“If a home is the most prized possession in an American’s portfolio, should we not take care of it a little differently than we currently are, allowing any Tom, Dick and Harry to get their license, facilitate the deal and call themselves an expert because they had extra ink to print a business card?” says Joshua Hunt, owner/broker of Trelora in the Denver, Colo. market. . . .
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The metamorphism from her birth in Pittsburg to a childhood spent in Colorado to her residency in a secluded enclave on the tip of the Big Island of Hawaii created not only one of the island’s leading real estate agents, but a bit of a renaissance woman as well. Beth Thoma Robinson, broker/agent with Hawaii Life, got her undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Colorado. From there she worked for the . . .
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From lawyers to news anchors, real estate agents typically enter the business after finding success in another field. St. Augustine, Fla. agent Peggy Gachet worked with Delta Airlines for 16 years, starting in customer service and ending up in sales and marketing. You know how sometimes you’ll see a product prominently displayed in a TV show or movie? It was Gachet’s job to get those placements for Delta Airlines. . . .
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October 29, 2012 is a date no Rockaway resident will ever forget. That’s the day Hurricane Sandy descended on this 11-mile sliver of peninsula in Queens. One of the storm’s hardest hit communities, whether The Rockaways will ever be the same is open to much speculation by locals. One of those working hard to ensure the community’s revival is Robin Shapiro, owner/broker of Robin Shapiro Realty. With many homes damaged beyond repair, . . .
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There are small towns and then there are really teeny, tiny, dinky towns. The latter is the type in which Matt Kellam, owner-broker of Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty in Chambersburg, Pa., grew up. In 2000, Cheriton, Va. was home to 499 happy small-town folks. A decade later, the population was 487. It’s safe to say there isn’t a lot of real estate action going on in Cheriton, which is most likely why Kellam didn’t go home to start his career. Instead, he worked . . .
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What does it take to close $58 million dollars a year in real estate deals? Then, what does it take to more than double that number the following year? I don’t know about you, but I was rather curious and excited to speak with the Chicago real estate broker who has done just that. I caught up with Jennifer Ames via telephone as she waited to board a flight to Las Vegas, on her way to attend . . .
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Buyers and sellers sometimes have the option of entering into a dual real estate agency relationship with their real estate agent. Although this is not necessarily a problem, you should be aware of exactly what a dual real estate agency means and what restrictions it can place on your real estate agent. . . .
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As price points in other real estate markets grew with leaps and bounds in the late 1990s and early 2000s, property values in Hope Mills increased at a steady pace. Hope Mills, Fayetteville and the surrounding area have been mentioned numerous times in financial news for getting the most bang for your buck when it come to purchasing a home. So, when the real estate bubble broke, this area didn’t have . . .
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So, just how did a New York boy, selling New York real estate, end up in the North Georgia mountains? “We moved to Marietta 24 years ago, but finally settled here in Big Canoe, which is one of the premiere communities in the Appalachian chain.” Ragonesi now holds his broker’s license. “I always said the next jerk I work for will be me,” he said. The transition from agent to owning his . . .
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Want more business? Ask for it, says Debbie Reynolds with Prudential Professionals Realty in Clarksville, Tenn. “If I have a chance to interject real estate into any conversation, I do ask for the business.” Debbie estimates that about 40 percent of her clients come to her via referral and the rest of her business she generates by talking to people. . . .
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