Sold on Shawnee Real Estate & Community Blog

There’s a little nifty but powerful new tool on SoldonShawnee.com. What’s my home worth? allows you to enter an address and then instantly see a pretty good estimate of its current value. You’ll get five listings and five recently sold properties along with some simple tools that’ll help get you ...

No big Dallas hair. No corn chip finger nails. No bird toy earrings. No glamour shots. No syrupy fake talk. Do those images make you think of the 80’s TV show Dynasty? Slick-talking infomercials? Real estate agents? It’s true those stereotyped images of your mother’s Realtor are portrayed on TV a...

Today there was an article in the Shawnee News-Star about more layoffs at a local manufacturing plant. One of the reasons given for their problems was "prolonged weakness in housing." Im afraid that readers may see the statement referring to Shawnee's housing market. With everything we see and re...

Garage sales can be a great way to get rid of clutter - and earn a little extra cash - before you sell your home. But make sure the timing is right. Garage sales can take on a life of their own, and it might not be the best use of your energy right before putting your home on the market. Follow t...

I took these notes from Randy Templeman's technology class: Recite: "I don't list houses for sale; I manage the sale and marketing of your property." Remember: SOLD (# sales in a geographical area over a period of time, divide by number of listings they had = success ratio) Resources: Snagit ($25...

I took these notes from Chandra Hall's classes: Construction 101 with Chandra Hall move.com NewHomeGuide.com NAHB.org Green Resources ecobroker.com HGTVPro Green Building National Association of Home Builders - Energy & Green Building US Green Building Council At Home With Diversity Certification...

Students learned a great deal about how to talk to their sellers about positioning their homes to really beat their competition! Instructor Amy Chorew did a great job. Everybody left with a workbook full of information, a CD and two DVDs to help them showcase their knowledge to the sellers. I lov...

The Oklahoma GRI program continues to grow and evolve into an essential component for the career development of real estate professionals. GRI 202 October 22-23 is all about the numbers: Financing TechniquesThe recent economic bailout has turned the financing end of our business on its ear, so a ...