"Valley of the Sun Real Estate"

Is your listing Priced right? If not it will languish on the market for some time until it is lowered or an uninformed buyer makes an offer. How can I say this, because I too have had and have a listing that was not priced right. It has been for sale for quite some time now. I have not received m...

An article on REALTOR Magazine asks this question. And it discusses three key groups that are potentially being overlooked by REALTORS®. These groups are Single Women, Immigrants, and Hispanics. I know for a fact as a Spanish speaker I would like to include more Hispanics into my marketing. I alr...

In a REALTOR Magazine article, I read that NAR plans to create an online Credit Union. I dont understand what good this could do if you are just dialing into a call center? Or what benefit it may have us as REALTORS®. Please let me know what you think.Also in the article there are changes to the ...

There is a new search tool for buying a home on Realtor.com, it lets you search by neighborhood rather than by city or zip code. While this is a fairly new addition there are already 50,000 neighborhoods already available to search. There is also a way to add your own neighborhood the the search....

The number of sales for October of 2007 were 3,610, up from September's sales of 3,050. That's 560 more homes that sold in a months time. While yes, these numbers are down from last year and the year before, it is to be expected in the market that we are having. We also have an enormous inventory...

In another article I read online at REALTOR® Magazine goes into some strategies that Abraham Lincoln used in his life. I find some of them inspiring, in fact they could still be used today. I plan to implement them in my career. Such as, "Set Aside Your Ego", and "Share the Credit, Shoulder the B...

Has anyone read the book by Michael D. Lee, Black Belt Negotiating? Well I read another article online at REALTOR® Magazine that mentions some points in his book. To name a couple, "Know Your Opponent", and "Block an Opponents Move with Your Own". I must say this guy sounds like a hard sales type...

I recently read an article on REALTOR Magazine that gives some valuable advice on how to stay out of Legal Trouble. In fact, the article discusses specific items where we as REALTORS® should take care and precaution when conducting business. I think that its pretty good advice, although it does n...

What is the role of the REALTOR®, and the NAR in the Future? I would like to know what the AR community thinks about it and get their opinions. I have also embedded a video from Inman TV that interviews Dale Stinton the CEO of NAR and what they have planned for the future. I am not sure what the ...

Today I saw this Inman TV video interview discussing Point2's NLS. It also mentions the NAR's plan to create its own National Listing service. I was wondering what people think of a National MLS? I know I am in favor of a statewide MLS. And I believe that a national MLS could be valuable. Imagine...