ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2008
The award went deservedly to the Agent Genius Blog. The HomeGain Blog was started late in 2007. Here are some of the most read blog posts to give you a sense of the type of writing that we carry -industry insights, and tips on how to make realtors more successful and no blog wars! Here are some o...
07/31/2008
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One thing I like about Brian is he is not afraid to change or speak his mind. After years of preaching the use of social networks, twitter, facebook and the like, generally the preserve of the prepubescent and Gen Y crowd, Brian is now advising the faithful to court the baby boomers. Why? They've...
07/31/2008
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Having just returned from Inman Connect and read my normal dose of blogs this evening, it seems the topic of marketing predominates. What about other skills realtors have and need to develop? Are these skills being subordinated to the craft of being a realtor? This issue is raised over at the Hom...
07/26/2008
Over at the HomeGain blog, we have been accepting regional updates from Realtors across the country. These updates give the state of the market in each region. The realtors discuss days on the market, home prices, the impact of foreclosures and REO properties on their markets and other market ind...
07/21/2008
When working with a marketing company its probably important to ask - Who is your primary customer? It could be that the company that you send your profile to or provide content to makes the bulk of their money from advertisers. That means satisfying their advertisers is their bread and butter. ...
07/12/2008
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Many realtors complain that consumers often insist that their home is worth a certain amount. Their reason for this belief? They are armed with a ZESTIMATE from Zillow, so it must be so. You can show them all the comparable sales you want, but as Mark Twain says "people will believe any thing the...
07/06/2008
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In a market of declining property values agents across the country are encountering listing appointments with trepidation. Clients it appear seem to hold it against the agent when they give an honest appraisal on what they think they can tell their homes for. Linda Davis writes about the difficul...
07/05/2008
