Katharine's Blog

After reading the top 6 fads that are "out" according to consumer surveys at the international home builders show in Las Vegas http://styledstagedsold.blogs.realtor.org/?p=273 I thought I would give some insight on what buyers want in their newest Clovis Home. 1. Color - Nothing crazy but white w...

  Its a tricky balancing act trying to keep an online life and one in the real world both going smoothly. Lately Ive been trying to keep up with facebook, activerain, linkedin, blogger, our online local newspaper's blog, Weichert, GenYKert, and my online leads while still keeping track of my clos...

The Internet is wonderful. I wonder if those scientists knew when they conceived the idea that people would use the Internet to share information like how to stage a house, how to keep in touch with buddies from school, How to search for a new house in a city hundreds of miles away.... how to bec...

Of course I don't claim to know more than the aeronautical engineers, financial gurus, political analysts and middle east peacekeepers of this world but I thought I would give you the thoughts of a Realtor in New Mexico on how to solve the worlds problems. 1. The plane hit a bird... or a flock of...

After watching the movie "27 Dresses" again tonight I realized one of the reasons that I love being a real estate agent. We make the perfect bridesmaid. When I was little I used to plan the dream wedding. I would buy Brides magazines, dream about the dress I would buy, plan the menu, design the c...

We have been coddled here in Clovis. All of the Realtors know the other Realtors. We know who markets best, who has the best customer service... Who to trust and who to be wary of. We know that if we present an offer to a Realtor whose property is listed in our MLS that we will be working with an...

Back in March of this year we went from to..... When we were looking for a franchise to take us that next step from Good hometown real estate agency to a GREAT company with national exposure and a tremendous suport system so we didnt have to reinvent the wheel 500 times a week, we found Weichert ...

On our MLS we are allowed 9 photos plus we can post a virtual tour link. Why some agents dont make use of those photo spots is beyond me. I have sat with customers at the computer and they have actually refused to go see homes that didnt have any pictures posted even if all of the stats were ther...

I enjoy real estate because it isnt just selling a house. It is helping people find a place to belong, a place they can rest, host parties, raise children, sleep, eat and enjoy life. When they wander into a house I help them visualize their lives in that house and if it doesnt fit we find one tha...

It is always fun to look at agent photos and wonder what these agents were thinking. This is the face that you use in advertising, the face you put out there to the world that says "Buy it from me", "Trust me," "put your life in my hands for the next month while I guide you through one of the mos...