Professional auctioneers who are successful in business and life share a common trait – putting the needs of their sellers in front of their own needs. As a professional real estate auctioneer, I often consider how effective a buyer broker can be in the different property types and markets we serve.

Due to the individual property classes

Your personal real estate agent bio is a marketing tool and effective at assisting you build your brand. A client will be looking for your wisdom, experience and personality and there’s no better place to showcase these things than a bio. Below are some simple suggestions to keep in mind before you write a broker/agent/auctioneer

Technology rules the world. With the Internet and smart phones, information is available with the touch of a button. This has changed the way a company, including those in real estate, markets their services and products to the masses. Traditional marketing has transitioned to online marketing. Looking for someone to sell your home? Google it!

Companies

Building relationships with clients can be harder than you think. Sometimes it takes more than just posting a listing online or putting a sign in a yard to close a sale. In any field, customers rely on the salesperson to have an extensive knowledge of their product and be able to relay that knowledge effectively.

Most people sell up and move on at least once while others have to relocate on a number of occasions, maybe for work purposes or because family circumstances change. Whatever the reason, when it comes time to sell your home there are a number of things you need to take into account if you are

Existing home sales and home prices are expected to rise next year, according to an economic forecast presented by Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®, and Mel Watt, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency at a residential real estate forum held during the 2014 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in New

A recent Gallup poll found that Americans realize real estate is the best long-term investment. With mortgage rates at record low rates and reasonable prices in the non-urban sectors of the nation, now is the ideal time to look for an investment that can appreciate in value over time, produce income and uniquely gives you

Over the last decade big things have been changing in real estate sales and the biggest change … the auction market. For a long time, the auction industry was primarily considered a fix to relieve the market of distressed or unwanted properties. This is no longer the case and as a real estate owner, you

Discretionary spending all but vanished during the “Great Recession” for the previous decade, but key indicators show that Americans are returning to vacation properties as an investment and a place to enjoy.  Many consumers have spent the last few years getting their credit back in order and rebuilding their financial health, and most are seeing

Both residential and land sales showed strong growth and stability in 2013. Pent up demand, much improved consumer financial health, rising rents, low mortgage rates improving economic conditions and increased confidence in residential property as an investment all point toward an optimistic look at the real estate market outlook for 2014. Most industry leaders agree