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Avoid the IRS and Help Your Clients Do the Same - Don’t rouse the IRS or pay more taxes than necessary–know the score on each home tax deduction and...
Social Media is Not THE Answer, It a Part of a Marketing Plan - I went to a Women\’s Council of REALTORS® luncheon in Houston’s Galleria area today and...
Part 4 of a 7 Part Series Called 7 Prospecting Tips - When it comes to technology and the real estate agents, I believe agents want to use technology to its...
CoreLogic Report Brings Controversy Over Home Sales Price - The “most popular measure” of existing home sales, the National Association of Realtors’...
Part 2 of a Point2 Agent Series on Effective Website Writing - In my last post, I talked about the human attention span (or lack thereof). Now that I have...
A Monday Motivation - Guest Contributors Ray Martin and Jennifer Hixson Say:
In our popular Personality and the Team program, we have the opportunity to show...
Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate? - There is an exclusive group of luxury real estate agents that have been working together for some time, also know as the...
A Friday Funny - Can anyone name the ABCs of sales?
A - Always
B - Be
C - Closing
Here is a stream of funny sales humor straight from some of our favorite...
Looking at Sales Presentations as if You are the Homebuyer - So many agents are WOW'ed in a sales presentation of the things a product can do and like that the...
Part 5 of a 5 Part Series Called Cracking the QR Code - As QR Code technology continues to expand and diversify in the real estate space and beyond,...
QR Codes Used in New Ways on Facebook - I finally got the kids to sleep for the night and was settling in to work on some content for The Hip Roof, when I...
Challenges Face Luxury Homes - Things were looking up for luxury home sales during the tax credit boomlet last year. However, the credit wasn’t the...
The Connectivity Revolution - In the early days of the Internet, every webpage had in its footer, "Copyright 1996 - Do not redistribute," according to...
Part 3 of a 7 Part Series Called 7 Prospecting Tips - When it comes to technology and the real estate agents, I believe agents want to use technology to its...
Part 4 of a 5 Part Series Called Cracking the QR Code - Did you know you can Google “Free QR codes” and create your own QR codes? It’s true. This...
Part 2 of a 5 Part Series Called Cracking the QR Code - QR codes are addictive, especially for those of us who like to walk around entertaining ourselves with...
Part 1 of a 5 Part Series Called Cracking the QR Code - Want to stay on the cutting edge of technology? Here is a cool new technology that has just...
A Friday Funny - Tech support today is always a subject of great consternation for both sides of the conversation.
On the one side, it's frustrating to have...
NAR Studies Show Buying a Home is Still Considered a Good Investment - Is the economy stabilizing? Are potential homebuyers turning to renting instead of home...
Tips to Pattern Agent Recruiting Strategies - Since the beginning of time in the real estate industry, there has been a focus on the need to recruit. As you...
From First Email to First Facebook Post - The Internet has changed and enhanced the way we communicate with one another in less than 20 years. This is such a...
PCMS Interviews CEO of 1CAVO -
1CAVO states that of the 55 million online real estate leads received each year, 48% are never responded to. If you...
Part 1 of a 7 Part Series Called 7 Prospecting Tips - What’s the world coming to? Doesn’t it seem that most businesses today actually are looking for ways...
Mobile Ads Benefit Buyers and Sellers - Earlier this year a lot of attention was drawn to the world of mobile technology and mobile advertising in particular...
A Monday Morning Motivation - “Make a decision!” My strident internal voice creates a slice of pain that arches over the crown of my head—a jolting order...
A Monday Morning Motivation - Have you ever been startled to sitting up when you've read an article? That happened last night to me while reading "In Praise Of...
A Friday Funny - Technology is changing the face of many American past times. Take newspaper for example. The Internet is slowly taking over print...
Power of Online Forums Not Being Utilized by Brokers - Yesterday I read a post about an interesting feature that is available on Trulia and Zillow – but...
Boopsie Releases Exclusive Conference App - Keeping track of the time and where you are supposed to be when are among the greatest challenges facing attendees...
Inman's Real Estate Connect sets tone for 2011 - Many attend Inman's Real Estate Connect for the opportunity to discover the trends that will help shape the...
Privacy 101- History Sniffing - Technology has spawned some interesting terms like phishing and spamming. The latest conversation in the privacy world is...
Innovative Mobile Marketing Impacts Real Estate - A new and exciting company that has been poking around the real estate conferences lately is called SCVNGR....
Unlock the Two Keys to Zillow's 77% Growth in 2010 - December yielded incredible results for property search upstart Zillow.com.
They proudly reported that...
Where is the Value in Foursquare for Real Estate? - I have been using FourSquare for longer than I can remember, but I do remember listening intently to Dennis...
Join Marilyn Wilson and Karel Murray for a Podcast - Throughout most of January, Karel Murray will be hosting a number of motivational podcasts. One of...
A Monday Morning Motivation - Have you ever just stopped in the middle of a busy place and study what is going on around you? I recently viewed a film of an...
Knowing Where to Start with Social Media - So many people are afraid of social media, or love to say how much they dislike it in the real estate industry. I...
Check Out YouMail's Voice-to-Text Service! - You are always on the go, meeting clients, showing homes or networking for your next deal. You don’t have...
A Monday Morning Motivation - Have you ever just stopped in the middle of a busy place and study what is going on around you? I recently viewed a film of an...
Part 4 of the 4 Part Series Called the Lifestyle Search Opportunity - In evaluating the real estate industry and the Lifestyle Search solutions available,...
How to Evaluate Virtual Tour Products - Virtual tour providers and virtual tours are all exactly the same, or are they? Does it matter if you use one...
A Monday Morning Motivation - Happy Monday!
The holidays are almost here, and it can be a classic time to sit back and spend less time in productive focus,...
Part 1 of 4 of the Series Called the Lifestyle Search Opportunity - Have you ever had the pleasure of relocating from one city to another? You have the stress...
A Monday Morning Motivation - Happy Monday!
The holidays are almost here, and it can be a classic time to sit back and spend less time in productive focus,...
A Friday Funny - Who is that person in your life who lounges in their pajamas for hours, enjoying a good ol' cup of joe while crinkling through the local...
Part 1 of a 5 Part Series Called Cracking the QR Code - Want to stay on the cutting edge of technology? Here is a cool new technology that has just...
The Power of the Real Estate Referral - Don’t go it alone, look to the people you trust to help guide you to those that you can entrust the largest purchase...
A Monday Morning Motivation - I learn teaching from teachers. I learn golf from golfers. I learn winning from coaches. – Harvey Penick.
Leaders aren’t...
A Monday Morning Motivation - "Change hurts. It makes people insecure, confused, and angry. People want things to be the same as they've always been, because...
Let's Be Thankful for Our Technology Blessings! -
Today is a great day for our family! Back in 2002 we were blessed with our first child, Alexandra! It...