Recent Additions to Club Zebra
Nov 2, 2021
This week in Market Survival Guide: crime impact on urban home values, housing costs driving buyers into secondary and tertiary markets, Canadian border prepares to open and what to expect, Zillow offloads 7k homes in Arizona and update on iBuyers, the upcoming lack of lots crisis and its effect on new construction, introduction to tax reform, and answers to your questions.
Nov 2, 2021
If you watch the competition, you likely know at least one agent who just seems to have all the luck finding new listing clients. Is it really luck? Of course not. There is a skill to steadily adding new listing business to your pipeline.
Oct 26, 2021
Do you want your business to show up more often when locals search for your services? Follow along with Randy Bowers, Director of Technology at The Lones Group, for a tour of local website features, social media tips, and online directories designed to improve your online presence where it matters most - locally!
Oct 19, 2021
This week in Market Survival Guide: United States opens its northern and southern borders to vaccinated visitors, Zillow pauses iBuyer operations causing unfounded market fear, custom homes and advice for clients seeking them, Compass brokerage valuation perspective, the "boomerang" generation and listing shortages forcing multi-family habitation, and answers to your questions.
Oct 19, 2021
Sometimes it is as simple as a buyer who is moving out of your area. However, more and more we are seeing buyers broadening their home search into areas unfamiliar to their buyer agent. Learn when it is time to refer, how to find a good agent, how to protect your time, and how to be compensated.
Oct 15, 2021
Home repairs can be a can of worms. When should your clients DIY and when to hire out?
Oct 15, 2021
In a fast market, buyers are waiving inspections with trepidation. A pre-inspection can provide peace of mind.
Oct 15, 2021
The $100,000 question - pay off the mortgage or re-invest? This article explores the bath behind paying off a mortgage, re-investing in an upgraded home, or buying a second property.
Oct 15, 2021
One of the most important factors in selling your home for maximum dollars is its curb appeal. Giving your home’s exterior that extra WOW factor does not need to cost a lot of money! Here are some easy curb appeal boosters. Reach out for a customized marketing plan for your home!
Oct 12, 2021
Benefit your community, nurture your sense of well-being, and grow your business opportunities by engaging as a volunteer. Has your social sphere wilted this past year under Covid? Learn how to find the right project for your passion and discover its personal and business growth benefits.
Oct 5, 2021
Whatcom Land Title President and Chief Underwriting Officer Bill Ronhaar is the title expert you must hear from, with nearly five decades of title industry experience, including three terms as Washington Land Title Association President and service at all industry levels. We’ll be discussing the most common reasons closings are delayed, how covid and other factors have changed title and escrow these past two years, earnest money, and estate property sales. Do not miss it!
Oct 5, 2021
This week in Market Survival Guide: worker shortages causing migration, issues impacting new construction material supply chains, combating market fear and fear-bait headlines, managing seller expectations, ongoing effects of Covid-19 on consumer confidence, how to demonstrate the truth of housing supply and demand in your region, and answers to your questions.
Sep 28, 2021
Seasoned and fresh agents alike are either completely missing or only have part of a critical piece of the presentation that your sellers crave – visuals. There’s more to it than you think! Learn what to include, how to use them, and why more-show-and-less-tell at the listing presentation is good for you, your clients, and the whole transaction.
Sep 24, 2021
This week in Market Survival Guide: are markets really shifting and how to tell, understanding Redfin's national market report, household equity vs liability, new home sales vs month supply, year-over-year mortgage activity change and what it means for processing times and money lending, and answers to your questions.
Sep 21, 2021
Our housing market promises to continue apace with limited inventory for some time, magnifying the ups-and-downs that your potential buyers will feel, but for the home seller, many are just feeling up-up-up! You need to bring them back to a competitive, realistic price and a CMA is absolutely not going to do it.
Sep 17, 2021
This week in Market Survival Guide: states moving to mandatory indoor mask mandates, California moves to abolish SFR zoning, is the housing market actually cooling down, learning to read housing market momentum, and answers to your questions.
Sep 16, 2021
Should your clients pay off their mortgages early? They need to do the math! This article outlines an example. Perhaps a new real estate investment property is in their future instead!
Sep 15, 2021
Hardwood? Carpet? Laminate? Tile? Even within each of these there can be many options. This article provides an overview of how to think about their next flooring choice as well as a list of pros and cons for several. The pros and cons are formatted in both columns and a table to fit your template nicely!