Agents will tell you one of the biggest problems they face when trying to write a blog post is in coming up with ideas to blog about. It seems that when a busy, successful agent has time set aside to write a new blog post, trying to think of a topic becomes a nearly impossible [...]

There are a lot of buyers taking advantage of the home buying tax credit, the low mortgage rates and the low prices created by bank owned and short sale listings. As an agent your task is to find these buyers and then make sure that they use you when they purchase their next home.
The fact [...]

Keeping an open line of communication with your sellers is important in order to sell their home. Sellers need to know what you know about the market and the competition they are facing for available buyers. This knowledge will help them determine the best pricing and enhancements needed to secure a buyer.
For example it would [...]

In order to grow, improve or kick-start your business you will need to continue to do the things that will increase your business.
Buyers
If you are not working with enough buyers then you should plan on holding several open houses over the next few months. Pick homes that are on busy streets or sought after communities. [...]

As a real estate agent we need to understand why we would not want to be involved in a transaction that does not allow for full disclosure of all the terms and conditions that are involved in the sale. 
Take for example short sale transactions, lenders that are allowing customers to be released from the full [...]

Don’t have a website? Or do you have a website but the website never results in business? Some agents rely on the company website and see no need in having a website of their own nor do they see the need in spending time and money on their personal website to make it productive. This [...]

If you are not advertising in your local newspaper, you may be missing an opportunity to meet buyers and sellers in your area.  Those who believe that the newspaper’s day has come and gone may want to take a peek at research recently completed by Scarborough Research.  According to the report 171 million U.S adults, [...]

If you are an agent who thrives on multitasking during the day to get your tasks completed you may be interested in reading what a Stanford University study revealed about multitasking. 
Real estate agents who spend time online Facebooking, Tweeting, searching for property, preparing market analysis and watching a funny YouTube video all at the same time may [...]

One of the ’secrets’ to real estate sales success is becoming known as the expert Realtor for a certain area, property style, financing, or specialty.  Successful agents are often identified by the buying and selling public for something they do well.  Examples of this are those real estate agents who are known as:

The new buyer agent.  [...]

Make plans now to attend one of the upcoming training seminars dealing with changes involved with selling property and information about HUD M&M and FDIC.  There are two sessions listed on the NHMS site”

November 18 and 19, 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida
December 9 and 10, 2009 in Los Angeles, California

Please visit the NHMS site for more details.