April 24, 2008

As A Listing Agent, I Work With Buyers Agents Posted By : Shane Harder

As a local realtor here in British Columbia I often have listings in the Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland areas. More often then not I am approached by buyers that are eager to buy the home. They do not have a real estate agent and are surprised when Im not excited to work for both the seller

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July 22, 2008

A Buyers Agent Can Save You Time And Money Posted By : Eric Badgely

You search and search, viewing dozens of properties online, you call on ads from the newspaper and real estate magazines, yet you still havent found the right home. What are you missing? A buyers agent!! Why use a buyers agent? A buyers agent works primarily with buyers; they know the market, the homes in the market and how to find the right home for their clients.

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November 16, 2007

Bogus buyers steal at NYC apt. showings (AP)

AP - Thieves posing as potential buyers took advantage of open house showings of high-end apartments to make off with a diamond ring and other valuables, police and a broker said.

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January 15, 2008

Southern California home sales dive as buyers exit (Reuters)

Reuters - Home sales in Southern California sank to their lowest in nearly two decades in December as buyers were sidelined or dropped out of the market because they could not obtain mortgages, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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October 17, 2007

Why Use a Buyers Agent When Purchasing Your Home Posted By : Eric Badgely

Reason why a home buyer should use a buyers agent when purchasing a new home.

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January 20, 2008

Windfall tax plan for N Rock buyers (FT.com)

FT.com - Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, is to deflect criticism that his government is subsidising a knock-down sale of mortgage-lender Northern Rock by proposing that the taxpayer gets a slice of any windfall profits made by a private buyer.

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January 21, 2008

Windfall tax plan for N Rock buyers (FT.com)

FT.com - Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, sought to deflect criticism that his government is subsidising a knock-down sale of mortgage-lender Northern Rock by proposing that the taxpayer gets a slice of any windfall profits made by a private buyer.

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January 3, 2008

To Buyers From Abroad, U.S. Looks Like A Bargain (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Some windows on American wealth-making show a bleak scene. Home sales are off 20% and values in major markets are down 6.7% from a year ago, raising the risk that owners will walk away from homes worth less than they owe. And the once-mighty dollar has fallen against 14 of the 16 most-active currencies.

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January 2, 2007

Generating Real Estate Buyers Through Lead Generation

Real estate lead generation involves linking potential buyers to brokers of real estate. Usually it is a wise decision to utilize “real estate lead generation” service which only uses inbound or incoming leads, which means that the client or buyer makes contact with the lead generator who wants to locate a real estate broker. Here, the lead generator obtains as much information as possible from the buyer so to locate the most suitable real estate broker.

Most businesses want a “real estate” website which can assist them to generate leads. While a few are interested in drawing online buyers, some choose to target brokers or sellers and most want to use their website to aim at both sellers and buyer leads. 

When the goal is “real estate lead generation”, the website is just a part of the answer.   In such cases, a beneficial “real estate website” should be developed to satisfy a particular targeted viewers as well as it is also constructed to be found. 

For instance, a real estate broker who wants to generate buyer leads can greatly benefit from a customized website that is optimized for search engine positioning. 

Then, a real estate broker who wants to draw seller leads will gain advantage from a customized website that gives emphasis on the interests and needs of the sellers that bring together marketing outreach and local advertising.

Transforming leads Online to clients

1.    Your online prospect. Online leads are usually in the process of researching and collecting data for a possible purchase.

Often these leads are hesitant as to providing accurate contact information. With this, agents are frustrated considering them a waste of time. Surveys show that ninety percent of agents don't reply to online inquiries.

The key here is to use the correct instrument to efficiently and regularly follow up with them.

2.    Manage your client.  Focus on your “hot leads” the ones that are nearly ready to purchase, yet still maintaining communication with different sites to know how they're improving.

3.    Respond promptly and personally. Check and open your email at least three times each day and immediately respond to any inquiry that you will receive.

4.    Auto Responders. Auto responders automatically respond with a prewritten information or message. Use the auto responder in handling specific requests and inquiries such as questions regarding homebuyer's checklist or market reports.

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December 24, 2007

Foreign buyers snap up 2nd homes in US (AP)

British realtor Mia Wilkinson in the living room of a two-bedroom apartment with a view of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007.  More foreigners are investing in homes in the U.S. thanks to the weak dollar, housing turmoil in the U.S. and sharp increases in home prices abroad.  Wilkinson, who has been in the U.S. six years, has bought property in Chicago herself.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Panden Rota, a Nepalese producer of fine rugs, is about to become a Manhattanite, the owner of a sumptuous apartment in the luxurious downtown neighborhood of Battery Park City.


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