/Marketing - The new lending rules have really put a damper on foreign nationals purchasing property. With the falling dollar, the foreign markets were a tantalizing market with the opportunities that existed with low prices and the difference in currency. However,...

Just when I thought I had seen everything, along comes a great idea. It is a CD called "Your Thriving Office". It contains 2 each 39 minute tracks, "busy" and "very busy". Just put either track on a continuous loop and create the illusion of a dynamic...

Here's the full speech that Angie Adams, 2 posts below, used in her blog. http://tinyurl.com/62nrwe Perhaps she intended to give credit to Ulla Schmidt, the German Federal Minister of Health, but forgot. Earlier, I very kindly, pointed this out to Angie...

Trends - Below are the most current market stats for the Dutchess County, NY area. Notice the average sales price dropped over 13%, that number by itself doesn't mean much, but when you look at last months numbers, the decrease was over 8%. There seems to be a...

I immigrated to the United States in 1989 from Germany, and even then it was unheard of to me that there were people here without health insurance or care. A short time after living here, my then husband’s uncle got a divorce from his dying wife at the...

My dear, fellow Realtors, Does your local MLS have “non-branding” rules for your listings? For example, do they prohibit having a photo in the MLS on-line listing clearly showing the listing agent’s name and contact info; or, and even more egregious,...

/Marketing - It is articles like the following from the Wall Street Journal that should get more attention if you are interested in the Truth! The Housing Crisis Is Over By CYRIL MOULLE-BERTEAUX The dire headlines coming fast and furious in the financial and popular...

After dealing with a property for a period of time, it is always interesting to go back and review your reaction upon seeing it for the first time. I'm sure we have all reacted to homes in various fashion with initial responses ranging from "a perfect...

Trends - Exciting times in Clarksville "Tennessee's Top Spot". As the weather warms and flowers bloom the beauty of our area solidifies the new slogan as Tennessee's Top Spot. Recently Clarksville was named by the United States Census Bureau as the 10th fastest...

/Marketing/Trends - With all the press and pundits talking about the doom and gloom scenario, they for some reason have failed to view the glass as half full. It is often said that the best teacher is history, so here is a brief history lesson. It was back in 1973 when interest...

While I luxuriated with a cup of strong java this AM, my MySpace Instant Message played it's little 'fly by' alert that I had a message. It was a friend of mine up in the Pacific Northwest who watches the stock market: He said, "LMAO, the govt report...

Marketing/Technology - Our MLS recently introduced a thing called Listingbook. I think I looked at it but didn’t really pay much attention to it as I do with many things. Then on a slow day I decided to see just what this new tool the Board was promoting was. I found out that...

Recently I received an email from my local MLS organization: Dear RMLS Participant, In response to a lawsuit filed against Target Corp. regarding Target.com's accessibility for the seeing impaired, RMLS.com was recently updated to comply with accessibility...

I have never been one that has had much success with open houses or agent "previews" but I have noticed that since most agents now have more time on their hands that they are more available to attend these planned events. I had one a few days ago and...

Most of my business these days are REO properties and I keep seeing a re-occuring theme. Other agents can't seem to get their buyers to put in back up offers once the bank accepts an offer. It's my experience that the first offer typically falls through....

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The Prime Rate will most likely move lower as a result of the most recent Fed action, however the banks may not pass the savings to the consumers right away. A report by CNN stated that many banks are using the money (and savings) from the Fed Funds Rate...

I cannot validate the story I am about to tell you but it came from a good friend who told me last weekend what happened last week to her best friend's daughter who is an elementary teacher in Fort Lauderdale. The fifth grade teacher was asking her students...

I have been developing some kyte.tv video channels. I think this is a site all point2agents should take a look at. It's real easy to post your video's to or create your own video, slideshow, etc. and it is free. I have attached one of my channels for...

I don't know about the rest of you but these e-fliers are starting to be a little bit much, They are coming to me from areas that I not only do not work in, But that I haven't even ever visited before. Don't get me wrong here I think advertising is great...

Just wanted to throw it out there to other REO experts- How has the REO business been treating you? Here in Traverse City, MI, I have been swamped with REO's. I currently carry approx. 20 REO's and about 30 future REO's that are on my radar.....I find...

The spring pollen is going strong here in Little Rock, Arkansas, but it seems to have caused the buyers to come out too. April sales activity strong. It has really been busy since tax season has been over. Just this week, we are working with multiple...

Your blog if you use them, also has a picture gallery! My problem with the picture gallery is that if you keep adding pictures it ends up deleting the old pictures due to the amount of space the cache holds. I want to add more pictures without losing...

/Ethics/Marketing/Trends - By Elizabeth Razzi Sunday, April 27, 2008; Page F05 With hope of gaining perspective on the Washington-area housing market, I recently asked two deans of the brokerage business, John McEnearney, 81, founder of McEnearney Associates, and P. Wesley Foster...

/Marketing - Inventories continue to grow and sales continue to be sluggish. Connecticut Real Estate Update for Torrington, Burlington, Canton, Harwinton, Winsted and New Hartford Connecticut Single Family Residential Listings - ON THE MARKET as of 4/24/08 Torrington...