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It truly has become a seller's market, however all good things do come to an end. There is bound to be more inventory, especially within the next few months. It doesn't get much easier than it is now to get multiple offers on your home. Well said Jay. Let's throw it back. Remember playing musical...
03/12/2013
Common comments I hear from sellers in the Orange County real estate market are: "I want to wait for prices to go up more before selling" or "I want to wait until the 'hot' season to sell". First of all, prices are never guaranteed to go up more (even in the Orange County real estate market), a...
03/09/2013
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Mary, thanks for sharing such a great article and, of course thanks to all the original authors as well. As a real estate professional I often have to help clients visualize what their home can look like without having to spend thousands of dollars. For you buyers, the links below are great for g...
03/06/2013
Have you ever wondered how every single real estate brokerage can claim they are #1? Simple answer: misleading statistics. If you want to be #1 at anything, call a statistician and you shall be #1. However, what is most surprising to me as a managing broker are the offices that use this as a main...
03/05/2013
Sometimes I wonder why Agents ask me for certain documents which are not required by the contract, but I have just come to realize some people can't read! Is your pager number still on your business card? Perhaps you retrieve contact information through the yellow pages? Still dialing up to Prodi...
03/05/2013
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If you went on a deep sea fishing trip aboard a high-tech vessel with a state of the art fish finder what do you think would be the most effective way to spend your day finding the fish? A) Just stopping at various locations, dropping in your fishing line, and hoping some fish are there. OR B) Us...
02/25/2013
This is a great one page manual on how to have success with social media. Simple, to the point, and the best part is that it can work for anyone. Have you ever counted the number of listings littered by Agents via social media? Although the tactic is intended to call for immediate attention, rare...
02/25/2013
There are few professions in which a person can earn six-figures without a post-graduate degree or investing tens of thousands of dollars in start up costs. This is partly why real estate can be such an attractive profession for those who are more focused on the money rather than the cause. Real ...
02/24/2013