AGBeat Columnist: Paula Henry
Paula is team leader for The "Home to Indy" Team in Indianapolis . She is passionate about education and client care and believes an empowered client is better prepared to make good decisions for themselves. You'll find her online at Agent Genius,Twitter and sharing her insights about her local real estate market at Home To Indy.
Is there value in your service or product?
The Value and Cost of Almond Butter I’m a huge fan of Jonathan Fields. In a recent post about measuring delight, he wrote about trying to convince his sister than Trader Joe’s almond butter was just as good as the brand she buys at three times the savings. Once she tasted the TJ brand, she wasn’t convinced. To her, the ...
Move, Inc. now allowed to aggregate all MLS data [opinion]
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The real estate news of the week is that Move and NAR have formally amended their operating agreement. I’m sure there are more details to be released pertaining to the dissemination, syndication and distribution of listings and properties submitted to R.com (Move, Inc.). Let the story unfold. This article started as a comment here. It’s my list of random thoughts ...
HUD guidelines are creating misinformation and scare tactics
This evening I received this forwarded email (below). It was from a local lender who sent it out, then it was forwarded to me. The lender should have read the attached letter (in the email below), Mortgage Letter 2010-28 from FHA, before sending out a scare tactic letter like this. Yes, this is an excellent time for buyers who are ...
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Please Leave a Message, I’ll Get Right Back With You!
How many times have you heard that message and never received a return call? Do you return your calls? Some days it’s difficult to get back to everyone who has contacted me during the day and often I find myself returning calls at 7:00-8:00 p.m. Returning phone calls is an important part of our business, even when the phone call ...
Did You Write That Contract?
Since I have a few short sale listings in the lower low, lowest price range for the area of the city they are in, I receive quite a few calls and emails about the properties. Recently, I have started receiving offers on these homes as well. I like receiving offers on my listings! Actually, it ranks up there as “one of ...
NAR Responds in DC- The MLS Committee to recommend Google policy change
One Week To Change UPDATED! I’m sitting here in my room in Washington DC, after presenting my case to the MLS Commitee. The whirlwind of activity over the last week has my head spinning. I never expected to be whisked to DC and the online support has been incredible. Jay and I addressed the committee and Jay is so much ...
Did Google Scrape My Website? You Be The Judge. Rules Threaten Realtors & IDX Providers.
[Update] “NAR has supported this ruling! That is the scary thing. My local board threw it on NAR for intrepretation and they indeed said Google is a scraper site and no we must “protect the data” from scaper sites. I think the fear is if it starts with our board, it could easily be implemented as a nationwide policy like ...
Operating System Failed
Operating System Failed I don’t know about you, me-though, I have this love-hate relationship with computers. When they work, I turn it on, it does what I want, I love it. Quite the opposite is true when I find myself with a computer in the shop. Three times in the last 8 months, each of my computers have been in ...
Go For It – Be Remarkable
Helping Out Last month I was asked to assist in a Networking Hub here in Indy. I quickly accepted the opportunity to help an online friend in whatever capacity I could. How difficult could it be, right? Maybe send a few emails out letting others know the Networking Group had added a new monthly meeting, help set up beforehand, yea, ...
Are You an Expert?
Photo Credit Offers of Success My inbox is full of offers for education about ways to make more money as a real estate agent. Apparently, when the chips are down and the market slows, everyone becomes an expert or a coach, promising “their” previous experience will surely lead to my ultimate success. I only have one question – what are they ...
REALTOR – Educate Thyself!
It’s a New Market There’s quite a bit of talk about the number of agents who may be leaving the industry this year. The pressure of staying afloat in a new and challenging business environment has proven to be the straw that broke the camels back. In real estate words, another transaction that didn’t close! Or another client who didn’t ...
Bring It On
By the time this is posted it will be 2009; it may even be 2009 before I finish it. I’m really looking forward to a new year and will stay awake to ring it in. Not because it brings great promise or hope, though it does. Not because I have made any monumental resolutions to conquer the Indy real estate ...
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