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35 Places to List your Real Estate Business Online for Local Search

With over 80% of new home buyers starting their search on the internet, there's even more sites where your business has to be listed to keep up.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc..  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Via Rebecca Levinson, Real Estate Marketing Consultant (Real Skillz-Clear Marketing for Your Real Estate Vision):

 

35 Places to List your Real Estate Business Online for Local Search

 

  1. BestofCitySearch- Nominate and vote for local businesses. Free
  2. BestoftheWeb Local- Business Listing allows contact information, hours of operation, consumer reviews, about us.  Free
  3. CitySearch- Directory of local services.  Can create ads and set a budget.  Citysearch has a Mobile App for IPhone, a mobile app forBlackberry, and Palm Pre.- PAID Set a Budget.
  4.  
  5. CitySquares.com-  List your Business profile.  Free
  6. Dex Knows- Local Search Listing- Paid
  7. DiscoverourTown- Lists local businesses and city facts. Free
  8. elocallisting-Optimized local business search marketing campaigns- Paid subscription fees.  Need to register for information.
  9. GenieKnows- Business Directory.  Free
  10. Geofollow-Location based twitter directory.  Free
  11. GetFave.com- Register your business listing, add maps, video, content.  Free
  12. Google Local Business Center- List your business on Google maps and add photos and video- Free
  13. Hotfrog- U.S. Online Business Directory.  Free
  14. iBegin.com- Business listings for Canada and the U.S.; Geocoding.- Free
  15. Insider Pages- Register your business listing.  Free
  16. Kudzu- Basic profile listing is free includes all contact information, link to website, hours of operation, and can respond to reviews. 
  17. Judy's Book- Contact to be part of Beta Group under Partners. 
  18. JustRealEstate.org- Contact for a business lising.  Paid
  19. Local.com- Local Directory of Businesses.-Free
  20. Local Tweeps- Zipcode Level Twitter Directory.  Free
  21. Matchpoint.com- Submit your business listing and respond to RFP's.  Receive Leads with Call Tracking and Management.-Free
  22. Merchant Circle-  List your business, add a blog, description, create coupons, network with local businesses, answer questions from consumers.  Free
  23. Metrobot- Submit a business listing.  Free
  24. Mojopages- Business listings for free with notification of user reviews and can also invite customers to review.  Free
  25. SeekOn- Submit site for a business listing.  Free
  26. Switchboard.com- Powered by Superpages.com.  Business listings.  Free
  27. Topix- Single city business listings are free.  Free
  28. Trulia- Real Estate Listing Directory- List your real estate business, services, listings, local profile. Trulia pro accounts $19-$79/month
  29. Twellowhood- Local Twitter Directory.  Free
  30. Tyloon- Business Listings for Free.  Free
  31. YellowBot- Local Search Site with user reviews.  Free
  32. Weblocal.ca- Canadian local search site with user reviews and video upload.  $199 signup fee and $89monthly fee
  33. Yelp- Reputation Management by user reviews.  List your business.  Recommend other local businesses.  Free
  34. Zillow- Register your local business.  Free
  35. ZoomInfo- Create your business profile and have people find you for new business opportunities.  You can also register here to be notified when you can list your company...an upcoming ZoomInfo feature.  Free

 

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2 comments • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 20 2009 07:45PM

Open House - November 21, 2009 1pm-4pm - 447 Orchard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

June Piper-Brandon | Advance Realty | junepiperbrandon@gmail.com | Primary: (410) 761-1550
Cell: (410) 292-0100
Fax: (410) 761-1404
447 ORCHARD ST
$169,000







Year Built: 1915
County: Baltimore City
Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 1 full, 0 partial
Sqr Footage: 0
Garage Spots: 0.0
Garage Desc: N/A
Subdivision: SETON HILL
MLS Number: BA7172128

