Archive for May, 2008
Realogy Down 132 Million For First Quarter
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Realogy hit a rough patch this quarter losing 132 million dollars. Not a surprise for the largest real estate company in the United States.
The method of saturating markets with different branded real estate offices is a great strategy [...]
Certified ‘Preowned’ Homes - Or Selling Homes Like Cars
You got to give ZipRealty credit.
First they treat their employees like car salesman, now they are treating the homes like cars.
According to Luke Mullins at US News and World Report, ZipRealty is offering a Certified Preowned Warranty on homes that pass a 24 point inspection. While it is not a bad idea and will appeal [...]
Some Classic Ideas On Word Of Mouth Marketing For Real Estate Agents
If you are a real estate agent, you have uttered the less than memorable phrase, “Please tell your friends about me.” But the question that you need to ask is why should they?
Seriously, did you go that extra mile in marketing, consultation, or execution that would make you memorable? For someone to talk about you [...]
Trump Sells Palm Beach Mansion For Record 100 Million Dollars
Love him or hate him, Donald Trump knows how to make headlines in the real estate market. He is in the news today for going to contract on his mansion in Palm Beach that he purchased in 2004 for 41 million dollars. After 25 million more in upgrades The Donald has sold it for the [...]
15May2008 | Tom Royce | 6 comments | Continued
Show Your Tits When Selling Real Estate
Sorry for the misleading and shocking headline, especially if you have come over from Google or any other search engine, but sometimes you need it to get attention to things that will attract a buyer.
(Tenerife Blue Tit)
But the title is dead on accurate.
When selling a home these days pictures tell the story. Not to mention [...]
Google Adds Listing Information For Google Maps (And Flash Compatibility)
Google has added a great deal of capability to their Google Maps application that includes the ability to see property listings pulled from it’s Google Base, Wikipedia entries, and other sources.
The other big thing I have been able to gather is that it has added flash capability to Google Maps. The ability to embed maps that [...]
Michigan Business Tax levies greater impact on real estate firms -
Back in March I talked about how the Michigan legislature was trying to destroy real estate values in the state with a new tax system. Well, they passed the tax and now it is in effect.
Take a wild guess who it is going to hurt the worst. You got it, landlords and real estate [...]
Failure and Success - Michael Jordon Commercial
This advertisement from Nike is so dead on. For agents and non agents, to be the best you have to be willing to fail publicly. As Michael Jordon said, “26 times I have been trusted to take the game winning shot and I have missed.”
Are you willing to step up and take the game winning [...]
Top 10 Worst Metro Areas For Foreclosures, 1st Quarter, 2008
The carnage is running rampant in California these days in the housing market as in some communities there seems to be a home on every street that is in some stage of foreclosure. For example, Stockton is leading the list and one out of every 30 homes is in some stage of foreclosure.
The one [...]
There are some incredible buys out there for first-time home buyers…
“There are some incredible buys out there for first-time home buyers.”
When you start seeing quotes like the one in the headline, you know we are getting near the bottom. In the middle of a gloom and doom report coming out of Florida, and it is very rough there right now, a nugget pops out that [...]
I saw this earlier today and thought the exact same thing, Tom. The politicians have been pushing homeownership for ...
I just found your blog and it's filled with great information. One of my goals this year is to update ...
Thanks for the kind words. I promise you the first year we did not have this level of readership. It ...
The limit on jumbo's is either 417,000 OR it is 115% of the median house price, not to exceed 150% ...
I like your blog and I have read many of your articles. I agree that it is amazing the ...
Yes, there are some deals out there. While there are some deals out there, I'm an agent looking for ...
With mortgage rates poised to drop to 4.5 percent all we need now is some tax incentives to help home ...
I think the overall interest in refinancing was definately high recently. However the problem is that although the rates dropped, ...
I have had great success using craigslist. Renters need to be careful and make sure they check out their landlord ...
This is the start of where the market can begin to level out.
Home owners will start to be able to ...
