Tag Archives: Tax Credit
Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was
Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.
Although President Obama said in his State of the Union Address that the worst is over, we know—at least for the housing market—that we still have a steep hill ahead of us to climb. That’s because everyone loves a good deal, and shoppers in the housing market are no exception. People looking to buy are [...]
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HomeBuyerTaxCredit.com
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Wendy Forsythe.
I remember the conversation clearly. I was sitting in a hotel lobby in San Francisco right before the Christmas holiday talking on my cell phone to Joe Rand. He was telling me about an idea he and his team were working on. The more he told me, the more excited I got.
Ever since the news [...]
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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.
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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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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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.
The new year is already starting out with a bang, with a plethora of news buzzing about in the real estate industry. As positive and negative reports and articles surface about what’s to come in 2010, we have learned that—in the words of The Wall Street Journal—“the outlook for 2010 is uncertain, at best.”
There is [...]
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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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Now What? The Homebuyers Tax Credit
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Wendy Forsythe.
Now that the excitement and relief of the extended and expanded homebuyers’ tax credit has worn off, the real question becomes now what? It would be a huge lost opportunity if all of us in this industry failed to carry this hard fought government bonus to the next level. So, now what can agents do to [...]
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Week In Review
Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.
When it comes to the current real estate climate, we at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate have been preaching cautious optimism for months, as some data indicates the market is recovering and yet other data indicates it is still turbulent times. A recent survey from Move.com indicates the number of consumers interested in investing [...]
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Tax Credit
Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.
How’s the $8,000 tax credit extension and expansion going to play out in your real estate market? Will it help pick up the economy? Or do we need to better educate ourselves on it first? You be the judge.
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Vlog: Tax Credit & Next Generation Brokerages
Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.
Sherry Chris talks about the extension and expansion of the $8,000 Tax Credit, as well as the emergence of the Next Generation Brokerages in the industry, who understand what agents want and consumers needs now and into the future.
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NAR San Diego – Recap
Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.
President and CEO Sherry Chris gives an run down of the highlights of the NAR conference




