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States Taking Foreclosure Prevention to Heart

May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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I have been blogging for some time about the important role that states will come to play in foreclosure prevention. The quashing of several federal programs and counseling organizations that helped struggling homeowners left state governments no other choice but to step in and help their citizens (some states offered these programs before the number of federal programs was reduced). Many states have created programs that look promising. Although these programs may differ slightly … [Read more...]

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Fantastic Ideas and Tools Shared at Agent Reboot

April 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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If you have not attended Agent Reboot, the one-day conference sponsored by Inman News, I highly suggest you do so next time it comes to your neck of the woods. I attended a few weeks ago in Orange County, California and it was worth every penny (by the way, early registration was only $49, $99 at the door). Most exciting for me was the chance to see some of those whom I admire most in the real estate industry--the true movers and shakers--speak live. They not only had great things … [Read more...]

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Spring Realtor Tool Update

March 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Spring is a season of great significance. It stands for rebirth and starting over, so there is no better time than now to reevaluate and figure out what more you can do to move forward and prosper in your business--think of it as Spring cleaning for real estate. Here are a few technology tidbits I have discovered to help make your online and community presence a bit stronger: Glympse: For those of you who use Twitter (you all should be--but only if you understand Twitter. See my … [Read more...]

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Tech Tools: Video and Realtors

March 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
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If you haven't heard yet, video is the new must-have tool in the Realtor arsenal. If you have not embraced video yet you should heed this advice: do it now. In fact, if your website does not have any video you may be losing potential clients. Check your conversion rates and then add video and check back to see what happens. As much as it pains me to say, people would rather watch a video than read. In fact YouTube gets over 2 billion hits on a daily basis. Do you realize the power … [Read more...]

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The Latest Social Media Tools for Realtors

February 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
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If you are always on the lookout for ways to enhance your business, you know that it is often difficult to keep up with the latest and greatest tools. No need to worry, I am going to do that for you here on MoneyPress each month. There are a few fantastic social media tools out there for Realtors, some of them newer,  so if you are looking for the latest must-have, must-do's, here are my suggestions: Klout: Klout is the ultimate social media scorecard and the online community is … [Read more...]

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