ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2009
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Listings are the name of the game. In spite of this, I often struggle keeping my inventory of listings up. I seem stuck in a cycle. I pick up a listing or two. I sell them in a couple months. And then back to square one... Not the way I want to do business. I need a steady inventory of homes ...
10/30/2009
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DOES THE REAL ESTATE MARKET NEED SAVING? This morning I was reading Richard Weisser's featured post, "A completely new proposal to save the real estate market. It's not as crazy as you might think!"... In the post Richard writes of his new idea to save the real estate market. His plan involves ...
10/23/2009
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Ken Tracy | Keller Williams Naperville | ken@kensfeaturedhomes.com | 630-697-0536 2112 Seminary, Chicago, IL ONE BEDROOM IN THE HEART OF DEPAUL. 1BR/1BA Condo offered at $249,000 Year Built 1906 Sq Footage Unspecified Bedrooms 1 Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking Unspecified Lot Size U...
10/20/2009
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October 12th. A special day for me. The day I entered the career of real estate sales... It was four years ago this week. October 12th, 2005. How clueless I was that first day. Sitting at my desk. My phone and laptop in front of me. What do I do now??? Most new agents probably don't know w...
10/15/2009
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I started a new ad campaign on Facebook today. I am very excited. A few weeks ago, I posted my early results from my Facebook Ads. Although I was very pleased with the results, money was tight, so I had to stop my campaign... But with this weeks closing in the bank, I began a new campaign today...
10/09/2009
There. I have said it. I will say it again... I am against any expansion or extension of the $8000 first time home buyer credit. It was a nice idea that has served it's purpose. But now we need to let it pass gracefully into legislation heaven... The tax credit showed the government cared. It...
10/08/2009
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A big day. Every closing day is big. Pay day. Shockingly rare. I am still expecting several a month. It has yet to happen. Times are hard. Good. But hard. Today was a reason to smile. A closing. A paycheck. A reason to celebrate. Ken A Realtor you can trust.
10/07/2009
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Talking real estate... It is an important part of a Realtors job. How many times a day are agents asked, "How is the market?" At work. At play. At dinners, at parties, at bowling alleys, at golf courses, at Starbucks... Any place there are people, we are asked "How is the market?" I understand ...
10/02/2009
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If you have been reading my posts for a length of time, you know my family has been on a home search. We have been renting for three years. We sold our first home in August 2006 to pay off debt and finance my new real estate career... The ride has not been easy, yet we were hoping to buy a home ...
10/01/2009
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