by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 14, 2013 | Best Practices, Coaching, Marketing, News |
Pocket listings—listings sold outside of the MLS—are gaining heat inside the real estate industry. Far from a new concept, they are one of real estate’s biggest in-house controversies, with professionals from across the country taking different stances as to whether...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 13, 2013 | Agent, Agent, Best Practices, Broker, Broker, Coaching, Marketing, News |
Editorial note: Watch for ‘In Focus with BH&G’ as a new monthly column to appear the first Tuesday of each month. Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Miguel Berger, broker/owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Tech Valley (Albany/Saratoga. N.Y. area),...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 12, 2013 | Marketing, News |
Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates largely holding steady from the previous week, remaining near their 65-year record lows, and continuing to provide support for the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 12, 2013 | Best Practices, Branding, Marketing, News |
NAR PULSE—Recent changes are the beginning of the revitalization of the realtor.com® brand. The changes followed months of research on what consumers want, based on their direct input and analytics of their online behavior. The result will be an improved...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 12, 2013 | Marketing, News |
(MCT)—Andreea Stucker thought she made a good investment when she bought a Huntington Beach, Calif., condo with her boyfriend in December 2005. But then she and her boyfriend split up. He moved out just as the housing market crashed, leaving Stucker broken-hearted and...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 11, 2013 | Best Practices, Coaching, For Your Clients, Marketing, News, Technology |
There’s an old business adage that says, “Hire slow and fire fast.” The new mantra seems to be “hire fast and fire fast.” I haven’t decided yet whether hiring cautiously or quickly is the right way to go—I’ve seen both work well—but I do believe that when you have a...