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Archive for September, 2007

Worth a thousand words?

Posted in For agents, Marketing, Real Estate tips, Technology on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

OK, more geek-speak. This is about the photos that agents (or FSBO) have on their sites. I know this has been discussed to death, but I have a few more pointers that may help. A photo can be worth a thousand words, but are those words the ones you want to be saying?
Having a background [...]

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Real Estate and Technology

Posted in For agents, For buyers, For sellers, Marketing, Real Estate tips, Stats, Technology, Trends on September 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I’ll admit it. I am a computer geek. From my days as a graphic designer, I always had to have the latest and greatest, the fastest and the slickest machine. And yes, I am a Mac lover. As designers, we all used Macs. I cannot switch over to the Dark Side and use a PC. [...]

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Marketing: the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted in For agents, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Real Estate tips, Trends on September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Marketing seems to be the buzz word nowadays. How to market this and that. Brand your product . . . Selling a home is no different–you are trying to put a product (a home) in the best light to appeal to a target audience (a buyer). The official definition of marketing is: “Means to make [...]

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Agency Agreement

Posted in For agents, For buyers, For sellers, Real Estate tips on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Do you know what “Agency Agreement” is?
As a buyer or a seller of a home and you are working with a real estate agent, you should have discussed agency agreement. What is that, you ask? It is a fancy term for an agreement that tells you who your agent works for, and what they will [...]

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Subprime Lending, a Definition

Posted in For agents, For buyers, For sellers, Miscellaneous, Real Estate tips, Trends on September 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Subprime loans seem to be the new buzz-word in real estate. We are hearing more and more about this new trend, and it is causing fear in financial institutions across the nation. Borrowers with bad credit are able to obtain a mortgage, and when the rates change, they are unable to make their payments, they [...]

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For the first time home buyer

Posted in For buyers, Miscellaneous, Real Estate tips on September 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Buying a first house is a daunting, scary idea. But when you do it, and when you have a good agent, it can be the most exciting, thrilling time of your life!
What are the benefits of buying a home?
Has everyone been telling you that you should buy a home? It’s time? So you have [...]

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Clients and agents – whose taste is it?

Posted in For agents, For buyers, For sellers, Marketing, Miscellaneous on September 13, 2007 | 4 Comments »

I think one of the most interesting parts of being an agent is working with people. Yeah, I know, that sounds so cliché. But what I like about it is kind of similar to my past life as a designer. When I designed a logo or a website, as much as I wanted to do [...]

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