Nov
24
2009
You don’t get what you deserve - you get what you negotiate for.
Many buyers and sellers put in countless hours carefully searching properties or preparing their homes for sale, only to see their sweet deals vanish at the negotiating table. Even if you’re not an experienced negotiator, there are steps you can take to improve results. Negotiation doesn’t need to be a confrontational process if you set priorities, plan ahead and stay focused on issues, not personalities.
Listing Agent negotiating tips: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: buyers and sellers, negotiating tips, negotiations, pre approval, prospective buyers
Posted in Blog, Buying a Home, Newsletters, Selling a Home
Nov
24
2009
When it comes to leads, are you a leader or a follower? Do you have a strategy to find prospects and turn them into clients and referrals? Regardless of their source, it’s important to make the most of the leads that come your way.
Here are seven Homes.com-endorsed strategies to help you make the most of your lead management program and turn those prospects into customers and referrals! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: agents, broker, buyers and sellers, lead management
Posted in Corporate, Lead Generation, Newsletters, Real Estate Marketing
Sep
23
2009
Are you trying to figure out how to measure your success with Facebook? Well you are not alone!
Real estate agents are just many on the long list of companies and marketers trying to figure out how to gain measurable, trackable results from social media platforms. ViTrue, a social media service recently posted a survey showing Tuesdays and Wednesdays almost have a 10% click through rate, higher than every other day of the week. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: buyers and sellers, Facebook, personal network, real estate agents
Posted in Blog, Lead Generation, Social Media
Sep
18
2009
Sign up for FREE to be placed in the Homes.com agent directory.
Just click here and fill out the form.
1. Choose your user name and password
2. Pick up to 5 coverage areas for your profile to display
3. Link directly to your website for direct leads
4. Upload a picture and create your profile!
You can increase your ranking by sending invitations to your clients to receive endorsements! Click on your MyHomes Profile & send invitations to your customers to endorse you. All recommendations are approved by you prior to being posted on the Agent Profile and Agent Directory. Automatic email notifications are sent directly to you anytime you receive either a new endorsement or lead.
You will be ranked according to the number of endorsements you receive by home buyers and sellers in your city and state. Now home buyers searching on Homes.com can view your listings & endorsements together in the agent search results, allowing buyers and sellers searching for agents in their local area to view it all in just one step! Get started today!
Tags: agent profile, buyers and sellers, endorsements, real estate
Posted in Blog, Corporate, Lead Generation
Jul
31
2009
New system offers free visibility and ranking for agents on the nation’s leading real estate portal viewed by more than 3.5 million home buyers each month
NORFOLK, Va., July 31, 2009 — Homes.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, has launched free access for real estate agents to its improved Agent Directory, featuring a new Agent Endorsement System.
Previously available only to paid subscribers, Homes.com’s new Agent Directory is a free service that allows agents to post their Agent Profile in up to five local coverage areas, ranking these profiles according to the number of buyer and seller endorsements received by the agent. Agents can request endorsements via e-mail and can pre-approve all recommendations before posting. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: agent search, buyers and sellers, endorsement system, leading real estate
Posted in Blog, Press Room