During times like these, a real estate office is the last place you'd expect to find happy people.
Yet despite the worst real estate market in generations, employees of the Keller Williams Realty offices in Minnesota voted the company the best place to work in the state, according to the Star Tribune's Top Workplaces 2010 survey ..... for the rest of the story click on, Keller-Williams Realty: Agents of change By JIM BUCHTA, Star Tribune June 17, 2010
As the regulatory rule book get thicker and thicker it becomes harder and harder to be informed of all of the changes without your head starting to spin. Most of us just care about how the changes will effect where "the rubber meets the road," namely our pocket books.
This is the time to ask yourself whether you want a part-timer or just starting out or an experienced Realtor representing you. I’ll go with experience every time.
From the beginning, I’ve dedicated to helping save you money and protect your interests. My commitment and proud tradition still holds true today.
With all the service I have to offer it’s no wonder 97% of my former clients have consistently rated my service as ‘excellent’ or better. You can read many of their comments at “Raving Fans”.
Tom Slupske doesn't merely sell houses,
"ITZ the Right REALTOR at the Right Time!"
I’ve probably worked with someone you know in Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs: Plymouth, Maple Grove, Golden Valley, New Hope, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Dayton, Fridley, Osseo, Rogers, St Michael, Robbinsdale Corcoran, Wayzata, Eden Prairie, Columbia Heights and Minnetonka.
Learn the Truth about Short-Sales & Foreclosures
If you or someone you know is facing possible foreclosure, you should know what to expect.
Many people have either gone through foreclosure or short-sale, a process that allows a lender to recover the amount owed on a defaulted loan by selling or taking ownership of the property, or know someone who has.
If a foreclosure is unavoidable, my experience knowing what to expect throughout the process can help prepare you.
While enduring financial difficulties is challenging for any family, the process of finding a qualified real estate professional should not be. Selecting an agent with the CDPE/SFR Designation ensures you are dealing with a professional trained to address your specific needs. Trained to address your specific needs.
Beware the "Mr. Nice Guy” agent. When deciding upon a real-estate agent, "I want an agent who represents me to be hard-nosed, irritating and determined; to have learned his or her business in the backrooms; and to tell it like it is and get what he or she goes after,” writes
Robert Irwin, author of "Tips and Traps When Negotiating Real Estate” and "Tips and Traps When Selling a Home,” among other books. "I want the other guy to have the ‘nice’ agent.” The lesson: Don’t choose just on personality, but effectiveness
Housing numbers explained in easy-to-digest formats.
You wouldn't think a housing crisis would be good for a Realtors association. But at a time when dues-paying members were leaving the industry, the downturn helped the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors turn one of its strengths into a moneymaker.
The Realtors group, known for its ability to take in-demand housing data and turn it into digestible reports for housing pros and consumers alike, was often approached by associations in other markets that wanted to know how to transform spreadsheets full of numbers into understandable narratives. After industry groups in Brainerd and Mankato asked for their help, they realized they had stumbled upon a new revenue stream.
So in 2007 they created 10k Research, a subsidiary run out of the Minneapolis association's office. In a little more than two years, the group, headed by Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors CEO Mark Allen, has jumped from five clients to 28 today, including one in Canada. Revenue has grown from $16,905 in 2007 to a projected $342,288 this year.
With all eyes watching the housing market for signs of a recovery, housing data is more in demand than ever -- from Realtors and academics, the media and consumers.
Ken Fears, manager of regional economics for the National Association of Realtors, said all real estate associations provide some numbers to members. Some may contract with a local statistician or academic to analyze spreadsheets, have an employee in charge of data, or hire one of 10k's competitors such as Cyberhomes, Altos Research or Clarus MarketMetrics.
But Allen says 10k's format and philosophy set its products apart.
"We have a populist focus,'' he said. "We want our reports to be something everybody can look at ... and have a meaningful experience."
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On Friday November 20, 2009 I completed the Short-sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) education requirements.
Short sales and foreclosures represent the new “traditional” real estate transaction. Knowing how to maneuver the complexities of short sales as well as how to identify the distinct real estate opportunities in foreclosure are not merely good skills to have in today’s market—they are critical. This course helps Realtors evaluate all available options for distressed homeowners and identify the components of an effective short-sale package. To be better able counsel buyer-clients in the purchase of foreclosure properties. And as a practical resource, how consumers can avoid foreclosure in the future.
In the September/October issue of “The Residential
Specialist”. The nationally published Realtor magazine is primarily
distributed to those who have earned the prestigious “Certified Residential
Specialist” (CRS®) designation; less than 4% of all Realtors. The
article is regarding mobile text marketing technology, “thumbs up’;
pages 10-11.
The interview process took place last summer. I hope I
appear somewhat knowledgeable.
Smart sellers know to compare the services offered by agents, not list price & commission. Those last two items count least.
Tip: Sellers, expect pro agents to "interview" you as well during the listing process, to determine your motives to sell
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“ITZ the Right Realtor at the Right Time"
Tom Slupske | REALTOR®
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