Are you looking at your pipeline thinking you would like some additional business come January? Perhaps the single most important follow-up and client care activity that you can do every year is the Annual Client Review. This snapshot of market activity is appreciated by clients, demonstrates your expertise and gives you several opportunities to reconnect […]
Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Zebra Report. Today, I get to “EAT MY WORDS”. Years ago, when I started the Zebra Report, I had a client of mine ask me if I was nervous about blogging because once I put my thoughts into words I can’t take back those words. If I say […]
Whenever there is any type of crisis in the housing market it is critical to take a step back to assess how the current crisis can affect housing in the future. Real estate markets are all driven by supply and demand and without inventory house prices can soar and buyers can be left without product […]
Q: “Denise, yesterday at your Summit (#RESS2020) you presented an interesting tool for agents to use to reconnect with past clients they haven’t been in touch with for a while. Can you share that with me? I am – er – asking for a friend.” A: Please let your friend know that all hope is […]
Q: “Denise, I want to get stronger on my pricing as we go into a different spring market. What do you suggest?” A: In addition to looking for clues in comparable properties (which is always an important indicator of future success), looking at days on market and new pendings are the two data points that […]
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When agents ask me how the market is I always answer with, “It depends.” There is no such thing as one general market. Markets change by price point, by area, by neighborhood, and by home style. While the media has been guilty of making sweeping statements that the market is either a strong buyers’ or […]
Posted in Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training, Sellers, Zebra Reports Tags: competitive market, Current Market, days on market, home market, housing market, list price, listings, market activity, market analysis, market conditions, market research, MLS, Multiple Listing Service, research 2 Comments »
Q: Denise, my business has slowed down since the spring and I want to make sure I have a full pipeline for the fall. I have always utilized an aggressive expired listing campaign in the past to get “now” business, but it seems that with the market surge, there are not too many expired listings […]
I can just imagine the furrowed brows out there as you read this title. You’re probably thinking – what is this “Annual Client Review” that Denise is talking about … and why would I even care about it? When I was actively selling I was very successful. And I attributed a great deal of that […]
Q: Denise, it seems like every December I have at least one crazy client who wants to put their home on the market – right during the holiday season! What can I say to dissuade these people from listing their home at this time of year? A: Actually, those sellers may not be as crazy […]
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