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A fresh start with this new spring market

This spring market is really showing signs of stabilizing our market in Kitsap County. Despite the fact that overall home values in Kitsap declined 5% last month all of the signs are there for price stabilization as well as price appreciation as we move into 2013. For the North West Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) news [...]

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Blogs and blogging, not the little white pill of success

Blogs and blogging, not the little white pill of success So, this might be a bit of a back lash on my part after being inundated over the past 24 months with classes being offered to real estate professionals that tout success through blogging and other social media magic. If your 2012 business plan has [...]

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The 20 Biggest Mistakes Real Estate Agents Make…..

I attended a class put on by Rick Deluca last week up in Port Ludlow WA. He is what I would consider a classic real estate pro. The basics never get old and I find his approach very refreshing in this age of glitz and gadgets.   The 20 Biggest Mistakes Brokers make as they [...]

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Success Club 2011, Brian Wilson Part 1 of 3

Brain Wilson, our 4th presenter in this years John L. Scott Success Club, shares with us some great tips about using different file formats, using Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Cloud Computing and other skills and habits he brings to bear in his successful real estate career. You can also find out more information about he [...]

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Success Club 2011, Teri Hewson Part 2 of 5

Teri Hewson is the third presenter in our John L. Scott 2011 Success Club series. Teri shares with our brokers the importance of preperation for a listing appointment, how to put together an effective CMA using market statistics as well as marketing that he has found effective when listing and selling homes. Part 2 of [...]

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Jane Woodward shares her thoughts about prospecting and building your business. Part 4 of 5

This is our offices second annual success club. This year it is subtitled “Masters Series” because we are going to have 5 of our brokers put on presentations sharing with our office and its brokers what they do to be a successful broker in todays market. Over the coming weeks I’ll share with you the [...]

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Jane Woodward shares her thoughts about prospecting and building your business. Part 3 of 5

This is our offices second annual success club. This year it is subtitled “Masters Series” because we are going to have 5 of our brokers put on presentations sharing with our office and its brokers what they do to be a successful broker in todays market. Over the coming weeks I’ll share with you the [...]

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Jane Woodward shares her thoughts about prospecting and building your business. Part 2 of 5

Jane Woodward shares her thoughts about prospecting and building your business. Part 2 of 5 by Frank Wilson[edit] This is our offices second annual success club. This year it is subtitled “Masters Series” because we are going to have 5 of our brokers put on presentations sharing with our office and its brokers what they [...]

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10 Best Business Card Practices

10 Best Business Card Practices 1)   Always…..No, really, ALWAYS have business cards with you. 2)   Stash business cards with your spouse, in your car, in your brief case or purse.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been able to rescue myself from rule #1 by going to my stash of business cards I [...]

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Focusing on Multi Facetted Marketing Events will help to jump start or slingshot your real estate career into the success zone.

Focusing on Multi Facetted Marketing Events will help to jump start or slingshot your real estate career into the success zone. A diamond has its brilliance and sparkle because of the facets that have been cut into it.  Add brilliance to your real estate business by adding facets to it. A Multi Facetted Marketing Event [...]

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