by Shannon O'Brien | Dec 23, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
From child sales prodigy to one of five national trainers for Exit Realty Corp. International, Johnny Loewy’s life has been one great big listing presentation. A Long Island native, Loewy did what many New Yorkers do: “We grow up in New York and we immigrate to...
by Shannon O'Brien | Dec 16, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
Keith Riddle grew up on a working farm in eastern Washington, and for most of his life he assumed he’d be a farmer when he grew up. Then, life happened. “I was a diesel mechanic,” he said, “from 1998 to 2000 in Phoenix, Arizona. I worked on generators and industrial...
by Shannon O'Brien | Dec 10, 2013 | Real Estate Discussion
In a perfect world, we’d all get the entire month of December off work – with pay. Since we don’t live in that world, the holidays tend to pull us in several directions at once. We run ourselves ragged, trying to keep up with a real estate practice and fill the...
by Shannon O'Brien | Nov 27, 2013 | Real Estate Discussion
When it comes to putting a home on the market during the winter holidays, conventional wisdom says: “Don’t do it.” Inventories are lower during the holidays, and folks are distracted or out of town. Other agents, title reps and lenders are either busy trying to wrap...
by Shannon O'Brien | Nov 25, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
So, how does a real estate agent obtain a 70 percent referral rate and close a deal every three days? If you’re anything like Tim Houk with Keller Williams in Baton Rouge, La., it takes hard work, long hours and a thorough plan to build a team. The Path to Real Estate...
by Andy Fulton | Nov 21, 2013 | Real Estate Discussion
Market Leader recently featured Trulia’s chief economist, Jed Kolko, during a special live webinar event. In it, Kolko shared his thoughts about the past, present and future of the U.S. housing market. Like it or not, the health of the national real estate industry...