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Greetings!
The December stats are in... and we thought a graphic depiction of the trends over the last few years might help you maintain your local market knowledge... Keep your eye on the inventory!
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"Of the Year" Nominations Due Monday
Each of these awards represents an individual in the real estate community who has made significant contributions to the real estate industry and deserve recognition. Find out more about each award.
The 2012 Circle of Excellence banquet is Saturday, March 10th at Boise Centre on the Grove. Tickets to the banquet go on sale Thursday, February 9th. Get your ticket order form here. |
Appraisers Seek Comments on Seller Concessions
The Appraisal Foundation's Appraisal Practices Board is seeking public comment on a proposal about how to adjust comparable sales for seller concessions when making valuations.
"A common tool used to help facilitate a property transaction is to have the seller provide financial assistance or incentives to the buyer," the board's proposal states. "Such assistance may be considered a seller concession or financing concession and this is important because it may have an influence on the contract price. The purpose of this guidance is how to identify, verify, analyze and adjust sale comparables for both seller and financing concessions."
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Mark Your Calendar: Nationwide Open House Weekend is April 28 & 29
REALTORS across the nation will be  hosting open houses on National Open House Weekend! Join the movement and get that house sold! The association will help you out with promotion and other items - details coming soon!
Check out the Field Guide to Open Houses from Information Central to learn safety tips and how to prepare for and have a successful open house.
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Agent2Agent... HELLLLOO MATCH!
After 4 ˝ years, the very successful Agent2Agent has run its course, so we said our final goodbyes with a special celebration in December. Now we are ready to Ignite 2012 with a revolutionary new program designed for ACAR Members with a new name, new location, new time, and new format.
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- Thursday, February 16th -
- 9:45 to 11:00 AM
- The Clubhouse Events Center
- 7311 W. Potomac Drive (former First American Title)
It is an entirely new program - You won't want to miss it! |
Top 10 real estate websites in December
For the sixth month in a row, Yahoo Real Estate was the most popular real estate-related website in December, according to the latest rankings from Web metrics firm Experian Hitwise.
Zillow once again took the No. 2 spot on the list, after dropping to third place in November, and Realtor.com dipped to the No. 3 spot.
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Networking for Referrals: Making a Good First Impression
It's much easier to form a good first impression than to recover from a bad one, says Michelle Tillis Lederman, author of The 11 Laws of Likability (AMACOM, 2012). From that first handshake and introduction, you're forming an opinion of that person and they're forming an opinion about you too. Everything from spoken words to posture and facial expressions contribute to that first impression.
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