Tag Archives: Real Estate
Mortgage Cancellation Tax Relief….may expire at years end
With nearly one third of homeowners upside down on the value of their home there are many who have and many more who will seek options to extricate themselves from their financial crisis. A few options open to them: Bankruptcy, Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure, Foreclosure and Short Sale. All of these are tools that a homeowner can [...]
Posted in Today's Real Estate Market
Also tagged home sales, Mortgage Debt Tax Relief, selling your home, Short sale, tax, tax relief
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Health Care Tax Facts….It is Not a Real Estate Transfer Tax.
3.8% Tax Will go into Effect in 2013 Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the health care legislation, all of its major provisions remain in effect, including the new tax that was designed to affect upper income taxpayers. The 3.8% tax is imposed ONLY on those with more than $200,000 of Adjusted Gross Income [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Finding buyers and seller, Finding Success in the Basics, Internet Marketing, New Agent Information, Personal Marketing, Prospecting, Real Estate Blog, Real Estate Tech, Systems for your business, The Real Estate Practice, Today's Real Estate Market
Also tagged Blog, Blogging, career in real estate, hyperlocal, real estate blog, Real Estate Broker, real estate information, writing a post
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Success Club 2011, Teri Hewson Part 3 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 3 of [...]
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Also tagged CMA, John L. Scott, Real Estate Marketing, Statistics, Success Club, Teri Hewson, Working with Sellers
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Technology Video, National Association of Realtors & John L. Scott Real Estate
Technology…..a tool to enhance the communications between a real estate broker and their customer to provide for a smooth business transaction culminating in the sale or purchase of a home. The best way to ensure this objective is to provide clear and consistent communications throughout the transaction. This video shows a few of the tools [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]