COMMENTS
Seton Hill is Baltimore's oldest neighborhood. Located to the east of Martin Luther King Blvd this neighborhood is known as the French Quarter of Baltimore. This lovely home is nearly complete. This home is comprised of 4 levels with a finished basement, kitchen dining on the main floor, living room on the second floor and master on the top. The kitchen will have lovely wood cabinets, granite counters and stainless appliances. Master bedroom has lovely high vaulted ceilings. Bathroom has ceramic tile floors and hardwood floors throughout the house. Home has all new windows, high efficiency heat and a/c and many green features. Check it out now and envision the dream and live in this great historic neighborhood.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  • Additional Rooms: Living Room, Dining Room, Bedroom-Master, Bedroom-Second, Kitchen
  • Amenities: Granite Counters, Wood Floors
  • Appliances: Disposal, Dryer, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stove, Washer
  • Basement: Improved
  • Kitchen Features: Kit-Dining Combo
  • Exterior Features: Fenced-Rear, Patio, Street Lights
  • Ownership Type: Fee Simple
June Piper-Brandon
e-PRO, CRIS, Broker
Advance Realty Anne Arundel
5 CRAIN HIGHWAY, N., SUITE 101
GLEN BURNIE, 21061
Email: junepiperbrandon@gmail.com
Primary: (410) 761-1550
Cell: (410) 292-0100
Fax: (410) 761-1404
Office: (410) 761-1550
OTHER LINKS
My Agent Profile
Virtual Tour

Disclaimer: All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal. Neither listing broker(s) or information provider(s) shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, misprints and shall be held totally harmless. Listing(s) information is provided for consumers personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange program of Trend MLS or MFR MLS or MRIS MLS or TMLS or LVAR MLS or EBRDI MLS or Baris MLS or Rayac MLS or Coastal Assoc. MLS or Cape May County MLS . Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Advance Realty may be marked with the Internet Data Exchange logo and detailed information about those properties will include the name of the listing broker(s) when required by the MLS. All rights reserved.
Federal Housing Equal Opportunity Realtor

0 comments • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 20 2009 06:12PM

2708 Lime Street, Temple Hills, MD 20748

John Newcomb | Advance Realty | jnewcomb@advancerealtyusa.com | Primary: (410) 761-1550
Cell: (410) 570-5717
Fax: (410) 761-1404
2708 LIME ST
$199,900


Year Built: 1951
County: Prince Georges
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 1 full, 0 partial
Sqr Footage: 0
Garage Spots: 0.0
Garage Desc: N/A
Subdivision: NORTH BARNABY
MLS Number: PG6973670

COMMENTS
All brick rancher in est. neighborhood. This freshly painted home features 3BR, 1BA, w/part.finished basement, upgraded kitchen w/new floor, rep.windows & newly refinished h/w floors throughout, & a new dryer. A large fenced yard backs to woods w/ample off street parking to top it off. Great for pets. Very close to the Wash. Beltway. Seller concessions considered..
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  • Additional Rooms: Living Room, Bedroom-Master, Bedroom-Second, Bedroom-Third, Kitchen, Family Rm, Attic-Unfinished, Storage Room, Workshop
  • Additional Structures: Shed
  • Amenities: Attic-Floored, Attic-Strs Pull Dwn, Drapery Rods, Entry Lvl BR, Shades/Blinds, Washer/Dryer Hookup, Wood Floors
  • Appliances: Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Exhaust Fan, Extra Refrg/Frz, Refrigerator, Stove, Washer
  • Basement: Full, Outside Entrance, Partially Finished, Rear Entrance
  • Kitchen Features: Liv-Din Combo
  • Exterior Features: Fenced-Fully, Patio, Porch-enclosed, Porch-rear, Sidewalks
  • Lot Features: Backs to Trees, Landscaping
  • Topography: Level
  • Ownership Type: Fee Simple
John Newcomb

Advance Realty Anne Arundel
5 CRAIN HIGHWAY, N., SUITE 101
GLEN BURNIE, 21061
Email: jnewcomb@advancerealtyusa.com
Primary: (410) 761-1550
Cell: (410) 570-5717
Fax: (410) 761-1404
Office: (410) 761-1550
OTHER LINKS
My Agent Profile

