Greg Tracy

Apparently real estate is supposed to be slow right now. According to the media and many agents, I should not be doing much business. The sky is falling and the end is near, yet we're still going to close another 10 homes in December.In every market across the country there are agents making good...

We're all prone to having our moments of weakness, where things aren't going our way or everything seems to be falling on us at the same time. Especially in a sales industry like real estate, with the financial ups and downs and the pressures that come with it, it can be draining emotionally.Some...

 The feeling we get from being in a community, or group of people with similar goals or interests, gives us an enthusiasm that we rarely find elsewhere. It's assuring to talk to other people who share our beliefs or have gone through similar experiences. We get that same feeling from family, bein...

 If you haven't had the opportunity to participate in the Carnival of Real Estate I would recommend it. A blog carnival is, according to Wikipedia:A blog article that contains links to other articles covering a specific topic. Most blog carnivals are hosted by a rotating list of frequent contribu...

One of the things I really enjoy about the real estate industry is the co-opetition that exists between brokers. We are all competing with each other, yet we all need to work together and when it comes to certain topics (FSBO, DOJ lawsuits, Banks getting into the industry) we, as brokers, are lar...

Around the country there are a lot of opinions around the housing market. And there are also a lot of facts and numbers. Noone will debate that new housing starts (the number of new homes initiated to be built) are down around the country. This is, of course a national trend, as local housing sta...

                First, let me say that I think there are WAY too many people in the business and WAAAAY too many people getting into the business. I've posted about that recently.I've been in the real estate industry for over thirteen years and I've sold hundreds of homes and I believe that I off...

As members of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), we Realtors all adhere to a Code of Ethics, which is the most fundamental difference between being a Realtor and a real estate agent.This "Code" gives everyone guidelines and rules and conduct. It also prevents Realtors from slamming othe...

                         What is value-proposition? It's what you do that's different/better than your competitors. So how is giving good service going to make your value any better than your competitors? It's interesting how much marketing in the real estate business is devoted to saying what no...

Home Inspections at their best can save buyers (and sellers) a lot of headache and frustration. A good home inspector will test the outlets and check for gas leaks and make sure there aren't any leaks coming from those old pipes in the basement. And by catching problems, and potential problems, ...