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Zillow.com Adds Windermere
Zillow.com and Seattle-based Windermere Real Estate, which has more than 30,000 for-sale listings nationwide, announced a partnership which enables Windermere to automatically feed all of their listings to Zillow.com on a regular basis. Zillow is one of the most-visited U.S. real estate Web sites, with 8.8 million unique users in August, an increase of 64 [...]
Creative Thinking to Make Deals
In today’s market, clients and real estate agents must be creative. To bring the parties together and reach mutual acceptance, the parties must think outside the box.
In the strong sellers’ market of 2005-6, financing the transactions was relatively simple: the buyer got a loan or paid cash. In that strong sellers’ market with low inventory [...]
I Love my Job… But Sometimes I Hate My Industry
Don’t get me wrong: I love my job. I love helping people find their dream home, even (especially!) when it takes a lot of searching to get there. I love, love, LOVE marketing homes. And to top it all off, I get to constantly meet new and interesting people and be involved in a very important, very exciting time in their lives. It’s a pretty cool gig, I shouldn’t complain.
Selling Your Home for the Holidays
If you want to sell (or buy) a home, conventional wisdom dictates that you should wait until the holiday season is over. It’s generally assumed that people are too busy shopping for gifts and won’t shop for real estate. However, while home sales usually slow down between November and January, they certainly do not stop!
Hardest And Easiest Places To Sell A Home – Forbes
As the dismal U.S. housing market slides further downhill–home prices in July posted a 16.3% annual drop–some sellers are unloading their homes to bargain-hunters. But in cities like Seattle, Jacksonville, Fla., and St. Louis–the hardest major cities in which to sell a home–even sellers who have substantially lowered their prices aren’t finding it easy to move their houses.
Importance of Photography in a Down Real Estate Market
Selling things is all about finding a way to stand out from the competition. In a down real estate market like we have now, the competition home sellers face are those hundreds of other homes for sale in the same location and price range. The last thing a home seller wants to do is to have to lower their price to stand out from the competition.
Why Advertise in Newspapers?
The primary way homes were marketed in the past was in the newspaper classifieds, where hundreds of brief advertisements vied for the reader’s attention, most of them failing to get much notice. But all of this has changed, largely due to the Internet.
Selling Office Commission – 3% or more?
The slowdown in today’s market will purge the fringe of real estate agents and force the resilient to improve marketing, processes, and salesmanship. One marketing tool gaining popularity is the adjusting of the selling office commission (SOC).
Why Pay a Commission?
It has generally been true that many people wonder, especially when home prices have skyrocketed, why they should pay a commission to a real estate professional or work with a mortgage professional when there are cheaper ways to buy, sell or finance a home.
Client Relationships
There is an obvious and tremendous benefit from having a great working relationship with a real estate (and also a mortgage) professional long before you actually have to call on these people to help with the purchase and/or sale of a home.
Sexy Kitchens?
What exactly does a “sexy kitchen” look like? Perhaps some nice granite curves… phallic inspired faucets… readily accessible pantry, stocked, for the insatiable appetite of a real man?
Why Use a REALTOR?
Many consumers consider selling their home directly but eventually turn to REALTORS®. Smart home sellers realize they need the expertise in pricing their home, working with buyers, arranging and staffing open houses, and coordinating with other professionals in the sales process.
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Just closed at Bellevue Towers.
The price is very competitive with the 20% reduction from original 2007 prices and the building ...
Unfortunately with the credit crisis and new Fannie Mae regulations, many of the buyers at Bellevue Towers will be unlikely ...
I was at this event last week, it was great! Many have seen the exterior grow, and become a ...
Andrew,
Please see my lates post dated 2/20/09.
Regards,
Anna Novikoff 
