To Provide Consumers With State-of-the-Art Services May 26, 2009 - As more and more consumers begin their search for real estate-related information on the Internet, it is critical that real estate professionals are well educated in the use of technology to the benefit of both the consumer and the agent and/or broker.
Realizing the importance of technology training, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) now offers its members the e-PRO certification course -- the only technology certification program offered by NAR. The program is designed to prepare real estate professionals to make the most of Internet technology and to identify, evaluate, and implement new Internet business models. The elite group of course graduates represents only one percent of all REALTORS in the country including Chris MacLellan of PREA Signature Realty in historic Lafayette Square.
"The real estate industry has undergone a fundamental change over the past five years," MacLellan said. "Today, more than 70% of all buyers and sellers begin their search online. As an e-PRO certified agent, I have knowledge and tools needed to provide my clients with the information they need and the customer service they demand. It's both hi-tech and hi-touch."
The REALTOR e-PROÒ certification course is an educational program unlike any other professional certification or designation course available, comprehensive and interactive. It is specifically designed to provide real estate professionals with the technology tools needed to assist consumers in the purchase or sale of a home.
The exclusive REALTOR e-PROÒ certification course is presented entirely online and certifies real estate agents and brokers as Internet professionals. The course is designed to help REALTORSÒ stay at the leading edge of technology and identify, evaluate and implement new Internet business models.
Once completed, the e-PRO certified real estate professional joins the ranks of a special community of highly skilled and continuously trained professionals who provide high quality and innovative online-based real estate services. Consumers can identify the e-PRO through the exclusive e-PRO Internet Professional logo.
Both the content and the delivery platform were created by San Diego-based technology company InternetCrusade®. Graduates use the skills they've acquired to provide clients information on properties for sale, local communities, and the local real estate market. For more information, e-mail Chris MacLellan at cmaclelellan@preasignaturerealty.com or call 314.605.0769
Financial matters are always difficult to discuss with an elderly parent, yet there are some important items that have to be discussed, especially when seniors are living in a different city from there adult children. If you are caring for your parents from a distance, it is important that proper checks and balances be put in place in order to avoid fraud. Here are some tips that will make everyone feel safer...
Care giving can be a difficult task, yet when it is done from a distance, problems can happen in a moments notice. These checks and balances are just a few tools that can help keep your parents finances secure.
Tough question to answer as many boomers are faced with the fact that their parents might not be in a position to live alone, yet cannot afford the cost of a nursing home. With teenage children still home and aging parents to worry about, there are other options available to help the 'sandwich' generation. One would be to consider a multi-family residence with one or two bedroom suites on the first floor. This provides easy access for the senior parents while providing privacy. The other option would be to consider Adult Day Care for the parent. Adult Day care is cost effective, provides socialization for the senior while stabilizing the worry that caregivers often go through on a daily basis. Housing and caring for your senior parents are issues that have to be carefully looked in the upcoming years.
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Full service real estate brokerage & real estate consulting firm acting as the exclusive listing agents for single family residences, condominiums & lofts developed by Gilded Age in Lafayette Square.
WE WANT TO BE YOUR REAL ESTATE PARTNER IN SAINT LOUIS - PREA Signature Realty is a full service real estate brokerage and consulting firm acting as the exclusive listing agent for the sale of single family residences, townhouses, condominiums and lofts developed by Gilded Age in the historic Lafayette Square neighborhood of the City of St. Louis, Missouri. Our sales staff stands ready to assist you with all aspects of the sales process from the home search through the closing and more.
OUR COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE - At PREA Signature Realty, we are committed to providing prompt, knowledgeable and professional customer service. In today's competitive real estate market, we recognize that it is simply not good enough to offer well constructed homes with the finest materials and innovative products, premier locations and home sites, or even affordable prices and creative special incentives. We understand that purchasing a new home is the single largest investment that a family can make so we strive to add "value" at each step in the sales process. Whether it is making the sales process simple and understandable or developing solutions to meet your real estate needs, our staff of experienced real estate professionals is ready to assist you and to meet and exceed your expectations.
