To a Great 2008 Well it’s finally the New Year and many are talking about resolutions, well just what the heck is a resolution anyways ? Here’s one example as applied to Realtors: Resolution: The new year resolution is one example of the rolling forecast-method of planning. According to this method, plans are established at […]
Is there an upside to real estate downturn ?
The current situation here in the Tampa Real Estate Market has some would be homeowners downright frustrated. Wondering when the market will bottom out so buyers can buy at the best price or for sellers wondering when the buyers will get off the fence and buy what they are selling now. If it’s not a […]
Newspaper ads for listings a dying breed
New Report by media experts Borrell Associates Inc.forecast the demise of newspaper advertising as one of the staples for Real Estate listings. “Real estate brokers and agents will continue to devote more marketing budgets to online media. This year they will spend $2.6 billion on online media and by 2012 online will topple newspapers share“. […]
Zillow Newspaper advertising alliance – So What ?
The press is a buzz with the news that Zillow has signed a deal with 11 major publishers that equates to 282 Newspapers. With the new arrangement, real estate ads placed with these news papers will automatically get placement on Zillows web site. I say so what ? While this may be good for Zillow […]
Is now the right time to buy your Florida home ?
There was an interesting post today on the Inman Blog titled, “Who’s spinning whom?” that was digesting a recently written article by Dian Hymer, “Is buying a home today a good investment?” Hymer is a veteran agent in the San Francisco East Bay and has been writing a syndicated column for Inman News for many […]