Disclaimer: All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal. Neither listing broker(s) or information provider(s) shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, misprints and shall be held totally harmless. Listing(s) information is provided for consumers personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange program of Trend MLS or MFR MLS or MRIS MLS or TMLS or LVAR MLS or EBRDI MLS or Baris MLS or Rayac MLS or Coastal Assoc. MLS or Cape May County MLS . Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Advance Realty may be marked with the Internet Data Exchange logo and detailed information about those properties will include the name of the listing broker(s) when required by the MLS. All rights reserved.
Federal Housing Equal Opportunity Realtor

0 comments • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 18 2009 09:55AM

612 Cresswell Road, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225 - Just Reduced

June Piper-Brandon | Advance Realty | junepiperbrandon@gmail.com | Primary: (410) 761-1550
Cell: (410) 292-0100
Fax: (410) 761-1404
612 CRESSWELL RD
$159,999





Year Built: 1953
County: Anne Arundel
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 1 full, 0 partial
Sqr Footage: 0
Garage Spots: 0.0
Garage Desc: N/A
Subdivision: ARUNDEL GARDENS
MLS Number: AA7180177

COMMENTS
Just listed!! A Single family home for less than the price of a town home in Anne Arundel County. Home features a porch front and full fenced front and rear yard. The kitchen is well laid out with loads of cupboard and counter space. The laundry area is behind the kitchen right next to the master bedroom. The master bedroom addition features a wood burning fireplace and sitting room/den off to the side. The seller is in the process of getting the carpets cleaned and painting the walls. The roof is only 3 years old. You can move right in!! This is not a short sale, the seller is motivated and seller can settle quickly. Don't wait too long, this one will not last long!!
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  • Additional Rooms: Living Room, Bedroom-Master, Sitting Room, Bedroom-Second, Bedroom-Third, Kitchen
  • Additional Structures: Shed
  • Amenities: Attic-Strs Pull Dwn, Home Warranty, W/W Carpeting, Washer/Dryer Hookup
  • Appliances: Dishwasher, Dryer, Icemaker, Refrigerator, Stove, Washer
  • Kitchen Features: Kit-Table Space
  • Exterior Features: Fenced-Fully, Fenced-Rear, Porch-front
  • Ownership Type: Fee Simple
June Piper-Brandon
e-PRO, CRIS, Broker
Advance Realty Anne Arundel
5 CRAIN HIGHWAY, N., SUITE 101
GLEN BURNIE, 21061
Email: junepiperbrandon@gmail.com
Primary: (410) 761-1550
Cell: (410) 292-0100
Fax: (410) 761-1404
Office: (410) 761-1550
OTHER LINKS
My Agent Profile
Virtual Tour

Disclaimer: All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal. Neither listing broker(s) or information provider(s) shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, misprints and shall be held totally harmless. Listing(s) information is provided for consumers personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange program of Trend MLS or MFR MLS or MRIS MLS or TMLS or LVAR MLS or EBRDI MLS or Baris MLS or Rayac MLS or Coastal Assoc. MLS or Cape May County MLS . Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Advance Realty may be marked with the Internet Data Exchange logo and detailed information about those properties will include the name of the listing broker(s) when required by the MLS. All rights reserved.
Federal Housing Equal Opportunity Realtor

1 comment • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 14 2009 08:40PM

Ridgely Middle School Craft Fair and Silent Auction and Bake Sale

Ridgely Middle School Craft Fair and Silent Auction and Bake Sale

Please join us this Saturday for Ridgely Middle School's 28th Annual Craft Fair & Silent Auction and Bake Sale (I just finished 8 dozon chocolate chip cookies and 6 pumpkin loaves) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. We have Over 100 Local Artists & Crafters coming so you don't want to miss it.

Ridgely Middle School is located at 121 Ridgely Road, Lutherville, MD 21093.  The doors open at 10:00 am and the sale runs until 3:00 pm. 

Going to a formal event over the holidays? Come bid on a Tuxedo Rental from Tuxedo House. We've got great items; an autographed Joe Flacco Football, Ravens Tickets, Hotel Rooms for those out of town guests, Aquarium Tickets, Restaurant Gift Cards, everything to finish your holiday shopping early. Look for the Silent Auction in the Library this year.

But most of all please attend and bring your friends and neighbors!  Come out and support this great event,

Refreshments, including Pit Beef will be offered.-Free Parking

General Admission $2.00 Students Free (8th grade and below)

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc..  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

3 comments • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 12 2009 10:46PM

Advance Realty Anne Arundel Sponsors Toys for Tots - Make a Needy Kid Smile!!

