Buyers and sellers want more from their agent (or potential agent) than just a sales pitch. They have the WIIFM ("What's in it for me?") mentality. So give them what they want. Give them the information they are looking for and be there for them when they need your services. Blogging is a great e
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07/17/2008
Buying bank owned properties can be an ideal way to "buy right" in today's real estate market. These homes are often priced below market because the banks want to sell and they are in a position to be realistic to market conditions. Buyers need to thoroughly understand the benefits and risks invo
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05/22/2008
An article in the Wall Street Journal, Online (5/6/08) reported "The Housing Crisis is Over." The national housing market is considered to have bottomed out in April 2008, with a long but forward moving road towards recovery. The significant factor: affordability. The quick summary is that new ho
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05/19/2008
Real estate agents show properties every day to people they don't know. What if the "prospective buyer" is just using the situation--whether an open house or a private showing--to isolate the agent and put them into a potentially dangerous situation? This is unfortunately one of the possible scen
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11/19/2007
Real estate auctions have seen an increase in gross sales in the last three quarters of 2007, according to recent industry surveys by the National Auctioneers Association (NAA)*. This is an important trend to consider given the current slump in the real estate market. But it is conceivable in lig
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11/16/2007
Marker Lake The gated community of Marker Lake is located between Vanderbilt Beach Rd and Airport Rd, just west of the Stonewood shopping center (click here for a map of Marker Lake). Home prices start in the low $300s, making Marker Lake an affordable opportunity to enjoy a newer construction ho
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08/05/2007
Key Royal IS SELLING!!! These affordable condos are an excellent opportunity to buy a 2 bedroom unit for under $170k in a central location off Immokalee Rd in North Naples, only minutes to the beach! Here are some of the closed sales for Key Royal since May 2007: Sales Price Address
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07/31/2007
When the real estate market is slower than what we are used to, seeking supplemental income is often a reality for many real estate professionals. But what path to pursue?The criteria: Something that will generate a substantial income andSomething that will utilize our sales and networking skills
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07/24/2007
Hammock Bay Golf & Country Club The gated waterfront luxury tower of Lesina in Hammock Bay is situated on a peninsula overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the Ten Thousand Islands, Marco Island, and McIlvane Bay in Naples, Florida (map of Hammock Bay Golf & Country Club). Priced from the $900s, Hammoc
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05/31/2007
Naples Area Residential Single-family Homes NEW LISTINGS TrendsThe statistics show the number of new residential listings of single-family homes in Naples to have dropped off by over 10% below the average trend line for the month of April. Historically, as the inventory of real estate on the mark
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05/31/2007
