Ninah Hunter

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We're definitely seeing more buyer and investor activity in our small rural communities, extending to our near-by luxury resort ski town of Telluride. And I agree the shadow inventory would be consumed a lot more quickly than in 4 years if lenders would loosen up and allow the homeowner AND the investor to borrow funds needed to buy this inventory. The pendulum has definitely swung ridiculously too far the other way. Ninah Hunter, REALTOR®, Broker Associate Keller Williams Colorado West Realty, LLC Montrose, Colorado Ninah@NinahHunter.com www.NinahHunter.com

This is great stuff, Bernice! I'm in the middle of some pretty heavy internet and social media marketing training right now. I'm also a managing broker owner and REALTOR. It's a good reminder about NAR rules as well as marketing in general. I've stealth or squeeze pages promoted to me, but your suggestion to just create pages within your site and pay for URL's to point to them is brilliant. Of course, with many free blogging platforms, this can also be accomplished, but the risk, as you point out, is that agents may be violating NAR rules . . . and mine! I'll be sharing this with my agents, you can be sure! Ninah Hunter Broker Owner CENTURY 21 Action Realty Montrose, Colorado

Sounds like guarded, conservative but sound optimism to me, which I applaud. After a panic-stricken first quarter of 2009, it's ending in the best year I've had in the last three. And that's a relative term, because I'm still limping along financially. BUT those of us surviving, companies and agents alike, who get it will reap the benefits, and so will the consumer. Because that is who we ultimately serve, while we do still have something of value to offer. Technology and the internet are great tools, but not a panacea or replacement to knowledge, experience, skill, service, communication, and high touch relationship building skills that can still be achieved without 'em. Your admonition to coaches and consultants if very insightful. I do consider them a valuable resource. However, I've often wondered why so many of them, who have been hugely successful as real estate agents, didn't just stay in the business. Could it be that they recognize that the vast majority of real estate agents are looking for a quick fix or route to success without the investment in time, money, education, effort, business development, and honest service to the consumer? My guess is "yes" and so I predict they will continue to be in demand and quite successful, especially those who do reinvent themselves and come up with new innovations, just like we real estate professional need to do. Broker Owner CENTURY 21 Action Realty Montrose, Colorado