Keller Williams has announced the Agenda for their Family Reunion scheduled for February 20th through 24th in New Orleans, LA. While not all of the details on speakers are clear yet, they have an Agenda page on their website here that is to be updated as details are finalized.The event is expected to draw thousands to New Orleans and provide much economic stimulus to the area. Convention Fees are currently $499. … [Read more...]
REMAX Convention 2010 Orlando
December 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
RE/MAX International has set the schedule for their Convention 2010 in Orlando Florida. Details of the convention were provided here.While the economy in general is expected to slow the convention and travel business overall quite significantly, the REMAX Convention is expected to be a good draw among RE/MAX associates worldwide. Aside from workshops on every real estate business subject imaginable, attendees are also scheduled to hear from Dave Liniger, co-founder of RE/MAX and the convention … [Read more...]
Are email drips equal in RIO to snail mail drips?
December 19, 2009 By 4 Comments
When I established Worthington Realty about 1.5 years ago, I wanted to always be experimenting with what I could do to convert leads to closed sales. So I set out to have the best email drip campaigns as well as the best snail mail campaigns. I have had much more success from a snail mail campaign than I have had from an email drip campaign. I often question myself with what I am doing right, and what I am doing wrong!?!The snail mail has a thick stock cotton style envelope. Inside … [Read more...]
Boost Your Business with Foreign Buyers
December 12, 2009 By 6 Comments
This is a good time for real estate professionals to expand their clientele with international buyers. Among the factors favorable for marketing to foreign buyers are:International buyers bought 154,000 homes and condos during the 12-month period ending in May, and they continue to be attracted to the weak dollar. The U.S. dollar has weakened significantly since June, dropping 9 to 11 percent against such foreign currencies as the Japanese yen, European euro and Canadian dollar. Both the … [Read more...]
Century 21 Enters Slovakia Market
December 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
According to this press release, Century 21 has entered the Slovakia market."I am both pleased and honored to welcome Daniel Bily, Henry Silva and the entire CENTURY 21 Slovakia team into our global network,” said Tom Kunz, president and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate LLC. “We look forward to seeing CENTURY 21 Slovakia grow and prosper as professional champions for home buyers and sellers in this dynamic market.” … [Read more...]
Real Estate Downsizing
November 22, 2009 By 2 Comments
With so many businesses having to count every penny, some have decided to give up one of their biggest costs: office space. An Associated Press article states that more and more small businesses are shrinking staffs and encouraging telecommuting----in order to be able to maintain small offices or eliminate the location altogether. According to article, not only are these businesses saving money on property leases, taxes, etc but also on auxiliary costs like utilities and office … [Read more...]
NAR: Indexing is OK
November 17, 2009 By 3 Comments
This week, NAR officially approved indexing of websites by search engines as an acceptable use of IDX data. Here is a summary from REALTOR.org:NAR's Board of Directors: "Amended the Multiple Listing and Internet Data Exchange Policy to conform to NAR virtual office Web site (VOW) policy and to make clear that participants may not use IDX-provided listings for purposes other than display on their Web sites but are not required to prevent indexing of their Web sites by recognized search … [Read more...]
GMAC Real Estate combines with Real Living
November 11, 2009 By 1 Comment
We now know what the new brand will be for GMAC Real Estate. GMAC Realtors received an email today from Graham Badun (CEO of Brookfield) saying that Brookfield Asset Management, who bought GMAC Real Estate about a year ago, has now acquired the Real Living Franchise. Additionally, the email stated that GMAC Real Estate would be re-branded to Real Living.Badun indicated that Real Living offered the branding needed to provide a strong future for the company.Harley Rouda, Jr., president of … [Read more...]
$8,000 Tax Credit For First Time Buyers Extended To June 2010
November 6, 2009 By 3 Comments
In what is an epic win for the real estate industry and upcoming home buyers, the $8,000 tax credit for first time buyers was extended earlier today. The new credits work like this: What You Should Know About The $8,000 Tax CreditMust be in contract by end of April 2010 and close by June 2010 to receive the $8,000 tax credit. Must be a first time home buyer. Single buyers are eligible if they make up to $125,000 per year, up from $75,000 in the previous credit and couples (who file a joint … [Read more...]
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