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Are You Doing Business With A Smile?

There’s rarely a program I present that someone doesn’t ask me if smiling is really that important – either on the phone or in person. People actually ask me: “Nancy, can you really hear a smile?” Yes, Virginia, you can really hear a smile. And your caller can hear the lack of a smile as [...]

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The Numbers Game Of SOI

You Wanna Play the Numbers Game? Okay, Let’s Play… Most agent training programs insist that Selling Real Estate is a Numbers Game – that is, in order to bring in enough business to keep the home fires burning, you have to touch as many people as you can with your name & number. The more [...]

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The Deflationary Crisis And Its Affect On The Housing Market

[flv:http://www.realestateradiousa.com/video/kramer1.flv 300 250] Earlier today on the Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Blog, I posted a story about deflation and its potential impact on the Fort Lauderdale real estate market. After getting a ton of emails I decided to publish this information on a national forum to get the opinion of agents and consumers nationwide.

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The Morality Of Capitalism In The New World Order Of Real Estate

Last October marked the 50th anniversary of a marvelous book that, in my opinion, should be read by all in business or contemplating going into business..even real estate agents…by that I mean those who are actually seeking to run a “business”.

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Guaranteed Winning Soft Market Strategies

These are the first two of many Soft Market Strategies. Watch for upcoming articles that will give you winning tools for success in your market. Let’s get the facts straight. I have looked at the data. In nearly every market across the country sales volume is down significantly. Most markets are off by over 25%. [...]

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It’s All About the Net!

I have a soft spot for FSBO’s. Before I was selling real estate, and I was simply appraising it, my wife and I sold our very first home all by ourselves in West Roxbury, MA. The buyer who ended up purchasing the home told us she had an agent representing her. But considering she found [...]

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Is Perception The Truth, Even If It Isn’t?

A Harris poll released in 2007 listed real estate agents along with stock brokers and insurance agents as the least trusted professionals.  Once again that old adage is proven true – “one’s perception tends to become their reality.”

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40% Or More Of Homes Sold Are Foreclosures Or Distressed Properties!

[flv:http://www.realestateradiousa.com/videos/olick.flv 300 250] While actual home sales may have had a modest gain this past month, the gain was bittersweet as it is attributed to the declining prices in many markets across the USA.

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Should An Investor Be A Licensed Real Estate Agent?

[flv:http://www.realestateradiousa.com/videos/patton.flv 300 250] Becoming a Realtor: The pros and cons as an investor and what type of broker to consider. I became a licensed agent in 1986. Why? I had started to invest in real estate and realized that I had to rely on a Realtor to get me in to see some of the [...]

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Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Bailout Does NOT Include Stockholders!

So let’s get this right. Fannie and Freddie are the benefactors of what is arguably the biggest governmental bailout of all time, but the folks who took stock in these companies and actually invested in these mortgage behemoths, have no place to sit when the music stops. That hardly seems fair. No, forget about fair, it’s flat out insultingly wrong!

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