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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Nations Princeton-Nassau Inc. d/b/a NATIONS
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Many agents relate to us how their markets are doing....or not doing too well. To me ...first hand experience is like nothing else.When investigating new markets I want to see first hand what the market conditions really are. After selling my farm in Hopewell NJ last year I was afforded the oppo...
07/07/2008
I JUST WENT THROUGH ONE OF MY OLD ADDRESS BOOKS ...10+ YEARS OLD.DID ALL YOUR CONTACTS MAKE YOUR CURRENT CLIENT CUSTOMER BASE?I WAS AMAZED TO SEE THE PEOPLE I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO...OR CONTACTED...OR SOMEHOW DID NOT MAKE TRANSFER TO MY CONTACT BASE.MANY THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE MY LAST CONTACT...A...
08/03/2007
THERE IS A LONG STANDING RULE IN REAL ESTATE.....THOSE WITH THE MOST LISTINGS WINS.WORD OF ADVISE....KNOW YOUR  MARKETSOME AGENTS HAVE THE MENTALITY TO TAKE THE LISTING AT ANY COST...IT'S A LISTING...WE CAN ADJUST THE PRICE LATER AND THAT'S THE PRICE THE SELLER FEELS COMFORTABLE LISTING.IN AN ADJ...
06/22/2007
20/20 update ...REAL ESTATE SEGMENT to be aired at 10PM [EST] tonight!!!!!Will their reporting be an accurate portrayal of our real estate profession in positively assisting buyers and sellers in achieving their REAL ESTATE GOALS.....or will this be another reporting that the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION...
06/22/2007
Look at the good news....with new construction down...there is less inventory for buyers to choose from:BUYERS WILL react sooner for the agent, NOT showing them "endless inventory" of new constructionGOOD news....faster sales....happier buyers!GOOD for the environment...less gas consumption....le...
06/22/2007
I was just advised that 20/20....TOMORROW...is featuring a storyline on REAL ESTATE concerning....THE PROS AND CONS OF REAL ESTATE...with a segment...do you need an agent?I hope tomorrows television journalism segment is not reflective of the piece that was presented on 60 MINUTES about a month a...
06/21/2007
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Long gone are the cold days of WINTER....or maybe I should say the cold days of SPRING.The fields around the horse paddocks are cut like a fine PGA Golf Course.....no sand traps here....only the beauty of nature and horses enjoying the fine weather. A young DOE works her way across the field and ...
06/21/2007
When are all the media....newspapers,magazines,newscasts and the like, going to look on the bright side of real estate and stop thinking that only the negative views are "NEWSWORTHY"I read an article today that reported foreclosures at  the highest in 50 years!!!!!What about that first time home-...
06/21/2007
Everyone talks about the rising cost of gasoline.Remember...in every negative there is a POSITIVE!Yesterday a young lady walked into our new office to introduce herself,to say hello,and say she was working at another company in our building.After talking about our companies, conversation turned t...
06/02/2007
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CHANGE OF PITCH??If I were a baseball player....I guess it means the way I throw the ball.If I were an Opera singer...I guess it means a different key.If I am a "SALESPERSON"...I guess it means something totally different.WHEN OLD METHODS DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING...the way they used to...don't be...
06/02/2007
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