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc..  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

1 comment • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 12 2009 01:00PM

Advance Realty Anne Arundel Sponsors Toys for Tots - Make a Needy Kid Smile!!

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc..  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

0 comments • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 12 2009 12:59PM

Home Buyer Seminar Coming Soon - Register Now Space is Limited

Home Buyer Seminar Coming Soon - Register Now Space is Limited

Advance Realty Anne Arundel, Bank of America, Gateway Title Group & State Farm Insurance are BETTER TOGETHER. FREE Homebuyers Seminar 12/09/09 at Advance Realty Anne Arundel, located at 5 Crain Highway North in Glen Burnie at 7PM. Please RSVP by 12/5/09. Come hear about the NEW HOMEBUYER TAX CREDITS and NEW LAWS GOVERNING LENDERS & TITLE COMPANIES. There is limited room, so reserve early and be entered into a drawing for a gift card!!  You have to be present to win!!

If you've never bought a house before, you need to hear what these great people have to say.  And, even if you have bought a house before, but it's been a while, you need to know what is new in legislation so you proceed with success. 

Anyone who attends this valuable seminar will receive a coupon waiving their administrative fee at settlement for using Advance Realty Anne Arundel for their purchase and/or sale of their home. 

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc..  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

0 comments • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 12 2009 09:08AM

Pricing Historic Homes in Urban Neighborhoods, Step Four - Analyzing the SOLDs - Dealing with the Outliers

Maryland, and Baltimore in particular has been voted the most visibly historic town in America.  There are lots of historic neighborhoods, historic homes not just in Baltimore but across the state.  Pricing homes that are visibly historic, on the National Register of Hisoric Places or within historic districs can be both a challenge and time consuming.  The most important thing you can do to help your client is to preview other homes in your marketplace, so you know how the homes compare and therefore how the prices compare. 

If you are in the market to purchase an historic home or are in the market to sell an historic home then you want to work with an agent that is familiar with historic properties, historic neighborhoods, the local enforcement requirements for maintaining and improving historic homes.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc..  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Via Jennifer Allan, Author of Sell with Soul (Sell with Soul):

Denver Bungalow

Thanks to those who are sticking thru this series with me! While I think that the process of properly pricing homes is fascinating stuff, I know it's not nearly as sexy as other topics! (Although SELLING your properly priced listing is very sexy, indeed.)

In the previous installments...

Introduction
Step One - Before you price, prepare!
Step Two - Preview, preview, preview
Step Three - Play detective

...we talked about how to effectively preview the competition to figure out where your potential listing falls into the scheme of things.  So, what about the SOLDs?

The problem with using SOLDs in your market analysis is, unless you've been a previewing mad(wo)man over the last eight months, you probably haven't seen the inside of the properties, and now it's too late. So you have to go off the MLS description - a very risky proposition!

But we'll do our best.

Print off all the SOLDs that seem to be comparable, even if they're much higher or lower than your assumption of the market value of "your" listing. Drive by all of them! Pay special attention to the outliers - the ones that seem to have sold way out of whack to the rest of the market, or whose Days on Market statistic is unusually low or high.

There's a good chance your drive-by will reveal the reason for the out-of-line price or DOM. Perhaps there's a commercial building next door, behind or across the street. Or, common in Denver, a corner lot that doesn't have a private back yard, or any back yard at all. Maybe it's a pop-top done wrong and doesn't fit in with the neighborhood. Busy street with a bus stop in the front yard?  

Or conversely, you might see that it has a stellar location with an extra-large lot, a mountain view, or around the corner (at a suitable distance) from a popular coffee shop.

If the reason for the outlying price and/or DOM isn't obvious from your drive-by, go line-by line through the MLS listing. Is it missing a garage in a market that expects garages? No basement? One bathroom? Obviously, if the interior photos show that it needs work, that's relevant. Check the showing instructions to see if there are any obvious limitations on access.

If all else fails, and you really feel a particular house is a good comparable, call the listing agent. Hopefully they'll be helpful in helping you understand why the house sold at the price it did. Or, maybe not. But give it a try.

