Why You Should Hire a Travel Content Strategist Your segment of the travel industry has become lucrative in the last few years. There are opportunities to grow and profit. However, your brand and company need to stand out and be presented as the only travel company travelers will need or want. Great content strategy comes to…
Sell My House Now! Now in late 2024, more owners are listing their homes. Everyone’s anticipating the unthawing of the market, and with that, you’ll have more competition for a good price. Prices have plateaued and could fall as a bit of recession takes hold. They all want to sell fast, yet buyers are reticent,…
Seller Leads through Better Marketing Today’s home sellers are a cagey lot, continuously holding on for a better price and the exact right time to sell their property. They’ll keep to that offish stance until you reach and persuade them otherwise. Your wisest move now is to develop a marketing strategy aimed at your ideal…
Real Estate Marketing Strategy If you’re undecided who should be your dedicated real estate marketer, it’s wise to review your marketing strategy first. Based on that and your budget and risk tolerance (because agencies can take all your money), it’ll be clearer. I hope to convince you that a dedicated specialist is the right choice…
US Real Estate & Housing Market Are we in for a housing market crash later this year and what does 2025 look like? There’s a lot of wrestling over pessimism about the US housing market now in H2, 2024. And in 2025? Well, the Presidential Election factors prominently, and no ones quite sure how the…
Best Cities to Buy Real Estate in 2024 Looking for the right cities to buy real estate in 2024? You’ve probably got your favorites in mind, but why not start again from scratch and find cities and towns that you might not have known are real gems? In this phase of your research why not…
Dreaming of a Housing Market Crash? Both buyers and sellers in the real estate market are sensitive to market crash indicators and hype in the media. And when we hear commercial real estate is at risk of a market crash, buyer’s are on the alert. The exodus from urban areas, remote work, rising taxes in…
Marriott Hotels & Resorts Perhaps the most preferred hotel brand for travelers in the US and across the globe in Marriott Hotels. Marriott Hotels & Resorts is a brand of International-based Marriott International, Inc. in Bethesda, Maryland, and represents a legacy of premium hospitality and diverse offerings. Offering almost 600 hotels and resorts, with more…
Real Estate Video for Agents Video is a powerful medium for marketing. And it can be for real estate marketing and sales too. Realtors who master this medium take it to a level most agents and brokerages don’t. But the benefits in impact, engagement, and lead generation just keep on coming, as you’ll see in…
Weather Forecast for the State of Texas Texas is a large land area with a diverse geography that gives its many cities a pleasant variety in temperature, rainfall, and other weather events. Millions of vacationers are travelling to Texas cities and it’s amazing Gulf Cost beaches. Check out the typical weather for cities in Texas…
2024 Weather Forecast: Warmth on the Way What an interesting time it is for weather across North America, with some changes taking place that will take many people off guard — challenging popular beliefs about our climate. It looks like a great summer is in store for us across the US and Canada with some…
Are Home Prices About to Rocket? Everyone is waiting for interest rates to fall. That’s because those rates are what’s stopping the housing market specifically. High rates harm a lot of industries, but real estate is worst hit. It will recover quickly when rates go down. It’s those unwelcome interest rates that are preventing most…
10 Best Home Renovations From California to Toronto to Vancouver to Florida, home prices are on the rise again. Many homeowners have been fixing their homes up during the pandemic either to enjoy it more or ready it for sale. If you’re just doing some DIY improvements to make your home more livable, great. These…
Austin TX Real Estate Austin Texas with its amazing climate, interesting culture and low taxes and cost of living has been drawing hoards of new residents for several years now. It’s driven prices up and made listings scarce, but while prices have stayed elevated, new listings and total homes listed for sale has rocketed. Homes…
Luxury Living & The Rise of Roof Top Swimming Pools Life in a high rise building is very different from ground level dwellings. And it’s not always easy for condo developers to sell new tower condos or get them leased. And construction is expensive so it might as well be worth it. Developers know they…
Find a Coffee Shop Near You Below you’ll find a large interactive map of coffee shops in your location. Whether you’re in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Toronto, Seattle, Sacramento, Orange County, San Jose, Las Vegas, New York, Boston or Miami, no worries. If the coffee shop for you isn’t there, they don’t want…
Why is Real Estate SEO in such High Demand? Realtors are wondering whether digital marketing can make a difference in today’s difficult real estate sales environment. Competition in housing markets for Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Denver, or Toronto Realtors is intense. And property listings have diminished as buyers can’t afford to buy, and homeowners can’t…
Online Advertising Spending Trends Are you pulling back on your digital ad spend and spending more strategically this year? It seems wise, however there are important reasons to combine your digital ad spend to support your overall lead generation goals. Google Ads and Facebook Ads programs pull in billions of dollars in profits for these…
