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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Some slowdowns are good.  DJ Shamantis created an internet hit this week with “U Smile 800 Percent Slower.” A rendition of pop star Justin Bieber’s hit played eight times slower. Give it a full listen if you have 35 minutes to spare. What is speeding up:  The rate of new mortgage applications, quickening 13 percent [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Social media’s power in capturing the public’s imagination was in full display again this week when a Jet Blue flight attendant quit his job after he “hurled obscenities at passengers over the airliner’s PA system, then deployed the inflatable emergency chute, slid down and fled.”  He instantly became an Internet sensation, spawning a Facebook page [...]

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The REport

The REport

Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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What do the Ukraine, Generation-X and the iPad have in common? The number 46 million. Ukraine’s population is just under 46 million, 46 million Americans were born between 1965 and 1980 and, by 2014, 46 million people will have an iPad or other tablet device. Wow! It also turns out that “sponsored conversations” – which compensate social media users for discussing brands’ products – grew [...]

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Taking Suggestions

Taking Suggestions

Posted on 16. Apr, 2010 by Rick Gregory.

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The White House wants our input on how to overhaul the nation’s $11-Trillion mortgage market. Through the Office of the Federal Register, the administration will be asking the public to provide comments to questions regarding the futures of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the broader U.S. housing-finance system.

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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The warmer temperatures have brought, along with seasonal allergies, a sense of hope and perhaps a flurry of optimism to the housing market. Last month, as home buyers felt a sense of urgency to take advantage of the tax credit and an influx of foreclosed homes lured them to the market, pending home sales shot [...]

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Two Things: Agents and Listings

Two Things: Agents and Listings

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Wendy Forsythe.

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I believe there is great power in simplicity. I think we generally over complicate business. Heck, I think we generally over complicate life. But that’s a completely different blog post. Let’s get back to keeping it simple in the real estate business. I have several people in my life who remind me almost daily that what we [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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If you are a frequent CNN viewer, you know well about the political upheaval that has unfolded this past week, from a Republican taking the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in Massachusetts, to the likelihood of health care reform bring shoved “off the table”, to President Obama’s new proposal for stricter rules on banks, in [...]

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Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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Brokers, you wake up and realize you are behind the social media marketing eight ball. You scramble to amass a social media marketing strategy. After all, everybody is talking about it as if it’s super easy. We know better. And while many have risen to become social media celebrities, financial success eludes them. I Media [...]

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Future Selling Will Require Increased Knowledge of Financial Tools

Future Selling Will Require Increased Knowledge of Financial Tools

Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by Robert Albanese.

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Four and one-half years after we entered this downturn, many real estate professionals still attempt to close transactions through the sole use of traditional forms of financing. By traditional, I am referring to ”30-year fixed”, “ARMs” and “Balloon” mortgages. Yet these financial tools can hardly be seen as applicable to some marketing methods which are becoming  more and more prevalent as each year passes. Real estate [...]

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Economic Predictions for 2010 and Their Implications

Economic Predictions for 2010 and Their Implications

Posted on 15. Sep, 2009 by Robert Albanese.

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The following is a series of observations regarding the effect of economic factors on the real estate industry during 2010. Predictions of economic change have been extracted from the September 2009 edition of the “Kiplinger Washington Letter” and “Special Business Costs” editions Vol. 86, Nos. 35 and 36. Implications, conclusions drawn and potential action steps [...]

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Average Broker Commission Rate: An Indicator of Consumer Perception?

Average Broker Commission Rate: An Indicator of Consumer Perception?

Posted on 21. Jul, 2009 by Robert Albanese.

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Sales agent’s competency in demonstrating the company’s value proposition greatly impacts a company’s ability to deliver value to consumers.  This in turn impacts how consumers perceive the value of your marketing services. Listing Presentations should include highlights of all products and tools that differentiate you, as well as all listing statistics that show where you outperform the [...]

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