The updated results are in for the housing stats for the Dallas area and they still remain counter cyclical to many areas of the country in the bust phase.Home sales in Dallas have been impacted slowing down year over year and days on market like many areas of the country have started to creep u
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12/19/2007
In the movie, "Sixth Sense", there's a famous line that says, "I see dead people." Well I see angels. You have too. You just have to train yourself to open your eyes to their presence. Believe it or not there is an angel inside many of the people that are in your life maybe every day or every now
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12/18/2007
In listening to many training presentations with other REALTORs and overhearing individual business owners who want to run over their brethren in the spirit of competition, it dawned on me the fatal flaw everyone is making.Just because some training material says you need to be the #1 residential
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12/18/2007
Have you ever had one of those days where you feel the statisticians in real estate are out there asking the wrong questions and plotting the wrong graphs? Oh sure, we have year over year sales, number of homes in inventory, average days on market, and other stuff that bores us all each month.But
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12/17/2007
In today's turbulent real estate times, with days on market increasing, more foreclosures, tougher times to qualify for a mortgage, lowering of prices to get houses to move, we need to keep perspective that everything is ALWAYS changing. TRY NOT TO BE SHOCKED. Sometimes comps from six months back
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12/16/2007
This is my 100th blog post. My, time flies when you are having fun!Real Estate is a People business. A former sales manager said selling and customer service are really in the big picture all about love. Not romantic love, but love of fellow man and seeing to their needs. I think those of us in a
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12/15/2007
Whether as REALTORS or members of society out in the general public, our small, thoughtful, kind actions produce ripples beyond a single incident. I found this little story that illustrates this point. One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home
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12/13/2007
I've always wondered both outside and inside real estate why the consumer in the end selects one Realtor over the other? Is it the power of the brand? Is it the market share in the area? Is it the relationship and skill and experience of the individual agent?Some say new agents are better viewed
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12/13/2007
There are days that Realtors and their clients don't get along. Shocking isn't it? Same holds true between office workers. How about an agent and a house inspector, appraiser, or title company person. Friction can develop. Managers don't always get along with their team members. Are you in the do
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12/12/2007
I tour a lot of preowned homes and as they approach five years or older in age many, despite their owners best efforts, start to deteriorate. Condition is all important with a buyers market that we are in for many areas of the country. Necessary repairs and maintenance will probably be caught up
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12/12/2007