Expert SEO Services by the Hour Are you having a host of issues with your website and are underperforming? Digital marketing and Google rankings are no easy task. Having an experienced, expert who is experienced and capable of investigating, solving and create a solution is a big advantage for you — advantages you don’t get…
Which Are the Best US Cities to Live in? Dreaming of a better place in US to live? Now in 2023, the question is yielding many new destinations as many of the favorites have lost their lustre. You’re not alone in wanting to move to a new city. Millions of people think about moving to…
Real Estate Leads With the 2025 housing market looking so promising and experienced Realtors know this market shift shouldn’t be missed 2024 was a disappointing year with few experts forecasters this extended 15 month period of high rates as inflation slowly subsided. The September rate cuts will give buyers hope they can reduced their down…
Be Smart, Sell your House Soon It’s taken a long time, but experts are finally calling for a recession. And the housing market? Well, they’re talking crash now. It’s not hard to understand, given there is no way home buyers can qualify for mortgages, which look like they could be headed very high. New loans…
When Will It Be a Great Time to Buy a Home Again? In September, prospective homebuyers once again sat on the sidelines, and even backed out of intended purchases. The task for a good Realtor near you has never been greater, whether you’re selling or buying. Stats from the latest housing market report show home…
HomeBuyers Backing out of Home Deals A new report by Real Estate Firm Redfin on August’s pending home sales stats shows buyers are backing out of deals in the US Sunbelt cities. In particular, Phoenix, Tampa and Las Vegas. Jacksonville Florida were cited as suffering the greatest increase in cancelled deals. It comes as buyer…
Best Canadian Oil Stocks to Buy Oil prices are rocketing, and you’ve been introduced to the best oil stocks to buy on North American stock exchanges, and among the best are Canadian oil stocks. You can find them on the TSX, Canada’s stock exchange. Canada’s wealth in oil and gas will gain increased exposure in…
How High Will Oil Prices Go? We’re all astonished at the high rising price of oil this fall, yet it seems oil traders are moving beyond a $100 a barrel price forecast to a revised one reaching $200 a barrel. The trend though due to shortages and carbon emissions regulations will guarantee very high…
Homeowner Equity Looking Irresistible Corelogic, a provider of premium housing sales statistics reports that in the 2nd quarter of this year, homeowners with mortgages (63% of all properties) watched their equity grow by 29.3% year over year. Collectively, in the nation, it was an equity gain of over $2.9 trillion, and an average gain of…
Elon Musk and Tesla’s New Home in Austin Texas Austin Texas: Today, Elon Musk did what he indicated he might do, move his amazing company’s headquarters location from Palo Alto to Austin Texas. He moved himself to Austin in 2020. Musk announced at the company’s shareholder meeting on Thursday at Tesla’s vehicle assembly plant in…
Don’t Expect a Buyer’s Market until 2025 Without much support, other than cheap interest rates, the US housing market has soared for more than a decade, including the ultra rapid price rise in the last year. It’s made a few very wealthy and a lot of Realtors, home sellers, real estate investors, and rental housing…
US Home Prices Wondering about where home prices are headed? Is now the time to buy, and is selling now wise too? How high could US housing prices reach? Below we see the price forces and stats from real estate data sources such as NAR, NAHB, FRED, Redfin, Corelogic, Statista, Trading Economics and Reuters. The…
Finding Houses for Sale We half way into 2021, and home prices don’t look to be losing their upward pace. In fact, even as new listings grow and sales plummet, house prices keep climbing past record heights. If you’re hoping to buy a home this year, you’ll need to be very strategic in your home…
US Cities with the Lowest House Prices You might say there is still an affordable housing migration going on. People are moving to find cheaper housing in their city or in other cities across the US. As international travel opens up, we may even find more people selling their home and moving internationally. With respect…
Find Houses for Sale If you’re used to hunting through the MLS listings, you know the pickings are slim. To find a house in 2021, you have to broaden and refine your home search strategy. You may not be successful until 2022, You may not be successful until 2022, however the point is that the…
Dallas Housing Trends So much has gone in Texas in the last year, yet as the pandemic misery recedes, we’re in for more change in 2021 and 2022. Texas overall is perhaps the hottest housing market in the US, is looking very good despite what Biden is doing with oil and at the border. With…
Housing Metros Likely to Crash As the US moves toward the end of the Covid pandemic, flush with cash from stimulus bailouts and payments, it’s hard to imagine a risk for a housing market crash. But it’s not right now, or even 2021 that is the real risk. It’s the pressure of a housing bubble…
How to Rebrand your Content The phrase “content rebranding” is being discussed more online now due to the economic recovery. If your content is your face to customers and the brand they consume, then it must change too. And your content is vital to your company’s success. Some businesses (e.g., restaurants) have already gone through this…
