Recent Additions to Club Zebra
Real estate brokers and agents enjoy new content added weekly, from real estate coaching videos to business growth tools to marketing letters for sending your client list.
Feb 4, 2025
Appraisals and financial issues are notorious for causing transactions to fall apart. When a property doesn't appraise for the sale price or when financing falls through, it can be deal-killing setback. From understanding the appraisal process to working closely with lenders, you'll learn valuable techniques to manage and overcome these challenges.
Jan 30, 2025
John is one of King County's most innovative leaders, improving government operation, increasing transparency, and impacting housing for nearly two decades.
Jan 28, 2025
King County Assessor John Wilson is presently serving his third term and has earned praise as one of King Country's most innovative leaders, having lead the office toward increased taxpayer transparency so that voters can see how ballot measures affect their taxes, and to promote tax relief for senior citizens so that more can stay in their homes. John returns to our show for another interview with Denise Lones.
Jan 21, 2025
Unexpected home insurance issues can derail even the most promising transactions. Whether it's discovering that a property is uninsurable or facing delays due to policy underwriting, insurance challenges require proactive solutions. On top of that, the home insurance industry is at a crisis crossroads of growing costs and shrinking approvals. Join Denise as she discusses common insurance pitfalls, expert advice on how to handle them, and how to prepare clients to get a head start on getting dealing with insurance providers.
Jan 21, 2025
This January 2025 in Market Survival Guide: Los Angeles fire market impact and issues, evolving insurance crisis and impact on buyers, national inventory trends and analysis, existing home sales trends and analysis, regional market analysis, lending costs create market risk for builders even as confidence grows, single family permits up in November, CPI and jobs index reporting, opportunities for real estate agents in today's market, and answers to your real estate questions.
Jan 16, 2025
Knowledge can inspire and take your business beyond the competition.
Jan 15, 2025
A home inspection report can reveal hidden issues that might cause buyers to rethink their decision, resulting in transactions falling apart at the last minute. From inspection report surprises to managing client expectations and negotiating repairs, the challenges are many! Join Denise as she shares her strategies for navigating complexities home inspections and keeping the deal on track. Learn how to turn potential deal-breakers into opportunities for negotiation and build confidence in your clients.
Jan 15, 2025
Homeowners and potential buyers who are thinking of updating a home before moving in will appreciate the direction and resources identified in this article.
Jan 15, 2025
Both buyers and sellers will enjoy this article that dispels common misconceptions about seller disclosure, what needs to be disclosed, and when "I don't Know" is a legitimate answer.
Jan 15, 2025
With the fires burning in California, insurance is a top-of-mind issue. Homeowners insurance is already an industry in trouble, but what does this mean for not only homeowners but real estate transactions?
Jan 9, 2025
There's more to business and life than planning for growth. Take a step to get closer to your core this year!
Jan 7, 2025
From low-ball offers to negotiations that fall apart over silly things like who gets the sofa, transactions that fall while navigating the finer points of the contract are frustrating for all concerned. Furthermore, a failed contract can cause a client to step out of the picture. Join Denise as she shares her techniques for managing your own client in a heated negotiation and setting up the other side for a positive response.
Jan 2, 2025
Practical solutions and actionable insights for transaction issues faced by agents everywhere. Gain a competitive advantage and have smoother transactions through-out the new year and beyond.
Dec 20, 2024
3 important themes shaped our industry in 2024 and will continue to shape them for years to come. The dual issues of lack of housing starts coupled with homeowners not wanting to trade in their low-rate mortgages for today's rates have made our inventory levels so scarce that prices are continuing to rise despite affordability challenges. What lies ahead?
Dec 18, 2024
Five fantastic reasons you should save the date and join us online this coming January 22nd at the 2025 State of the Market with Denise Lones!
Dec 17, 2024
It's not only a new year around the corner, we are a quarter of a century into the 2000s and this is YOUR YEAR to shine! The market over the last few years has challenged even the best of agents, but it is time to finally STOP spinning your wheels, stop chasing this lead generation method or that, stop worrying about what every other agent is doing, and get focused on what YOU need to do to be successful.
Dec 17, 2024
This month in Market Survival Guide: Federal Reserve quarter-point federal interest rate cuts, national listing analysis and activity, regional market update, housing insurance issues, SFR permits, CPI continues to increase, mortgage rates move downward, employment and economy update, opportunities for buyer and seller agents during the holidays, and answers to your questions.
Dec 15, 2024
Please feel free to use these as your own and insert your local data to supplement national information we have included for you. This article is a bit longer than in previous years because we focused more on the 2024 recap and a deeper dive on the continuing issues our market is facing. You can send this out as two articles if needed.