On March 23rd, 2013, US News and World Report published an article that went largely unnoticed by the real estate community. Perhaps you missed it too. The article laid out some sobering facts about how the demographics of the US population is changing. Here is the opening paragraph: There are 75 million baby boomers who…
I know that we are all area specialists! At least that seems to to be the popular claim! And, if we are talking about the homes in a particular neighborhood we probably are. But, how well do you know the services that are nearby? Do you know how far it is to the nearest gas…
If you are reading this then it’s safe to say that the first two weeks of 2017 are in the books already! Only 50 more weeks to make something happen this year! For this week’s post I thought that I’d give you an easy way to mine the nuggets that this blog contains. I am…
If you are considering beefing up your social media presence as part of your 2017 marketing plan, read on! RISMedia is a 35 year old source for real estate related news that has built a reputation as being one of the few news sources that can be trusted to really keep the focus on the…
Ok, here we are at the first day of the year, There are 364 more chances to kill it in real estate this year. The question is how are you going to do it? I’ve been doing this business for over 30 years now and although technology has changed a lot of things, several things…
As 2016 draws to a close I hope that you are thinking about ways to find more business in 2017. I often hear agents talking about how to get more business and I keep waiting for them to ask me! So, I wrote this last year (and have updated it for this year) and I’d…
Planning claims to have many benefits. One in particular is that it gives you more control over your day. Planning helps you focus on what needs to get done, in other words the activities that drive your business, so that you can make sure that they actually get done! Another way to describe planning is…
Thanksgiving has come and gone, so that must mean that we are well on our way to endless parties and social gatherings as we pass through the holiday season. While these can be difficult moments for a lot of us, some people have learned how to make the most of these events to meet new…
Every November the National Association of REALTORS® gets together to celebrate all things REALTOR®, debate issues, come up with new ideas and party like mad. All of which is only of mild interest to me. But, one thing does happen during this annual convention that I find absolutely essential to every REALTOR®. And that is…
I like free stuff that can help with my business and I am sure that you do too. If you follow my blog, you’ll no doubt know that I have a a Category devoted entirely to Cool Freebies. If you poke around in there you will come up with a wide variety of things that…