Selling Fast May Mean a Lower Price As I mentioned in another post on selling for a higher price, and sell house fast, speed isn’t a factor on a listing. In fact, the faster you sell the more likely the market hasn’t discovered your property. In fact, getting rid of your precious real estate asset…
Cheap Car Insurance Every year, tens of millions of drivers get their auto insurance renewal papers mailed to them and they simply ignore them and let their policy rollover. That’s money lost! By taking a moment to consider the high rate they’re paying for the type of coverage they’re receiving, they might decline their insurance…
Best Auto Insurance Quotes Auto insurance rates just keep climbing in 2020, and I’ll bet you’ve done little about that. Even with fewer drivers on the road during Corona Virus, most are paying old rates while insurance companies are seeing low accident claims. If you’re working at home all week or only commuting for a…
Housing Stocks to Buy We’re all abuzz about the return of the housing market, but that post shutdown market demand is still not what we expected. Instead of huge waves of home listings and desperate buyers, we’re seeing low levels of listings. It seems the real demand is for new construction homes away from the…
Is the Housing Market Recovering? The housing market in 2020 took at sharp hit when the Covid 19 disease came ashore in the US. But this steep drop had to be followed by a sharp uptick at some point and it looks like it’s in full swing now. So what does a post Corona Virus…
Realtor Lead Generation During the Pandemic A professional real estate sales person’s number one challenge always is to generate quality leads. And this pandemic is making old school lead generation and nurturing almost impossible. The move to the new digital prospecting tools is accelerating. Hopefully you’re getting on board before this big tech wave passes…
The Big Migration: Home Buyers Looking in Rural Areas One definitive trend happening in US housing markets recently is a migration of people from congested urban areas to the burbs and rural regions. Home buyers could be looking to buy houses in quieter remote towns away from expensive big cities. The best cities to buy…
Best Time to Buy a House Right Now? The housing market forecast is still bright heading into the fall season and onto 2021. A strong economy, big demand for houses for sale which offer more rooms, lot sizes and in safer neighborhood is the big trend. The upcoming November election is a big worry for…
Is It Time to Grow Your Business? Surveys show many companies are happy with their digital marketing services and sales performance. The economy is booming and times are good. While things are so good, and you’re most able to expand, how outlandish would it be for you to explore new markets in the US and…
Should you Personalize your Content for Each Visitor? Trends happen. Content personalization is one of the most important and exciting trends in digital marketing in 2017. In 2018, it may be that personalization is a top factor in impact, engagement, and sales. In a nutshell, this is about delivering unique customer content experiences and using…
Housing Affordability at Its Lowest Ever A lack of affordable housing in North America is a disgrace. Despite a booming US economy and glowing jobs report, flourishing housing market, affordable housing and homelessness are decades long issues governments can’t seem to solve. Look at this issue with more depth and concern, you soon discover that housing sales, home…
Luxury Car Insurance – EV, Hybrid or Gas Across the country, you’ve likely seen more high end luxury cars on the roadway. Manufacturers are building more high priced gas powered/hybrid performance cars and the race is on for electric powered vehicles. You’ll be surprised at the performance and features of the new releases this year. Check…
OMG: US Debt with China: $1 Trillion + $360 Billion Per Year Active Trade Deficit! That was my headline back in 2016, and of course, things are much worse now. The task for President Trump was more difficult than he realized. It’s not just dependence on China nor Asian trade supply channels. It’s the stubbornness…
Search Homes for Sale By Zip Codes Real estate investors and home buyers alike are becoming a little more savvy about searching for good stocks, investments and properties in the best cities. Searching for properties via zip codes adds variety and a new perspective to your home search or pursuit of that great income investment…
Real Estate Investments with the Highest Returns Looking for the best cities to buy real estate with the highest return on investment? How about one with an ROI of 30% to 40%? Yes, those numbers are possible when you consider how real property delivers multiple streams of income, including tax savings, and a higher resale value…
Who Will Win Super Bowl? The biggest sporting event in the world is the NFL’s Super Bowl Game which typically draws tv audiences of more than 110 million fans. And bettors too. Millions will be watching again and you’re likely wondering who will win the game? There’s lots to see and enjoy below. If you…
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…
SEO Services in SD and LA Hundreds of SEO companies and digital marketing firms in Boston, Los Angeles and in Silicon Valley offer services something akin to SEO. Yet, keyword loaded copy and buying blog guest posts doesn’t work now. . In my new book just published, I explain that content engagement is the key…
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…
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…
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…