It really is the outliers that give you the most grief when looking at the SOLDs. There probably are some sold listings that fall right in line with what you're thinking the price of your listing ought to be, but the ones that don't give you fits. The more research you do on these outliers will not only make your CMA stronger, but will give you an air of confidence when going through your CMA with a seller.

Next Time - Putting it All Together

Jennifer Allan, GRI

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1 comment • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 11 2009 10:11PM

Playing Detective... Pricing Historic Homes in Urban Neighborhoods - Step 3

Maryland, and Baltimore in particular has been voted the most visibly historic town in America.  There are lots of historic neighborhoods, historic homes not just in Baltimore but across the state.  Pricing homes that are visibly historic, on the National Register of Hisoric Places or within historic districs can be both a challenge and time consuming.  The most important thing you can do to help your client is to preview other homes in your marketplace, so you know how the homes compare and therefore how the prices compare. 

If you are in the market to purchase an historic home or are in the market to sell an historic home then you want to work with an agent that is familiar with historic properties, historic neighborhoods, the local enforcement requirements for maintaining and improving historic homes.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc..  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Via Jennifer Allan, Author of Sell with Soul (Sell with Soul):

Umatilla

Here's the third, well, kinda the fourth (if you count the introductory teaser) installment in my series "Pricing Historic Homes in Urban Neighborhoods." You can read the rest of the series here:

Introduction
Step One - Before you price, prepare!
Step Two - Preview, preview, preview

I've had a few comments come in to the tune of "Wow - that's a lot of work - is it really necessary to spend so much time pricing a home?" Well, I say - YES! It is necessary! After all, our product is property, and our sellers pay us darn good money to know our product and move THEIR product off the shelf... so I believe with all my heart that we owe it to our future adoring fans to do our homework and make the most knowledgeable recommendations we're capable of.

Although... we'll never be perfect. Sigh.

Back to Pricing.

In the last installment, I talked about how important it is to preview preview preview. The more competing listings you preview, the better sense you'll have of where your listing falls into the mix.

Remember, the houses you're previewing are 1) the competition for your listing and 2) houses that haven't sold.

Why is it important to check out the active listings? Some agents don't preview because they don't think the active listings are relevant. "All that matters is SOLD." Eh, I disagree. First, what's SOLD is not competing with your upcoming listing, and when you're dealing with older homes, buyers don't always have a lot of options that meet their criteria. In many cases, the buyer will only find one or two homes that even come close, so knowing what they're comparing your listing to is critical.

Second, it's important to know WHY that active competition hasn't sold. Especially if it appears to be "priced well." You'll never know for sure why a house hasn't sold by looking at the MLS, although you may have your suspicions. It's not as if the listing agent is going to tell you that the house reeks of cat urine or point out that there's no bathroom on the main floor.

So, when you're previewing, ask yourself...

  • WHY hasn't this house sold?
  • WHAT makes it superior (or inferior) to "my" listing?
  • HOW could the listing agent do a better job marketing this home?
  • WHO is the ideal buyer for this property and is it the same ideal buyer as "mine" will attract?
    (I can't think of a "when" or a "where," so I'll move on).

Training yourself to ask these questions at every house you preview makes you a better previewer, and therefore, a better pricer. It also helps you to remember each house so you can speak intelligently about the competition with your seller when discussing pricing, as well as down the road when that homes' status changes (sells, withdraws or reduces the price), you'll be able to nod and say to yourself, "Hmmmm, I thought so!"

Speaking of down the road... this is another important reason to preview. When or if the competition sells, you'll be familiar with it in case appraisal problems come up on YOUR property and the appraiser wants to use comparables that aren't appropriate. If you've been IN all the comparables, it's much easier to make a compelling case!

Okay, ‘nuff about previewing. Next time, we'll talk about how to evaluate the SOLDs in your CMA to help you price your historic home in your urban neighborhood!

Jennifer Allan, GRI

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Tips & Inspirations to Generate Business from the Very Important People Who Know You

0 comments • June Piper-Brandon, CRIS, ePro, Broker • November 07 2009 08:46PM