Canadian Real Estate Buyers Guide! Buy or sell when the market is moving. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill, the US economy is surging. Tax cuts mean Americans will have more money, yet the US real estate market isn’t as attractive anymore. US real estate prices may fall while the US dollar is falling…
When Is the Best Time to Buy a Home? A Laser Clear View of Toronto Housing — 2017 to 2018 Spring 2017 is almost here in Toronto, and tens of thousands of homebuyers will make the decision to buy a home. Yet buyers are confused, not because it may be a housing bubble, but because they…
Record Investment in Student Housing 2016 was a record year for student housing in the US. $10 billion was poured into investment grade student housing projects in the US. It was a 64% increase over 2015 investment numbers. One report suggest 2017 totals will equal 2016’s torrid levels. There is more gas in the tank…
You Social Media Listening Strategy – Techniques and Tools A good number of realtors pride themselves on their ability to listen and empathize with their clients wants and needs. That’s all good, but if you can’t even find your prospects or reach your inner circle of key clients, how will you hear their voice? Answer: social media media…
Lead Generation for Agents and Brokers While there are plenty of real estate lead generation providers, the typical lead isn’t very high quality. Let’s not kid ourselves. Why would any homeowner in Vancouver, Toronto, San Diego, Los Angeles or Boston trust their gimmicky come ons? Pursue a more natural, organic approach to reaching home buyers…
San Francisco is the hottest real estate market in the nation in 2016. This means huge opportunity for you to grow you transactions, leads and sales. Working with a digital marketer willing to do the hard work and work with you personally is very rare. You’ve probably already worked with the automated companies. I know,…
The Boston area realty market is heating up. I have extensive experience with Boston area clients in a number of industries. I enjoy working with companies in Massachusetts and I’m a Bosox fan (and a Blue Jay Fan) and Fenway is my favorite ball park, a place all fans should experience (Petco Park in San Diego is…
Marketing Services for Vancouver Realtors If struggling with lead generation websites and other Realtor lead services and limited social media marketing, you’re likely not getting the kind of visibility and sellers leads you need. The Vancouver real estate market can be very profitable if you have access to potential sellers. Housing stock is rare,…
How long will Toronto’s real estate market last? The local economy improves slowly so it looks like the frenzied buying will continue. Are you going to be one of the beneficiaries? Realtors without a strong presence have it tough. I’ve been been making web sites successful for 18 years now, so you’re in good hands….
San Diego’s real estate market is one of the last to recover, but wow when it does recover, it’s the hottest in country. San Diego is everyone’s picture of perfect living. Homebuyers across the country are looking for San Diego properties. Retiring couples, and wealthy people looking for a second home are excited about living…
As employment and incomes continue to improve in 2016, the Los Angeles real estate market is entering another phase of positive growth. For a few LA area agents, this season will be a good one. If you’re back in the anonymous pack, I will accelerate your presence online. Why Digital Marketing? Los Angeles homebuyers might be online more…
What is the MLS? MLS is the term you often see used on realtor’s websites casually or formally. It’s also referred to frequently in housing forecasts and Realtor sales reports. The multiple listing service or MLS is essentially a database of homes for sale. In the US, the National Real Estate Association owns the rights…
Building Your Dream in Real Estate With the locked-in, unaffordable state of the North America real estate market, and an economic recovery when the FED rate stops punishing builders and businesses, it’s easy to foresee a coming turnaround in the housing market. There are many catalysts for a return of home sales, and one of…
Awesome WordPress RETS IDX Real Estate Websites There are a variety of excellent real estate website hosting services available today. The list includes: IDX Central, IDX Brokers, Showcase IDX, Real Estate Webmasters, Real Geeks, BoomTownROI, Chime, and many others. Today, many of these RealTech platforms are SEO friendly and come with a complete set of…
Will Sellers Rush Online to Find a Realtor? Many Realtors are thinking there’s no way residential real estate can fail. Housing markets are too hot with wealthy buyers, high employment, strong banks, along with strong millennial buyer demand and very limited supply of housing. Yet the narrative seems to be changing despite the economic strength. …
2022 Could be a Boom Year Few home sellers will argue against the idea that selling their home in 2022 won’t be a profitable experience. With prices so high in the absence of supply, prices will rocket. And prices did rocket in 2022. And most Realtors will believe that this should be their best sales…
Winning Real Estate Marketing Strategy Organic real estate marketing and lead generation are the core or foundation of your sales success. While local advertising and word of mouth help your efforts, they’re not going to establish you as the top Realtor in your region. Admittedly, it takes confidence and the help of a good digital…
Which Real Estate Marketing Channel is Your Best? There are 10 key lead generators for Realtor internet marketing in 2021. And the question for you today is which of these platforms and channels could you not do without? The Internet has made it challenging for many real estate agents in the last ten years, and…
Realtors and Real Estate Marketing Does it seem to you that real estate agents don’t use the Internet fully to build exposure and brand reputation and generate buyers or seller leads? Sure there’s a smattering of ads but relative to other businesses, their exposure is minimal. You have to wonder at the full long term…
Compass Real Estate AI Features Compass Realty has made quite a splash in the US real estate market. This brokerage aims to be one of the biggest in the nation and to bring the power of technology to their real estate team. And with their recent influx of $470 million in recent venture funding, they’re…