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    QUOTE OF THE WEEK “When my mother had to get dinner for 8, she’d just make enough for 16 and only serve half.”—Gracie Allen, American vaudevillian, singer, actress, and comedian   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   May saw a modest increase in single-family home starts, though starts overall declined (solely from a drop in […]

LAND MORE BUSINESS WITHOUT CHASING AFTER MORE LEADS To develop your business, do you find yourself constantly chasing more leads? The truth is, you don’t need more leads—you just need to work on the ones you already have. If you aren’t closing enough business, it’s not because you don’t have enough leads, it’s because you […]

BUSINESS TIPS 5 STEPS TO TAKE TO STAND OUT FROM YOUR COMPETITORS It’s no secret that the real estate business is highly competitive. In most cases, many agents are covering the same market. In addition, agents can have connections to relatives and friends which gives them an advantage in being awarded a listing or hired […]

  QUOTE OF THE WEEK “What’s the use of happiness? It can’t buy you money.”—Henny Youngman, English-born American comedian and musician   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported “purchase applications were 20% ahead of last year’s pace, continuing to show strength” last week, as “homebuyers seem to be taking advantage of loosening housing […]

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  QUOTE OF THE WEEK “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.”—Yogi Berra, American professional baseball player, manager, and coach   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   In May, the total number of listings topped 1 million homes for the first time since before the pandemic, while in April, the total […]

HOW TO TELL YOU’RE DONE WITH RENTING AND READY TO BUY     Are you ready to make the leap from renter to homeowner? Buying a home may seem more complicated than paying rent once a month. Yes, there’s some work that goes into purchasing a home, but we can make the financing part simpler, […]

    QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The confidence I now have is rooted in the discovery that who I am is okay.”—Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, musician, and composer   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   The Mortgage Bankers Association reported purchase mortgage applications up compared to the week before, with that measure of buyer activity a […]

    QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Sometimes you lie in bed at night and you don’t have a single thing to worry about. That always worries me!”—Charlie Brown, created by Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   April saw new home sales rocket up 10.9%, the biggest monthly gain in two years. […]

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS’S ONLINE REPUTATION The internet is a place where people talk—a lot—and when they talk about you, you need to be aware. Online information circulates at warp speed, so you need to know about anything negative instantly, to nip it in the bud and protect your brand. But you also want […]