As I posted in "Time to Motivate your Sellers" in my local blog, the peak season for real estate is winding down. Sellers who are tempted to "wait until next year" need to be reminded about the effect of interest rate increases and REO inventory on prices. Concern about inflation makes it likel
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08/24/2008
REBHOF - Jennifer Fivelsdal Jennifer Fivelsdal was recognized as an outstanding real estate blogger for using local content to generate business on her ActiveRain "outside" blog. Industry: Bottom Calling and Sucker's Rallies Serious investors don't wait for the market to "hit bottom" because they
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08/24/2008
Jim Klinge - bubbleinfo.comJim Klinge understands that credibility is one of his most valuable assets. It takes chutzpah to name your blog "bubbleinfo.com" when your brokerage is located in Carlsbad, California, the epicenter of North San Diego county's real estate meltdown, but Jim Klinge unders
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08/18/2008
Jennifer Fivelsdal - Rhinebeck LivingJennifer Fivelsdal knows how to use a real estate blog to generate business.You may not have heard of Jennifer, but she's well known in her community through her "Rhinebeck Living" blog on ActiveRain and her posts to Localism.com. Jennifer is getting leads and
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08/16/2008
Teresa Boardman - Saint Paul Real Estate BlogTwo things set Teresa Boardman apart from most real estate bloggers.The first and most obvious is the incredible pictures that grace her blog. Teresa produces original, amazing photos of local architecture, nature, and lifestyle that are so compelling
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08/16/2008
There's a famous scene in "Glengarry, Glen Ross" where Alec Baldwin berates the salesmen of a boiler room operation selling worthless vacation lots. One of the many great lines that sticks out in my head is "Go and do likewise!" I've written numerous posts about how to write a great real estate b
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08/16/2008
Two years ago, there was a lot of buzz about outside companies trying to develop real estate web portals. Would they attempt to replace agents the way online travel portals had replaced travel agents or would they merely steal viewers from agent websites and then sell those viewers back to agent
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08/01/2008
Financial Title Company, a subsidiary of Mercury Companies Inc, closed all its California offices this week.Click here for an article in the San Jose Business Journal.Last December, Alliance Title, also a subsidiary of Mercury Companies Inc, suddenly closed all of their offices. This time it look
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07/30/2008
Today, Inman Connect held a workshop on blogging. Highlights can be found by clicking here.For those who couldn't make it or decided to spend $800 (plus hotel and travel) on something else, here are links to six posts on the tech4REpros blog covering many of the same issues.Strategy: Objectives O
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07/24/2008
This is a digest of Microsoft Outlook posts here at the Technology for Real Estate Professionals blog. If you would like more information about an Excel feature I have not yet discussed, please click comments and post your questions or suggestions here or contact me.Thanks for reading!Frank Jewet
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07/12/2008