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Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty? No…it’s Neither!
By Dave Robison The crowd cheers, “Half-full, half-full!” Buzzer rings…nope, the answer is neither. Why are so many people saying the glass is half-full? There are people saying half-empty as well. Those Debbie Downers (the half-empty glass people) might say something like this: “Ohhhh, the market, it’s awful. It’s killed our business.” Those saying their glass is half-full might say something like …
Housing Affordability at All-Time High
By Jared James Did you know that cash buyers have made up over 30 percent of the overall buying market for five consecutive months? To give you some context, only two short years ago cash buyers only accounted for about 12 percent of the market. More importantly, do you know how to leverage them to make more money this year? …
Groupon Could Be a Real Estate Marketing Mecca
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Great Home or a Great Deal?
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Real Estate in 2011
By Brooke Wolford If you are reading this post and are still active in real estate, congratulations! You have survived a year of many challenges. You can pat yourself on the back remember how hard your worked. Feel a sense of accomplishment and embrace every challenge that was put in front of you. We faced many challenges. We had good …
A Part Time Agent Isn’t Necessarily Less of an Agent
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