Sometimes it pays to focus on the negatives. Often, we are too happy to look at traffic numbers and to pass these numbers on to our clients as a flaming arrow that progress is being made. Although the number of internet hits, telephone inquiries, and showings are important, real estate agents
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06/30/2009
For those of you who are considering moving to St. Louis, this story produced by KETC-Channel 9 and featured on its Living St. Louis segment gives some insight into the Lafayette Square. The neighborhood is located South of Downtown St. Louis and is noted for its Victorian-era homes and tree-lin
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06/30/2009
When it comes to social networking, it seems like we are all lemmings. I mean we hear that LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter generate leads so we follow the pack and dive right in. Now, I am not saying that I necessarily disagree with the choice of social networking sites. I have an active presen
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06/30/2009
Recently, Facebook.com offered vanity names for its accounts. It prompted a gold rush or land grab type euphoria among tech savvy speculators who registered names with lightning speed. Like domain names a few years back, cybersquatters are back and registering names on Facebook, Twitter, and ot
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06/28/2009
The National Association of Realtors and Missouri Association of Realtors had an interesting market comment on the use of social media. It did a very good job describing the rise in the popularity of social media to market and sell real estate: Many real estate brokers and agents are looking to
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06/27/2009
Recently, I received a telephone call that led to a lengthy discussion about real estate and the use of technology to market and sell homes. The caller had read my ActiveRain blog entitled "The Lafayette Report" and had a pretty good grasp of my passionate views on the use of technology to marke
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06/23/2009
If you are interested in purchasing a single family home, townhome, condominium or loft in Lafayette Square, there has never been a better time to buy. In 2008, the median price for homes in Lafayette Square increased 8%. Lafayette Square continues to hold its value. With excess supply, the a
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06/22/2009
When it comes to blog titles, we all want to use some clever slogan to attract attention or generate a buzz. A clever title draws the reader in and makes them want to click through and read the entire article. Now, over the past few months, I have noticed the term "sucks" used in over 100 posts
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06/22/2009
WarrantyElephant is a great website designed for storing and organizing warranty information. For new home construction or custom homes, you often have a ton of warranty booklets and product information scattered about your new home. After moving in, you often have additional work done which ma
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06/21/2009
ActiveRain is a great network for so many reasons. From where I stand, it appears that ActiveRain is constantly trying to improve its community, its blog platform, etc. to enhance the Activerain experience for its members. Now, I love the ActiveRain featured post newsletter and enjoy reading it
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06/21/2009
