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Skyecroft Neighborhood Activity Stats There are currently 19 homes on the market within the neighborhood as of 9/27/07. During the 6 month period starting 1/1/07, approximately 4 homes were sold with the following averages: -Square Footage: 4899 -Days on the Market: 208 -Average Sales Price: 1,15...

Providence Downs South Neighborhood Activity Stats There are currently 40 homes on the market within the neighborhood as of 9/27/07. During the 6 month period starting 1/1/07, approximately 9 homes were sold with the following averages: -Square Footage: 6687 -Days on the Market: 106 -Average Sale...

Like most industries, when the tide begins to shift, everyone takes a hit initially. But those who are quick to respond effectively will not only survive, but thrive, as the less mobile, less innovative, less flexible sit back and hope things will change. It's not any different for the real estat...

When agents compete for business online, it can be a huge challenge to differentiate ourselves from one another. Our team decided to build "personality" into our online presence and give consumers an opportunity to connect before we ever meet face to face. Here's what we came up with... It is imp...

If you're considering how to stay up to speed with what's happening in the market right now, learning about short sales should be way up on the top of your list. Short sales (or pre-foreclosures) are situations in which the bank may possibly take less than what is owed on the note, usually in res...

Tip #3 Use Bullets, Breaks and Bold Some use their blog powers for good and some for evil. Either way, there must be a purpose behind it all. Some just want to figure out how to pull search engine results and others want to communicate all the latest and greatest information possible. It seems to...

I recently came across this article on real estate investing and I thought the "Rule of 8" was a great indicator. It may not be the definitive word on investing, but it's an easy, lower-risk qualifying process. If anyone is considering pulling the trigger on new property, consider these 8 questio...

I just pulled this from a marketwatch.com article": "Just as many media outlets, including CNNMoney, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, are highlighting a national real estate downturn, they are also pointing out that Charlotte is the exception to this trend. Charlotte is still showing all of th...

Tip #6 Have an opinion. I don't ever want to visit another blog (or any site for that matter) and walk away feeling like, "that was completely useless." If the expectation is to bring value, so much value that you continue to attract people, and friends of people, you're going to need to take a s...

I think this guy is one of the better bloggers out there. And I've taken what he's started with and tried to make it work for real estate agents. If I'm out there selling homes in Ballantyne, NC, then I want to make sure I use every possible tool available to help me be successful. And blogs have...