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November 11 9am-12pm Don't Be a Victim: REALTOR Safety Class
November 15 12pm-4pm Practical Use of REALTOR Forms
November 17 8:30am-10am Agent2Agent
November 18 8:30am-10am ACAR New Membership Orientation
10am-1pm Ethics Seminar
November 24 & 25 Office Closed
November 30 9am-1pm Commission Core Class
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As Americans consider the best candidates for the 2012 presidential and congressional elections, housing is at the forefront of the debate for many. About 70 percent of Americans say a candidate's position on housing could sway their vote, according to a survey released Tuesday by
Move, Inc.
However, Americans differ in their views of what the housing market needs most.
The survey found 30.9 percent of Americans believe the next president's priority for his or her first 100 days in office should be helping homeowners avoid foreclosures.
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November 17th- It's Not One Thing It's EVERYTHING!
Don't miss out on Agent2Agent next Thursday, November 17th as we welcome Ronda Conger, Vice President of CBH Homes and "Dealer of Hope".
Ronda serves as Vice President of CBH Homes overseeing day-to-day operations, marketing, sales and community relations. Her passions include all things that help you become the best possible version of you and that is exactly what she will be doing at the next Agent2Agent. She is passionate about keeping the American dream of homeownership alive, and enjoys coaching realtors, builders and developers in all aspects of the industry. Get ready to get in the game!
Thanks to Our Sponsors:
Coleman Homes and Home Warranty of America
EVENT INFO
November 17th @ 8:30am
Heritage Bible Church, 7071 W. Emerald
Boise ID (near the Triple AAA Building)
To get your listing included in the slideshow, send your flyer in JPG or PDF format email Judy McLaughlin no later than 3pm the day before Agent2Agent. Your one-page flyer should include photos, property address, price, agent information and company logo. Photos only will not be used |
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How to Move Up in Google Rankings
More than one-third of home buyers start their home search online, and Google's search engine is one of the main ways that they find you and your listings. Google has made changes to its search algorithm, so how can you edge higher in the Google rankings?
According to a recent article at HSH Financial News, having daily, "quality" content on your real estate Web site is the chief way to better your rankings in Google searches. This daily content might be from new blog posts about your market, fresh listings, or mortgage calculators.
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Make a Difference Day - Diaper Drive
 Thanks to everyone who helped make a difference for our little friends at the Women's & Children's Alliance, City Light Home for Women & Children, and the Salvation Army. We collected a total of 4,360 diapers and 7,276 wipes! The REALTOR community ROCKS! |
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Foreclosure Backlogs Could Take Decades to Clear Out
Foreclosure sales are moving so slowly in half the states that at the current pace, it will take more than eight years on average to clear the 2.1 million homes in foreclosure or with seriously delinquent mortgages, new research shows.
That's about twice as long as a year ago in the states where foreclosures go through courts - before the mortgage industry was upended by last fall's disclosures that court papers in many foreclosure cases were improperly prepared. Since then, new checks have slowed the process.
The backlogs suggest that the fallout from the nation's worst housing-market collapse is likely to weigh on real estate prices in many markets for years to come, and on some markets for longer than on others.
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Rake Up Boise- November 19th
The ACAR REALTORŪ Outreach Committee is recruiting volunteers to spend an hour helping local seniors during Rake Up Boise on Saturday, November 19th. You can form your own team or join one of the existing teams. Give Judy McLaughlin a call at 947-7230 or send an email to sign up.
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Real Estate Gender Gap:
On average, male real estate agents list more homes than women do, while the homes women list have higher asking prices, according to a study by real estate search and marketing site Trulia.
In its research, Trulia first separated the more than 100,000 real estate professionals with profiles on its site by gender, using a "Name Genderizer" tool to categorize whether the names are most likely male or female.
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Save the Date!
2012 Circle of Excellence Banquet
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Boise Centre on the Grove
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How Appraisals are Derailing Home Sales
New requirements are resulting in more cancelled or delayed contracts.
Three months ago, real estate agent Gary Rogers says he was conducting a fairly routine home sale. Then he received the home appraisal's report, which valued the three-bedroom colonial in Waltham, Mass., at $430,000, rather than the $448,000 selling price the buyer and seller had agreed to. Unless the buyer agreed to put up more money, or the seller to lower the price, the deal was off. Fortunately, after nearly two weeks, Rogers says the two sides agreed to meet in the middle.
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