Social Media: The blessing and the curse. Social media can be a deal killer if buyers and sellelers put all of their cards on the table during the home buying and selling process. Karen advises to her client to STAY AWAY from Facebook and other sites until the fat lady has sung. Facebook is NOT
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02/18/2014
Please Don't Walk Up to My Sellers House to Schedule Showing Recently one of my listing clients called me to say that an agent walked up to the door to see if she could show the property. Before going any further, let me say that my sign is in the yard with my name on it and a rider is attached
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02/17/2014
NAR Has Come to Its Senses: Agent Match is OUT!!!!! While it did not take long for NAR to rescind the much debated AgentMatch, it still took longer than it should have. An article on Realtor Online magazine, stated that NAR admitted that using algorithms to match consumers with agents was a misg
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12/12/2013
Short Sales Are Complicated Enough Without Unnecessary Angst Before entering into a short sale, a buyer has to think long and hard about the level of patience ans persistence that they possess. But when you are purchasing a home "contingent on the sellers being approved on another home" that is a
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12/11/2013
Ask An Ambassador. Active Rain Topics: What Do You Select? Hey Ambassadors, members at large and the AR Gods, there is something that has been bugging me for a while and maybe you can help. Since one of AR's last format changes, we have not been able to post anything without first selecting an
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12/02/2013
Not surprisingly, the December 6, 2013 Yo-Yo Ma solo concert is a sold out event. Yes that's right, if you don't have your ticket to the event, you are out of luck and will be missing a real treat. In case some miracle happens and seats become avialable, here are the details: What: "An Intim
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12/01/2013
$2600 Price Reduction to $279,900 Custom Built Home on 2 Acres OverviewMapsPhotosDescription $279,900 Single Family Home Main Features 4 Bedrooms3 Bathrooms1 Partial BathroomInterior: 1,872 sqft Location 5265 Rosemary RoadMt. Olive, AL 35117USA Charita H Cadenhead Keller Williams Realty(205) 52
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11/28/2013
To Tree or Not to Tree While Selling Your Home? That is the Question Real estate agent opinions play a critical role in framing both the question and the answer as to whether a home seller should decorate during the Christmas holidays. Some may be of the opinion that decorating during Christmas
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11/26/2013
AgentMatch: Bryant Robertson, Leslie Ebersole and Coral Gundlach Recently while reading an article on InmanNews.com, I discovered that ActiveRain's very own Bryant Robertson, Leslie Ebersole and Coral Gundlach will be serving on formed a real estate professionals advisory board. All three are
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11/25/2013
Family Before Profit: Nordstrom, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Home Depot, Von Maur While retailers are scurring to rake in profits a day early (Thanksgiving Day), Nordstrom, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Home Depot, Von Maur among others are keeping their doors shut so that their employees can celebrate and gives
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11/21/2013
