preach during the recent housing downturn. As the media continually painted a negative picture…
New Home Sales Fall in September for First Time in 6 Months
RISMEDIA, October 29, 2009After five consecutive months of increases, sales of newly built, single-family homes fell 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rateof 402,000 units in September 2009, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department.
This critical loss of…
RISMEDIA, October 30, 2009Staying ahead of your local competition while keeping your name in front of your clients is crucial to staying profitable in anyreal estate market. As technology continues to advance, it is important for real estate professionals to…
Thirty-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Continue to Decline; Most State Rates Now Below 5.00%
RISMEDIA, October 30, 2009The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for 30-year fixed mortgages decreased ten basis points last week to 4.87%, down from 4.97% the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled…
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RISMEDIA, October 29, 2009Three RE/MAX franchises have been recognized among the Top Ten in the nation in quality service and customer satisfaction, according to Quality Service Certification, Inc. (QSC), and Leading Research Corporation. RE/MAX Properties of Colorado Springs, CO, RE/MAX All Stars in Corona, CA and RE/MAX Creative Realty in …
Want a Cash Machine for Your Real Estate Business? Build a Buyers List
RISMEDIA, October 29, 2009If you ask most real estate professionals what their number one business asset is, youll get a variety of answers. Some answers may includetheir office, their listings, their agents or subagents, their marketing materials etc. All of these are good answers but in this humble real …
RISMEDIA, October 30, 2009As costumed monsters, superheroes, and creatures of the night take to the streets in search of candy tomorrow, many Americans will seeka good scare at theme parks, parties and eerie locations. In anticipation of the occasion, AAA polled its professional inspectors for their favorite haunted hotels and …
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RISMEDIA, October 24, 2009Building client-for-life relationships is one of the keys to success in the real estate industry. Mastering the processof acquiring leads, nurturing them into clients and continually providing outstanding service takes practice, but once you are able to establish yourself as a trusted source of information, you will …
William Raveis Real Estate Expands into New York
RISMEDIA, October 23, 2009Chris Raveis, executive vice president and managing partner of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance, LLC, MA & NY, announces the companys newest office located at 7 Union Avenue in Harrison, New York.
The Harrison location is the companys 65th sales office. We are excited to open …
Builder Confidence Slips in October
RISMEDIA, October 23, 2009With the expiration date for an important home buyer incentive approaching, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes slipped one point to 18 in October 2009, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
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New One-Stop Manual Guides Consumers through Housing Bubble and Unstable Housing Market
RISMEDIA, October 23, 2009The Homeowner Survival Guide, by Andrew C. Mungar, is dedicated to helping homeowners understand and resolve the problems associated with the devastating financial crisis and the housing bubble. The book guides consumers through every option that is available to them and teaches them how to get their …
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RISMEDIA, October 22, 2009When we started out it was just rock and roll who knew it would become historical, said Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh as he and Dead guitarist Bob Weir took the stage Wednesday night during a…
RISMEDIA, October 21, 2009Vice President Joe Biden recently unveiled Recovery Through Retrofit, a report that builds on the foundation laid inthe Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities and boost energy savings by making homes more energy efficient. Joining the…
Builder Confidence Slips in October
RISMEDIA, October 23, 2009With the expiration date for an important home buyer incentive approaching, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes slipped one point to 18 in October 2009, according to the latest National Association of Home…
NAR Pulse: This Weeks Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
RISMEDIA, October 23, 2009This weeks headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS include: head for the REALTOR Harborif you plan on attending the 2009 REALTORS Conference & Expo in San Diego; savings from Budget, a REALTOR Benefits Program Partner and…
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Creates Social Media Policy and Guidelines for Members
RISMEDIA, October 23, 2009Leading Real Estate Companies of the World recently created a social media policy and guidelines that can be customized by member firms to meet firm culture and branding needs. The document seeks to manage legal risk to…
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There is a new blog network in Birmingham, Alabama! The Realtors at Weichert, Realtors – Access Realty have joined together and created the only real estate blogging network in Birmingham.
The blogs are titled simply by their city names such as: Homewood Homes, Hoover Real Estate, etc., making them easy to find.
The blogs contain the latest homes for sale and real estate news about the local communities. I have included links to the citys that are up on my link list to the right. Check them out!
Generating Online Interest in Your Property
The internet is all the rage when it comes to real estate. According to the National Association of Realtors, when a buyer starts thinking of buying, the first place they turn is the internet. Just 10 years ago – it was getting in the car and driving around.
With gasoline prices approaching $3 a gallon, more and more people will search online first before they do any driving.
So – if you are an agent or a seller, how do you get your property noticed online?
Let’s talk about being an agent first. If you are with a national franchise and/or your company is affiliated with the local board of Realtors, there is a good chance that your listings will get streamed to Realtor.com. Relator.com is the #1 property search engine in the world and just keeps getting bigger and better. The site is ranked by Alexa.com as the #8 site – in the WORLD. That’s pretty big. Real estate agents already have this site in their favor.
As a home seller, you do not have such an advantage. You can either buy into one of the FSBO (For Sale By Owner) products out there that will put your home on the internet for you, or you can put up your own site and sales page for your home. Of course, if someone is searching for a home in your area, and your site doesn’t come up on the first page or two of the major search engines, no one will ever see it.
With people shopping more online and doing less driving around, it puts todays home sellers (those selling without an agent) at a pretty big disadvantage. If they would list their home with an agent whose company has a popular internet presence, their home would sell a lot faster because of the increased exposure.
Our company site is such a site. If you go to Google and search on “Birmingham Alabama Homes for Sale”, you will see that the Access Realty site comes in at #3 or #4 on the first page. That’s a huge advantage for anyone who wants to sell a home in Birmingham.
One other way to sell a home is to generate a large roster of interested buyers. This can be accomplished online by setting up what are called mini-sites designed to capture llists of people who are currently in the market for a home. This works great for real estate agents but may not work so well with a seller of just one home. You can get more information on these mini-sites and how to accomplish this HERE. As I said before, this type of buyer generation works extremely well these days because almost everyone shops online before getting in the car and driving around looking for homes.
Alabama Real Estate in Recovery
(Birmingham, AL) The Alabama real estate market is already recovering from recent lows. Evidence is everywhere.
Inventories of property on the market hit an all time high at the end of november 2007 into the first of December 2007. Since then, the inventory of property for sale has been shrinking. This is always the first sign. As property inventories decrease, the demand for property rises. This causes price support and shores up values.
Mortgage applications, or new people applying for a home loan, increased 12% just last week. This is yet another sign that more buyers are entering the market to buy a home. If you combine this with the fact that inventories are shrinking, it doesn’t take a genius to see that values will stop declining soon and prices will again start to rise.
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