I have been telling clients and potential clients for years that print advertising is on the way out. While running an ad for your home in the Sunday newspaper every week might be a big ego booster for the seller and the agent, print advertising is being acknowledged as a less effective medium for marketing […]

This is the first in a series of posts on my views of WEB 2.0 Just as REALTORS® are learning that one has to have a web presence to land new customers and that online advertising of homes is cheaper and usually more effective than print advertising; and just as companies feel that they are […]

Just wanted to show off my new auto tag – a “vanity” plate supporting the MED’s Elvis Presley Trauma Center. They do great work in treating the victims of the most serious accidents in the Mid-South Area. My magnetic URL sticker, and now my new tag get me a little more exposure as I burn […]

Here is info on home sales numbers for the first 2 months of 2008 compared to the first 2 months of 2007 for zips 38103, 38104,and 38112. I don’t think we have enough here to point to any trends, except numbers of sales have not dropped significantly since last year. Information provided by MAAR and […]

Here are examples of what well-qualified home buyers are saying about the Memphis Real Estate Market on a daily basis: “Well, I haven’t decided not to buy a home yet.” (Is there a positive commitment in there somewhere?) or “A guy who lives in this neighborhood told me this is a bad time to buy.” […]

From time to time I like to do a little public awareness post. I have posted before on how real estate agents get paid (straight commission for the vast majority of us), but Eric Smith in a January 29 Article in The DAILY NEWS addresses how much money we make. I will spare myself the […]