Missoula MT Sept 8, 2009 - Agreements with Intermountain MLS of Boise and Northwest Montana Association of REALTORs in Kalispell, plus two others, continue to grow Goomzee’s nationwide footprint. Goomzee®, a leading text message marketing and lead generation provider that connects buyers and sellers in real time, announces agreements with four more multiple listings services. more...
As you may know, the holdings of Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions have recently been re-branded as LPS Real Estate Group. Some individuals in the industry instantly labeled the move as a “Fire Sale”, but in reality the situation is really nothing more than a simple name change. Well, maybe I shouldn’t have spoken so quickly. “Simple” is misleading, as the advent of LPS has caused a bit of confusion among Real Estate agents and RE tech vendors alike, many of which work with FNRES-now-LPS on a daily basis. more...
I am in no position to stand on a soapbox and preach a “How To” on revitalizing the real estate market. I can however let you in on today’s most un-secretive, yet still ambiguous headline that stands to be one of your greatest selling tools for 2009: The $8,000 1st Time Home Buyer’s Tax Credit. more...
Happy mid-January, from Sunny San Diego! Unfortunately, the Inland Empire’s falling median home price is a harsh antithesis to the joyous sunshine that is causing the glare on my computer screen. A major headline in NBC-LA’s evening newscast last night, DataQuick statistics highlight a 35% drop in SoCal home prices since December of last year. The San Diego-based research company reported an MHP (Median Home Price) of $278,000 last month for the six-county region of Southern California. This figure contrasts harshly with December, 2007’s MHP, a dazzling $425,000. more...
Yet another product of our faltering economy is the rise in the rate of foreclosure throughout the country. But how do we go about fixing it? I don’t know about the rest of you, but I support the concept of extended terms and reduced interest, as opposed to billing me, the taxpayer, for the bailout. more...
The Washington Association of REALTORS are holding their annual conference in less than a week!
Details:
Washington REALTORS ED CON 2008
Oct 6th, 2008
Doubletree Hotel
SeaTac, Washington
For more, visit: http://www.warealtor.org/edcon08/index.html
The Council of MLS annual conference is approaching quickly. Are you attending?
Oct 1 - 3
Minneapolis, MN
Here is what CMLS has posted on their website.
"The 2008 Council of Multiple Listing Services conference will be hosted by the Northstar MLS at the Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis, Minn., on Oct. 1-3.
CMLS members benefit from reduced registration fees and exhibit space costs. If you are not a member of CMLS, click the links below for a membership application. more...
Last week over 40 participants entered to be considered for the Gold, Silver or Bronze award as one of the real estate industries premier pacesetters for 2008. Over the weekend, the nominations were narrowed down to 8 finalists!
You can see more information and finalists posted in the Technology, Tools and Tidbits group as well as the Real Estate Trends group. However, for your vote to count, you must be a member of the Real Estate Trends group! more...
If you are reading this blog, chances are you are just like me and MISSING OUT on all the great information available at the Inman Conference!
I have a co-worker who is attending and has been keeping in contact and sending me text messages (rubbing it in that I'm not there), letting me know all the of the industry names who he's mingled with. He sure knows how to make a person jealous! He just informed me that he's off to begin the day again to meet some more! more...
Join Massachusetts 4 Sale By Owner for it's spring Western Mass Open House Weekend, May 17th and 18th. If you are looking for a home to buy, log onto http://www.ma4salebyowner.com and sign up for our Online Newsletter through the link on our home page. We will send you a list of local properties that are participating in our event. Print and Go!
If you are currently selling by owner, join us for this event. Call 413-529-2970 or email us at info@ma4salebyowner.com and we'll get you started.
Liz Provo, Editor
Massachusetts 4 Sale By Owner
(413) 529-2970
info@ma4salebyowner.com more...
In the face of challenging market conditions, home sellers are forced to think more and more outside of the box when it comes to marketing their homes. FSBO.com is answering the call for new approaches to this process by organizing home sellers and buyers across the country to participate in the first-ever For Sale By Owner National Open House on May 17 and 18, 2008.
View more information at >http://FSBO.com/openhouse
If you are in or around the Austin, TX area tonight, feel free to come and visit the Spotlight Austin event. This month's feature is the UT campus area.
When: Thursday April 3, 2008
Where: Caswell Lofts, 2205 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX
Host: Patten and Karlseng Law Offices
Visit http://blog.goomzee.com or http://www.texastitle.com/SPOTLIGHTAUSTIN to see more information about this event and register to attend. It's FREE!
