Are we in a Housing Bubble? The topic of a housing crash usually coincides with the topic of the housing bubble. The word Crash may be too intense, arguable, and a word that’s hyped too often. The bubble topic focuses on high prices, big mortgage debt, recessions and high flying lifestyles. Are we within a…
How Does Making 71% Profit on the Sale of Your Home Sound? A new report from ATTOM Data Solutions shows that homeowners across the US are receiving a huge winfall from selling their homes in 2017. The City with the best ROI? It was San Francisco which returned a whopping 71% profit for home sellers, or…
Should I Buy a House Now or Wait? With the US economy doing well, and amidst a record bull run in the stock market, buyers here are asking again whether they should launch efforts to buy a house. They’re also asking when is the best time to buy a house? Young buyers in particular have…
Finding the Right Restaurant Fast If you’re a vacationer in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Jose, Las Vegas or San Francisco, you’re likely on a highway right searching with your smartphone for a great place to eat with just the right atmosphere. Where to eat right now? The right food at the right location. It’s…
Local Search Optimization What if I told you I doubled the traffic of a major hotel? Well, it happened. From 1.2 Million visits per year to 2.5 Million per year. A lot of people travel and search for hotels online and they often book with the first few they see. Being ranked at the top…
Successful Websites Why are some websites so successful? Is it luck or did they pour a mountain of cash into it? Is a successful website just the front for successful entrepreneurs and talented digital marketing consultants? I think you’ll discover that in most cases, the business owner knows his business and market. It’s not the…
Lead Generation for Realtors We’re getting close to the key home sales season 60% of your sales happen. It’s crunch time! Try these Top 8 Lead Generation tactics to grow your contacts and build a buzz about working with you. Ramp it up and one day you may be running your own brokerage. Any luxury realtor, whether selling presale…
Selling Your Home at Maximum Value So many babyboomers and Gen Xers are sitting on a fortune right now. Some own houses that have average value of over $1 million so they don’t need to buy lotto tickets. When I wrote this post several years back, as a pep talk and timing issue, prices were…
The Net Benefit of Real Estate Investors – $9 Billion! A joint survey by Bigger Pockets and Memphis Invest revealed some fascinating insight into the attitudes of real estate investors and the impact of real estate economics on the well being of the US economy. They concluded in their 2014 report, that 28 million real estate…
Should I Sell my House in 2019? With the 2019 spring season straight ahead, this may be the best time to sell your house. And for buyers too, it may be the best time for them to buy. How does that make sense? Right now there is a lot of demand yet buyers have held…
Market Value Appraisal for Homeowners Well, if you’re reading this blog, then you may be considering selling your home, and the market appraisal is one of the first tasks to get done. You’re wondering “what will we get for our old place anyway?” And then that will beg your next question: how do we increase…
Cheaper Mortgage Rates What’s the immediate forecast for mortgage rates? Lower and perhaps even lower. If you’re buying a home or condo in 2018/2019, you’ll want to buy your mortgage in the next 6 months. The economy is improving and mortgage rates will rise. Shopping online means time saved, no sore feet, no parking hassles or…
Sell Your Home for What It’s Really Worth! This home above sold for tens of millions of dollars in small city where the average selling price is $1.2 million. What gave the owners the firm belief that it was worth that much? It’s very likely they had no self-imposed limits on selling price and probably…
BIG Kahunas Lead — And Make a Lot More Money Millions of realtors, mortgage agents, new home builders, custom home builders, dentists, insurance brokers, architects, medical specialists, and vacation resort managers are all competing to be the Big Kahunas of their markets. Some will, and from humble beginnings. The title graphic is courtesy of Inman. In the US,…
Are You Finding the Right Consultant/Agency for Your Business? Has the deluge of noise in digital marketing become too much for you to bear? Well, hang in there because all you might need is a few pointers and some encouragement to get some clarity. Since marketing is pivotal to success now, picking the right consultant or…