I haven’t covered the topic of Cyber Security for a long while, so I thought it might be a good time to do it now! As it turns out, the National Association of REALTORS®, via RealtorMagazine, recently published a VERY good article which I strongly urge you to read! It was published on August 28th,…
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Recently Apple announced the new line up of iPhones. This year there are 4 models to choose from that range from new smaller version to a huge model that rivals the smaller tablets on the market. There are many reasons to upgrade your phone if you have one of the older models from the past…
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I have something for you today that is not real estate related, but it is an app that I can’t live without. Literally! With all of the fires here in California, our air quality has really suffered and many days it’s hard to know if it is safe to go outside to walk, hike or…
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Here we are in the final quarter of the wild circus known as 2020! I hope that you have been having a good year in your business in spite of all that has gone on and is going on! Here in Contra Costa County, we have FINALLY been allowed to have indoor church/temple/mosque services and…
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Have you done a listing presentation via Zoom yet? How about working with buyers going over reports? (Or any other “conference style” meetings with clients?) If not, you probably will sooner or later. Zoom seems to have insinuated itself into all aspects of our customer and colleague facing business. One of the issues that I…
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Here in the San Francisco East Bay Area, if you have a clean, well maintained and properly priced listing, you are going to get offers. We are definitely seeing multiple offers these days and in many cases, homes are selling above asking price. So, the name of the game for agents is to get listings! …
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I hate to say this because I really don’t want to believe that our reality has changed forever, but I will say it because the reality right now is different than it was before March 17th, 2020. So here it is, in our current reality, several of our tried and true methods to meet new…
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One of the “joys” of being a real estate agent is our membership in our local, state and national REALTOR® associations! I say that a bit tongue in cheek because for most of us those memberships translate as annual dues and little else. But that viewpoint really sells that membership short. Spending a little…
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Over the next week, find some time to expand your marketing and operational knowledge! I’m thinking that about 15 to 30 minutes a day should be enough time for you to explore the wealth of knowledge and tips in the following three resources. Once you find something that gets you excited about implementing it in…
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Here in Northern California, wild fire season is in full swing! CalFire, the California agency responsible for fire reporting and extinguishing fires, has a very interesting and interactive map showing the MANY fires currently active in the state as of this writing. Take a peek here: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/ Seeing this and knowing that it’s only a…
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