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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.

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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 [...]

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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.

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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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A New Home Page, Video and Luxury Program for BHGRealEstate.com

A New Home Page, Video and Luxury Program for BHGRealEstate.com

Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by Jason Steele.

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Today we have rolled out our most significant changes to the BHGRealEstate.com consumer web site since we launched almost a year ago. The prep work actually began on July 24th 2008, the day after we launched publicly at Real Estate Connect in San Francisco.  Anyone who has ever built a web site with a fixed deadline [...]

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Using Target Marketing to Attract Agents

Using Target Marketing to Attract Agents

Posted on 01. May, 2009 by Wendy Forsythe.

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Those responsible for attracting new agents to their offices have certainly been challenged by today’s real estate market. A look at the decline in NAR membership only adds to the discouragement many recruiters are feeling. So let’s regroup.

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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Website Nominated for 2009 Webby Award

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Website Nominated for 2009 Webby Award

Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by Jason Steele.

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We haven’t even reached our first birthday and we have been nominated for “The Internet’s highest honor” according to the New York Times. I think this is validation for all of the blood, sweat and tears that went into getting this site live nearly nine months ago. We are nominated for a People’s Voice Award and that requires all of our followers to Register and vote for our site. We are nominated in the Real Estate Category and are currently in dead heat for first place with HotPads and Trulia.

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To Do’s in 2009 (but you could get started now!)

Posted on 11. Dec, 2008 by Wendy Forsythe.

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Okay, I admit it. It’s rough out there, it’s rough in here, it’s rough everywhere.  That doesn’t mean we can give up. I think there are a lot of agents and managers out there who have given up. They may still technically have a real estate license or hold a managers title, but they are [...]

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Attention: Agents, Brokers, Builders, Lenders… We have some work to do!

Posted on 08. Dec, 2008 by Sherry Chris.

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When I saw the headline in the Saturday New York Times entitled “It May Be Time to Think About Buying a House”, I thought to myself…  “Good, a positive article about the housing market.” A few of those, coupled with the rumored drop in the 30 year fixed to 4.5%,  might just be what we [...]

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