Real Estate Radio USA Episode 53
February 5, 2008
Barry Johnson…
In the news today, a report from the US Census Bureau announces the largest ever one-year decline in home-ownership. This can be attributed to a number of factors including these other stories we talked about today. Have you ever heard of “Redlining”? If you haven’t then you need to listen to today’s episode.We also did a follow up from yesterday about the story that banks are increasing their down payments requirements in certain areas.
We had an interview with Webdigs Co-Founder and CEO, Rob Buntz. Here is a guy who has taken the tired old real estate sales model and completely thrown it out the window in favor of a “Service meets Technology” approach. He has started his company after 18 months of market research, strategic business development, and financial modeling that led into comprehensive we application development. We are as excited about his new enterprise as he is and have asked him to let us know when he breaks into new markets. Be sure to keep listening to hear from Rob again.
We closed the show today talking about a couple of Barry C’s blog posts. The first, “What Is Your Brand Identity?” discussed the importance of understanding and implementing your brand strategy. If you have not answered the five questions posed in this post, then you need to read the article then listen to this episode. And finally, “The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy” speaks for itself. I had to read this article at least 3 times to get all of the info. So sit down, close the door, and take some time to really digest this one.
Here are the links to the stories we talked about today:
- Homeownership Plunges At Record Rate
- Redlining? Buying house in “declining” ZIP code may mean larger down payment
- Banks getting tougher on mortgages - Fed
- Police: “We don’t know who caused this death”
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