Why do interest rates matter for home sellers? While you may think that interest rates are important only to buyers looking for a new home, as a seller you should consider how they affect your pricing and position in the market. Sellers today must keep a very close eye on interest rate prices. If your […]
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Interest Rates Are Important for Sellers Too by Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on September 5th, 2008
Posted in Sellers 
Tags: Agents, appreciation, Brokers, Business, Buyers, Current Market, Denise Lones, home, Interest rates, price reduction, process, Real Estate, Sellers, The Lones Group 
No Comments »Do “For Sale By Owner” Listings Really Save Money? By Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on September 5th, 2008
I’m sure you’ve seen the signs—“For Sale By Owner”—or FSBO as it’s sometimes called. Many people think they can do better selling their home on their own, supposedly saving the commission they would pay to a real estate agent. But the truth is that without the power of a real estate agent plugged into the […]
Posted in Lead Generation for Real Estate Agents, Zebra Reports Tags: Agents, Brokers, Buyer, cost, Denise Lones, FSBO, home, market conditions, MLS, Money, online, professional, Real Estate, sell, Sellers, Selling, The Lones Group, value No Comments »Discover What Works for You and What Doesn’t by Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on September 4th, 2008
By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP Agents are always looking for “The Plan.” You must have heard of “The Plan.” It’s that super secret 1-2-3 magic set of instructions that if you just plug it in, it will magically catapult your business to the next level. Newsflash: This just in. There is no “Plan”! We do […]
Posted in Motivation & Planning, Zebra Reports Tags: Agents, Brokers, Business, Denise Lones, formula, plan, Real Estate, The Lones Group No Comments »Hot Open House Tips for the Summertime by Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on September 4th, 2008
By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP Open houses are still at the top of my list of activities agents should be doing right now. An open house is the perfect venue for educating buyers on the amazing opportunities they’ll see in the market right now. And there is no better place to find buyers than at […]
Above and Beyond the Sale: How to Provide “Five-Star Service,” to Your Clients by Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on September 4th, 2008
By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP There is one secret you can apply to your business that’s known to generate word-of-mouth lifetime referrals—and it’s worth its weight in gold. It applies to every industry under the sun—from the gas station to the brokerage firm to real estate. The handful of practitioners of this art are generally […]
“A” is for Automation: 3 Key Areas of Your Business That You Must Put on Autopilot by Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on September 4th, 2008
By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP As our world of ever-expanding technology creates further demands on our time (even though it’s supposed to free up more time for us—that’s a laugh!), it becomes more and more clear to me how important automation is to a real estate agent. What is automation? It’s having a system in […]
If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It! By Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on August 1st, 2008
By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP It was a cold and rainy day when I sat down with my broker for our weekly meeting. I was a relatively new agent in his office, but I was slowly learning how to double (and then triple) my income without working seven days a week. After going over the […]
Posted in Motivation & Planning, Zebra Reports Tags: Agents, Branding & Design, Brokers, Business, Denise Lones, goals, Money, plan, Real Estate, The Lones Group No Comments »The Five Biggest Mistakes Experienced Agents Make by Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on November 18th, 2007
By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP You’re experienced. You’re good at what you do. You know real estate. You’re an expert. But you’re starving for business. You know that there’s more out there for you, but it’s elusive and you can’t seem to grab hold of it. What is wrong? You’re probably making the same mistakes […]
Posted in Motivation & Planning, Zebra Reports Tags: Agents, Brokers, Business, Buyers, Denise Lones, Expert, mistake, Real Estate, Sellers, The Lones Group No Comments »A Painter Teaches Denise a Four-Star Lesson in Customer Service by Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on November 15th, 2007
By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP What a week! In the past few weeks, I have had the distinct pleasure — and pain! — of moving. I just recently found the home of my dreams. I wasn’t looking for it, but there it was. You know times in your life-those special moments where you just know […]
Stop Whining and Start Taking Action by Denise Lones
Posted by Denise Lones on November 8th, 2007
By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP For the real estate industry, the last three months have been one of the strangest periods I’ve witnessed in the last ten years. Real estate agents have whipped themselves into a frenzy based entirely on media baloney. True, the media deli has been serving up large portions of this baloney. […]
