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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 05. Mar, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

Known for his ability to predict the market, Warren Buffet this week said the housing market will recover by 2011. Although this is fantastic news, we need to keep in mind that repercussions of the recession will be evident for years to come. Foreclosures and bankruptcies have marred many Americans’ credit scores which will impact [...]

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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 26. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

This week, we are having what I like to call a “Hesitation Moment.” In different data released this week, the housing market went back in time, with numbers being reported similar to those we saw in the 40s, 60s and 80s. Mortgage applications fell to the lowest level in 13 years and in January, sales [...]

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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 12. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

This week officially kicks off the beginning of real estate season or, as I like to say, the Real Estate New Year. The 2.9 percent increase over December on new “For Sale” homes in January certainly will help the market get off to a great start. I wish everyone a Happy Real Estate New Year [...]

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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 15. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

Hello, from New York City, where REBar Camp and Inman Real Estate Connect were held this week. It’s been a busy few days spent among the best and brightest in the industry discussing 2010 trends and emerging technologies, which, not surprisingly, took center stage (check out our extensive videos from the week). As we were [...]

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Back to the Future (again)!

Back to the Future (again)!

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Rick Gregory.

As he asked for another from the bartender that thought a Commodore 64 was an old car, I realized that Bill was right on the money; we can’t forget about how we got here.   No, it wasn’t a discussion about creation versus evolution and it had nothing to do with me forgetting how to get [...]

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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 11. Dec, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

Maybe it seems self serving, but to me the biggest news of the week is that we have doubled our size with the new affiliation of Metro Brokers! With this one partnership, we have added 28 office locations and nearly 2,300 agents. Wahoo!
Moving on to other news… Historic low mortgage rates and government incentives have [...]

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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 16. Oct, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

Social media has now permeated much of our lives. You can’t escape it. CNN references Twitter streams on a daily basis, YouTube is the second most used search engine with over 100,000,000 videos and the 55 and older female crowd are in a Facebook frenzy. I’m not much for rules regarding social media. I lean [...]

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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 02. Oct, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

Last week, speaker, and trends tracker Stefan Swanepoel published a list that featured the top 100 Twitter people that influence and or interest him the most.Then, Founder of Rain City Guide Dustin Luther also published his list of top 50 Most Influential people to compensate those he felt should have been on Stefan’s personal list, [...]

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There is More to Website Content Than Property Listings

There is More to Website Content Than Property Listings

Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Jason Steele.

Run a Google search for “Where should I live in…” and fill in any major city in the U.S. and I bet you will be hard pressed to find any national or local real estate brand on the first page of results.  All of the valuable local information that goes into advising a prospective buyer [...]

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Building Your Brand in the Next Generation: Emulate the Pros

Building Your Brand in the Next Generation: Emulate the Pros

Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by Camilla Sullivan.

A great thing about today’s transparent online world, is that it’s so easy to see what other people are doing, and who is successfully implementing brand strategies.  You don’t have to be an expert on everything… because there are plenty of others who are!  Your primary business is the business of real estate – why [...]

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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 03. Jul, 2009 by Jason Steele.

A simple blog post featuring by Matthew Rutledge. Pictures indeed do say 100o words in this piece titled AM/PM. Okay, so this is not about real estate but for agents that feel blogging is too hard, or requires too much time, there are other ways to use social media and make an impact.
The useful part [...]

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