RE Marketing Review

With the current market conditions, Realtors need to market to renters. It just makes sense for a variety of reasons. Here are some of them.1) A renter doesn't need to sell their current house in order to purchase a new home.2) There is little or no competition. Most Realtors do not send direct m...

The following system for working with buyers is based on my research, and experiences with several top-producing teams, (before I became a Loan Officer), and observing the methods they used. The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate ways to systematize your business. It is a starting off poi...

Join us Sunday, 08/26/2007, 1-4 pm, for a community-wide open house at Huntington Club, Alexandria. Come view 16 units for sale, and see practically all the housing options available in the Huntington Club Community.Community HighlightsFantastic Location: Situated near Old Town, Crystal City, gre...

Real estate sales have declined in Northern Virginia like in most areas of the country, however, the purchase of lots and custom home construction and remodeling continues to grow. The reasons? These are several:1) It is usually more cost effective to build your own home than to buy it, especiall...

I wanted to let Fairfax and Loudoun County Active Rain bloggers know about the Idylwood Towers Open House this Sunday, August 5th, 2007, 1 pm - 4 pm. I will be hosting Realtor Ying-Ying Li's listing at 2300 Pimmit Drive, #1001, near Tysons Corner, and I'll be available then to pre-qualify buyers ...

Let me start by saying what prompted me to write this post is that there has been speculation in the media that the conventional loan limit will remain at $417,000 for 2008 due to the recent decline in home appreciation and prices.Such a move by Fannie Mae would be another signal that the current...

I have been working with a lot of first-time homebuyers recently, and I think that young home buyers are poised to really benefit from home ownership during these market conditions, in the Washington, DC metro area, and specifically Northern Virginia.This ties in with a previous blog posting I ma...

I will be attending the Origination Pro Mortgage School seminar on May 17-19, 2007, in Fairfax, Virginia, and I was wondering if any other members of the Active Rain community will also be there at the event?The three day seminar is billed as "...absolutely the most intense, comprehensive mortgag...

Have you ever gotten into a conversation with a prospect or client regarding what a sound investment  real estate is, and why it is such a good opportunity for the average person? I bet you have. If you are like me, you may have had trouble sometimes putting into words why it is such a good inves...

On St. Patrick's Day my wife and I attended the Washington Wizard's game held at the amazing Verizon Center, feeling as if the "luck of the Irish" was with us. My wife had won her company lottery, and it was now our turn to use a pair of company-owned almost courtside tickets, along with a parkin...