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by Brandon Barker on Jun 01, 2011

Coming back from Memorial Day weekend, real estate agents were hit with some lukewarm home price index news, then a CNN report saying that this summer’s real estate market will resemble a “bargain basement clearance sale,” which is probabl...


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In The News: Brokers Giving Back

by Brandon Barker on May 25, 2011

It’s a shame that so much of real estate news these days focuses on the movements of the market and the ways real estate agents are promoting themselves to promote their business, because agents and brokers do a lot of charitable acts in their communities as well. It would make sense: If you’re representing clients in a particular area, you want that area to thrive and the people...


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Reaching International Buyers

by Brandon Barker on May 20, 2011

According to a report released this week by the National Association of Realtors, international clients spent about $41 billion in U.S. housing during the last year, and those with 6-month-plus visas bought an additional $41 billion. That’s a whopping 8 percent of the total U.S. housing market. Of course it’s because we live in a beautiful country, but it’s also mostly abou...


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How to Think Long-Term in Your Client Relationships

by Brandon Barker on May 18, 2011

The guy who sold me my Toyota last year is truly a piece of work. It was raining in the lot, and none of the salespeople came out to help me. But this guy did. With an umbrella. We drove a few vehicles around the block, and he didn’t push me too far one way or another. He didn’t act like my long-lost buddy, but he wasn’t too formal. He knew his stuff, but I still felt like ...


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How the Real Estate Industry Is Using Social Media

by Brandon Barker on May 13, 2011

Business owners who are still a little hesitant to dive into the world of social networking, or even those just trying to tread carefully into it, typically have one question: How is it going to directly help my business? A new study has determined that a whopping 84% of real estate professionals are actively using social media. When you combine that with the statistics showing that homebuye...


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