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2011 

Our local Chamber of Commerce offers networking events throughout the year.  Offering great opportunity to meet local business owners and potential customers. Tonight is one such event.  Over at our local state of the art Recreational Centre - Genesis Place the Chamber is Hosting a Face to Face N...
03/22/2011
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Our phone's are our lifeline to the outside world, especially in Real Estate. The Alberta Real Estate Association went to bat for us all again, and now managed a great deal for us with a local cell phone provider. After several years with one company, they negotiated a plan that will benefit all ...
03/21/2011
MY House is Your House?  Open houses and showings may be an integral part of the services you offer as a REALTOR®. They are a great way to create interest and expose the property to potential buyers. While all representatives should be mindful of respecting the seller's home, this can sometimes b...
03/21/2011
Has the recent economy effected your attitude? I wonder?  I Know as a Real Estate Agent we all go above and beyond our "normal range" of services. I think this is to be expected in our Service industry regardless to whatever the economy or how your day is going. I had a recent encounter with a Mo...
03/18/2011
LOCATION makes all the difference here, in the home that NEEDS some TLC.  Transit, shopping and parks within walking distance.    1140 sq.ft 3 Bedrooms up and 1 down - with a separate entrance off the side of the home by the single car garage.  Located in Summerhill a mature community in Airdrie...
03/14/2011
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So you're out with BUYERS showing them some great properties.  Then they turf you after a weekend. Yes, you have them under "buyer brokerage" everything seemed to be going just fine.  Then they don't return your calls - text or emails. They even left their mortgage person hanging.  What to do?  ...
03/08/2011
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So, from time to time we all get them.  THE SIGN CALL...what do you do? I know the old standard: from days gone by Training 101.  BUT do you have any NEW ideas that turn these sign calls into a good solid lead? With new gadgets of scanning or texting signs - do we miss any of those 1 on 1 - conv...
03/08/2011
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  REAL ESTATE PHOTOS - just PLAIN BAD. We are suppose to know a little about how to take a photo of a home.  OR perhaps hire a professional if you are totally beyond help. Here are some funny photo's that just make trying to sell a home even harder.  You Think This Guy Could have MADE the Bed?  S...
03/07/2011
      MY COMMUNITY - THE FAIRWAYS I was asked by potential clients the other day - If I lived in Airdrie.  They are looking to deal with a local Real Estate Agent.  It got me thinking - how often to I just assume people in my city of 40,000 know I live, work and pay taxes here. I live in THE FAIR...
03/07/2011
Your home is like FRUIT??? What could I possibly mean by that?  Well, what do you do when you shop for fruit?  If you're like most people, you search through the display and you pick out the best fruit - the pieces that are just the right ripeness with the fewest blemishes...  Maybe while you're ...
03/07/2011
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Terri Stephens

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