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Keeping It Up In a Down Market – Sales, that is

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Jim Herrera in CAR, NAR, real estate commission, real estate sales

Salespeople are taking a beating in today’s economic environment. Entire market segments have evaporated. Customers and companies have no money to buy and are holding back orders. Sales lead generation opportunities are fewer and farther between. In 2008, many salespeople earned only half the commission they received in 2007. But not all sales professionals are [...]

Marketing to Today’s Buyers and Sellers

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Jim Herrera in CAR, First Time Buyers, Marketing, MLSListings, NAR, real estate marketing

I continuously read about the real estate industry from multiple sources. Click on my blog profile to see some of my resources.) The following is gleaned from NAR information, the Pew Internet Life Study and articles from Bernice Ross, featured columnist at Inman. Here are some tips about the buyers for the current market… 1. [...]