RECENT BLOG POSTS
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I posted the following question this past week in the NAR (National Association of REALTORS®) Facebook group: "What is the one main issue confronting our industry that has you the most concerned?"The responses ran the full gamut from the lack of affordable housing and inventory, to the evils of Z...
04/27/2018
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As we analyze the reasons that agents & brokers give for determining which real estate company to align with, statistics clearly support the importance of company culture as one of the primary factors.While we understand the value & importance of culture, we sometimes struggle in adequately defi...
10/10/2017
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Come Experience the Pinnacle of Luxury at prestigious McCormick Woods! Situated on near acre lot along private North Lake and the 9th Hole of acclaimed McCormick Woods Golf & Country Club, this stunning home offers Superior Craftsmanship and Materials - from dark Cherry Hardwoods, Italian Porcela...
03/16/2016
A brief visit to the Blog Home Page here on ActiveRain, and you'd think I had landed on Zillow or Realtor.com®The steady stream of AR members promoting their listings seemed endless, with an occasional post of meaningful, engaging content being a somewhat rare exception.Consumers and potential cl...
01/05/2016
A member recently posted in the Q&A section here on ActiveRain, and basically asked the question, "Why don't my posts get featured?"As someone who has participated on this platform since its inception, I can tell you that this has been an on-going topic of tremendous debate, angst, and mystery.I ...
12/04/2015
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I was going to write a post on the Mystery of Getting Featured here on ActiveRain, but this article says pretty much most of what I was going to share. Nice job! ASK AN AMBASSADOR: Chasing The Feature Fairy We're in real estate. By nature, that means most of us are competitive. That we've got s...
12/02/2015
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What do the Realtor® Code of Ethics and the Facebook Terms of Service have in common? People agree to them both, but they very rarely read either one. Let's face it, how many times have you signed up for something, especially here online, and quickly scrolled through the lengthy "Terms of Agreem...
11/28/2015
Welcome to the 2nd installment in my series on the Realtor® Code of Ethics! If you missed the inaugural article, you can find it HERE.“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 7:12) Many professional actors who are classica...
11/24/2015
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As I've been navigating my way around after an ungodly hiatus from the Rain, I was reviewing my profile, and noticed the number of members I am currently 'following' versus the number of folks that 'follow' me. As of this morning, I am following 595 fellow members here on ActiveRain, and I have 1...
08/13/2015
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I have to admit when I first caught wind of the purchase of ActiveRain by Ben Kinney, I was absolutely thrilled!....As a Keller Williams broker myself, I have closely observed Ben's amazing track record for success over the years. What excites me, besides his obvious business acumen, is that Ben ...
08/10/2015