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For REALTORS, Why It’s Harder to Make a Decent Income than It Should Be. Part 1 I just interviewed 2 agents who wanted to join my brokerage this week. Both were decent, honest, hardworking individuals who were frustrated, disillusioned and ready
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For the month of October 2012, 624 homes exchanged hands in our area of London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR). 502 detached homes sold, 1.4 % up from the previous year, and 122 condos, up a resounding 38.6 % from October 2011. Altogether
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According to the latest NAR & CREA stats, realtor agent income varies greatly based on the number of years one has been in the real estate. Yes, it takes time to build the clientele, and you have to gain more experience, exposure and following. But
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Pond Mills in south London Ontario is proving once again to have some of the best home values in the city. From January 1 to March 31, 2012, 21 houses sold for an average $214,633 and 10 condos sold for an average $116,190. What was sold averaged 52 days
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The other day on the news there was a report about real estate and the predictions for 2012 and 2013 and the rising prices as well how in some cities in Canada the real estate market is booming while others remain stable or are declining. For those of
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There is a lot of talk about getting your first house. It is part of the Canadian Dream to get a house and maybe get a dog named Rover. But maybe that first home should instead be a duplex. Why would I propose such a thing? There are simply too many advantages
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I was speaking to a group of real estate sales people the other day and they had asked me why I had such a great passion for real estate. I asked them if they really thought that they provided superior value to their clients? Some said “absolutely.”
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The Average Agent Cannot Retire Here is a short financial planning survey recently done with real estate sales representatives and the results of this survey were alarming. The average age for agents completing this survey was 48 years old. Here are the
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Don’t be P.O.O.R. in Real Estate Don’t P ass O ver O pportunities R epeatedly in Real Estate. Whether you are an investor, a home or condo owner or a real estate sales person, we all seem to make the same mistakes. How many times have we heard
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Are You Cut Out For the Real Estate Business? During the course of handling 4 transaction this week, a client saw that I was a little exasperated with a another REALTOR and when I told her why her response was “Why are they in the real estate business
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Tenant Turnover & Vacancies This week I was asked by an out of town investor with 11 units if I could assist her in understanding why on paper she should be doing better financially , but in fact, her income was way down because of tenant turnover,
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I was going through my notes over the holiday season and I came across a file that I had marked as important and was written in 2009 and is still relevant today. I did not write this article nor do I remember who the author was, but what he/she wrote
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Looking to make your month the greatest ever? Who isn't? Ask any successful salesperson the secret for having great months and they will all say -- positive attitude, creative preparation, and consistent performance. To succeed month to month, you
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Every so often I get calls and email from landlords who have had trouble with a property management company or new buyers who are looking for a property manager. Usually the complaints have to do with the property management company not having done the
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This article was written by a very successful real estate salesperson who I happen to agree with and mirrors my experience and impression on why a home sells and how to get a home sold. Ty What Sells a Home and Why Most Agents Won't Like This Article
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