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I always tell pessimists that in any market there are opportunities. In spite of what we read about the sluggish real estate market and what buyers and sellers tell us, there are a lot of positives in this market: Prices are falling to the point that first-time home buyers can afford to buy again. In some areas of Tampa prices have dropped by almost $100K. 3 bedroom, 2 bath , 1600 sq ft homes can be purchased for a little over $150K in nice master-planned communities. Lots of real estate agen... Read Full Post

I saw the headline on Yahoo and immediately clicked on it: A Rebound in 2008. I clicked on the link and it's blank. That's funny. Rebound in 2008??? Blank, zilch, nada. I still want to read what it says so maybe later on there will be content on this link: http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/104024/Will-Home-Prices-Hit-Bottom-in-2008-YesBut Read Full Post

Quick: what's the best gift to give your clients this holiday? Last year we gave clients $20 to $50 gift cards to Panera Bread and Starbucks. We haven't decided what to give them this year...and.. we're 2 weeks away from the day. Any ideas? We stumbled on the best closing gift this year: GPS. They just love it. Read Full Post

You spend all this time and effort optimizing your website to be one of the most visible site for your respective keyword(s)... but.... if you don't answer your phone when leads come in, you've just wasted your efforts. This goes the same for emails. How you respond to emails is also important. Prospects are not stupid. They can tell a canned response from a real response. You are most likely to get a response back if you respond from the heart. If you programmed an auto response ... you may ... Read Full Post

My New Year's resolution is to start blogging here on real estate webmaster stuff: marketing, tips, and other real estate related experiences we encounter on a daily basis. I may not have a lot of stories to tell but I have a team of 15 who have lots and lots of stories to tell but are lazy to blog. So I will collect some of those and relate them here. For now, I just want to get started by wishing every one Happy Holidays. I really want to say Merry Christmas, but I am told that that is no l... Read Full Post