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NBC's Top 5 Real Estate Myths

01-26-09
Matthew Genovese
Matthew Genovese: Real Estate Agent in Jackson, NJ
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I saw this link today on Twitter. @realtorjohn posted it this morning. Check it out and h/t to @realtorjohn for the info!

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Flight To Quality

01-08-09
Matthew Genovese
Matthew Genovese: Real Estate Agent in Jackson, NJ
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Yet again Inman News has posted a really interesting article. It is a Q&A with a Seattle-based Agent, Kirsten Mohan, who has some great insights into where the market is going and how it will get there.


I particularly like this part of her answer to "how do you think the real estate market will be different when we recover from the current downturn?"

"... we'll see a return to quality after years of mediocrity. This will happen primarily because a more educated consumer base will demand better service from...real estate agents in particular...for many years, a part of the real estate agent's perceived value was thepossession and dissemination of raw data to the consumer. That same consumer now has the opportunity to find an abundance of information online before ever contacting an agent..."


This is a very, very astute observation. Kirsten is absolutely correct that the agent's role is no longer just as a diseminator of information. That information that was once closely guarded is now, thank to the internet, very free and available.

Most agents will take that statement as a threat, but I view it as an opportunity, and I think that Kirsten does too. It is an opportunity because it creates a marketplace where only agents that bring real value to their relationships with clients will succeed. They no longer can rely on the intrinsic value of their proprietary information.

Now, agents will present value by being the expert in negotiating for their clients, being able to help them navigate through the complex buying/selling process, and also will create value by leveraging their networks. Not only networks of other professionals that clients will need to utilize, but also networks of contacts that present the potential buyer (or seller) that their client is looking for.

That will be the value, going forward, that each person engaging a real estate agent should be looking for in thier business partners.

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Great Deal on Home in Jackson NJ

10-20-08
Lou Trillo
Lou Trillo: Real Estate Agent in Manalapan, NJ
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Upgraded home with hardwood flrs & stairs on uppper level, 6-panel doors, newer flrs on lower level, wood-burning FPL in FR with slider to back yard. Enjoy the Trex deck(2008), patio, Ing Pool w/ new liner & filter in 2008, gas grill, sprinkler syst--all on .47 acre. MBdrm w/mirrored closet drs. Garage converted to 18X20 room and 6X20 storage area. A spacious and well maintained home complete with security syst. Buyer responsible for CCO-- house being sold "AS IS". SUBJECT TO BANK APPROVAL.

3 bedrooms

1.5 baths

$340,000

Call today to make offer

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DO IT NOW!

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Jimmy Buffett coming to Jackson, NJ (almost)

08-01-08
Robert Rauf
Robert Rauf: Loan Officer in Toms River, NJ
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Jimmy and the Parrotsis a Jimmy Buffet Cover band that has been performing around the country for over 9 years

jimmy & The parrots

The Department of Recreation announced that Jimmy and the Parrots will perform August 20,2008 at John F. Johnson Memorial Park. The Show is scheduled for 7:30pm and the park opens at 6pm

Grants from the New Jersey State Council of the Arts have made it possible for this concert to be FREE of charge! There will be Vendors and Food Services on site for the evening.

Have a great weekend

Rob

Robert Rauf

www.RobertRaufHomeloans.com

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