Carol West's Blog

What a great resource! It provides the opportunity to catch up on what tools are out there.  Carol West, Broker Hillsboro, OR The Top 50 Google Tools for Business This is a compilation medley for all of those folks out there who use Google for searching and SEO, but may not be aware of all the ot...

A great reminder of our higher self in our industry. Carol West Hillsboro, ORBoth of my parents are Realtors. This is what I was meant to do. As a child, I watched my dad work tirelessly for his clients, always taking the extra step to ensure that the offer was accepted, the closing occurred on t...

Thanks for the ideas and update Perry. It's a great time for financing! Carol West, Real Estate Broker, Hillsboro, ORWith a flight of capital moving from the stock market equities to safe haven Treasury Bonds, the mortgage industry is benefiting from another dip in mortgage rates this past couple...

Carolyn Capalbo This is such a shame, I would feel horrible if someone else's action caused me so much grief. We all should be responsible for our actions, but not others.  I'm happy to post this story! Good luck Carolyn. Carol West, Broker Hillsboro, ORCarolyn Capalbo Is A REALTOR In Northern Vi...

Thought this was very appropriate as we all review our marketing strategies. Carol West, Broker Hillsboro OR Real Estate Brand positioning is one of the most important marketing principles and perhaps one of the most misunderstood.  Yet, to sharply differentiate yourself from your competition, as...

Housing Starts Maintain Upward Trend in March 2010 Posted By susanne On April 19, 2010 @ 3:19 pm In Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Today's Marketplace, Today's Top Story, Today's Top Story - Consumer | Comments Disabled  [1]RISMEDIA, April 20, 2010—(MCT)—Fresh data on new construction of U.S. hou...

It's great to check each other's ideas and work on staging. Thanks for sharing Chrissie.  Carol West, Broker Hillsboro OR Real EstateHello, I hope you all are doing well.  Just wanted to share a house that I'm almost done staging.  I still have to finish the family room and kitchen, but here are ...

Thanks Hannah for reminding all of us that there are more clients in the family to consider when shopping for homes.    Carol West, Broker Hillsboro OR Real Estate  Children are very important people.The moving process may be a very upsetting and confusing time for them.Not only are they leaving ...

Thanks so much Dana for the most up-to-date news.    Carol West, Broker Hillsboro OR Real Estate http://www.bainmortgage.com/MortgageMarketWeekInReview Newsletter-May 24th, 2010      Provided by Dana Bain Dana BainPremiere Mortgage Services 11 Malvern Hill RoadSterling, MA 01564Phone: (978) 422-2...

It was a gray, tough weekend here in Hillsboro, OR, to get motivated, to be out and about doing business activities. It was raining hard and then there were times when it slowed down to a slight drizzle. There were also many tempting great things to do indoors but, I dragged myself out to meet pe...