YOUR PURCHASE - AN INVESTMENT IN A LIFESTYLE - When you purchase a new residence in Lafayette Square, you are not just purchasing a new home. You are investing in your future. Contrary to national housing trends, the fashionable Lafayette Square neighborhood has experienced strong sales growth and price appreciation with an average increase in median prices of 18% per year over the past 3 years or 24% per year over the past 10 years. Request our Quarterly Market Report to see the current market trends for Lafayette Square. More importantly, when you purchase a new home in Lafayette Square, you are purchasing a lifestyle. Our properties are located near Highways 44, 55, 64 and 70 and are minutes from Downtown St. Louis and Clayton. With the shortened commute times, you will have more time to live life. Whether it is a casual stroll on tree lined streets, playing in Lafayette Park, shopping at local businesses or dining al fresco, Lafayette Square offers an elegant, casual lifestyle.
BUY NOW -With historic low interest rates, I encourage you to take advantage of the current market conditions to purchase the home of your dreams today. I invite you to browse our Listings and hope that you will schedule a tour of our properties to discover what Lafayette Living is all about.
Sincerely,
Chris MacLellan, REALTOR - SRES
CURRENT LISTINGS
PREA SIGNATURE REALTY LISTINGS: To view our listings, click on: PREA Signature Realty - MLS.
GILDED AGE LISTINGS: For floor plans and other information on Gilded Age properties, click on: Gilded Age Website.
OUR CURRENT DEVELOPER LISTINGS - We represent Gilded Age in Lafayette Square. We have a wide range of housing styles and prices to meet your housing needs and desires. Our current projects include:
Licenses: Licensed real estate salesperson (Missouri only).
Memberships: Member of the National Association of Realtors, Missouri Association of Realtors, Saint Louis Association of Realtors, and the Senior Real Estate Specialists Council. Women's Council of Realtors. National Assocation of Gay and Lesbian Realtors
Desginatioins: SRES <Senior Real Estate Specialist: GREEN, E-PRO, AHWD < At Home With Diversity
Areas of Expertise: New Construction Home Sales, Buyer and Selloer Representation, First Time Home Buyers, Condominium and Loft Sales, and Senior Living.
Carletta Robinson
Carletta hired Chris as a Real Estate Agent in 2008 Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
"Chris made the very stressful purchase process worth the hassle. He kept us informed every step of the way and kept the human aspect of the transaction at the for -front at all times. I will/would utilize Chris again without hesitation." March 2, 2009
Ray Kozlowski
Ray hired you as a Real Estate Agent in 2008 Top qualities: Personable, High Integrity, Creative
"Chris gave us good, no-nonsense information, immediately put us at ease, sensed very quickly what would work for us best (the very first place he showed us was perfect and the one we chose in the end), and found the right balance by being helpful and available and yet not pushy or off-putting. He has intelligence, tact, pleasant demeanor, trustworthiness. We were far from certain we wanted to buy anything. Perhaps if it weren't for Chris, we wouldn't have. We couldn't recommend him more strongly." February 28, 2009
Ryan Shaughnessy Director of Sales/Managing Broker, Gilded Age Sales (colleague)
managed you
"Chris MacLellan is a great addition to our sales team. He exhibits all of the traits that a broker looks for in a new sales associate. He takes initiative, works independently, is organized and detailed oriented, and is constantly attempting to improve his sales and other skills. But his greatest assets are his communication skills and his commitment to customer service. He deeply cares about his customer and constantly strives to make the home buying process easy and understandable. If I wasn't a real estate broker, he is exactly the type of real estate professional that I would want to guide me through the home buying process." October 8, 2008
Jörg Albrecht
hired Chris as a Real Estate Agent in 2008 Top qualities: Personable, High Integrity, Creative
"After having had looked at nearly one-hundred homes, my wife and I were getting very weary of the entire process. By chance, we came across Chris. He was a veritable light at the end of an increasingly dismal tunnel. Not only did he sell us our new home in an intelligent, non-pompous nor non-patronizing manner (which we had already experienced too much of), he went well beyond where typical RE Agents choose not to tread: Even though Chris was the Seller's agent, we felt that he was actually our advocate in the on-going process of dealing with the builder and developer. This is a rare thing indeed. Anybody who understands the benefits of working with a genuine and capable professional would surely revel in the value that Chris provides." September 18, 2008
John Powel Walsh, Broker - Officer, Blue Ribbon REALTORS www.BlueRibbonREALTORS.info
worked with Chris at Gilded-Age Sales
"Why just have just another real estate agent when you could have a Docent who would not just let you in the door, but would tell you the history and unfold the magic of a historic neighborbood? Chris MacLellan is a true professional. He will do the research and guide you through the many details in buying or selling a home. I have personally witnessed the care that he gives to his clients. You will not be disappointed! John Powel Walsh johnpwalsh@aol.com (800) 486-1838" September 19, 2008
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