- Median Home price rose 3.8% in April and May
- This is the largest monthly increase in over a year
- Number of homes sold also rose 2.4%
- Tips on getting the most money for your house from HGTV personality Kendra Todd
This Month In Real Estate – July 2009 Comments Off
Thank you! Comments Off
For the last 5 weeks I have been knee deep in an intense training course for real estate called “BOLD – Business Objective: Life by Design”. It is a training course developed by Keller Williams to take agents to a whole new level – and BOY does it ever. If you are a real estate agent anywhere in this country, find out when the next course will be and sign up quickly. It is worth way more than you pay for it. I know the next one in the South East PA area is in September.
What has it done for my business? First, I had a lull in my business in May and June and my mindset was bad. I was not real energized to do my business. After just 3 weeks of the training my mindset had been rocketed to new levels and I had 2 pendings and another 5 or so clients I was working with and a lot more potential business than I could have ever thought possible. So here is a quick “Thank you” video.
This is my first time posting a video of myself, so be nice. You can expect to see more of it moving forward.
National Debt Road Trip Comments Off
No matter what your politically leanings or affiliations are, we all need to hold our government, at every level, accountable. It is important to remember that they work for us. I post this video because it clearly illustrates how rapidly we are increasing our debt. As a real estate professional, debt is something I am involved in everyday, but I know that irresponsible debt is not a good thing. Meaning, debt that one cannot possibly pay back or that brings them to a breaking point. This video clearly illustrates how extreme our government is treating debt.
I totally understand that to some degree the government “needs” to spend money right now to help soften the blow the state of the economy is having. But there does come a point that debt becomes irresponsible and even immoral. I think this video can put what is happening in a different perspective, and help all of us decide for ourselves how we feel about the national debt.
Federal Housing Tax Credit Explained Comments Off
Fantastic information regarding the Federal Housing Tax Credit. To find out how you can take advantage of this fantastic opportunity, just contact me!
Smart Homeowners know when to refinance Comments Off
Smart Home Buyers Get Qualified Comments Off
Another fantastic Home Buyers video from David Bach. Only thing I don’t fully agree with is his Debt-to-income ratio’s. His advice is a bit on the conservative side. I would say that it could be a bit more than what he recommends, but it depends on each persons situation. Enjoy
what IS twitter? Comments Off
One of the current fads getting a lot of news these days is Twitter. I recently went to a small real estate conference that had more than a few sessions on social networking and specifically twitter. It gave me a ton of info. If you don’t know anything about Twitter and would like to, below is a short video that explains it all. In addition, you can look me up and “follow me” on twitter if you would like, just go to http://www.twitter.com/chris_lagarde and follow me there.
The part I find fascinating is that you can actually look up people that are geographically near by you and find people in your area that have similar interests. It’s like one big public instant message. So if I want to find people in the 19335 downingtown area that like playing music or have some other specific interest, I can do searchs for those keywords. Or, by using a site like http://chirpcity.com you can do a search for specific cities like Downingtown or 19335 and view tweets by those who are geographically in Downingtown or those who are “tweeting” about dowingtown.
Have fun!
Smart Home Owners Team up with the Best Comments Off
From David Bach – “Here’s the truth, homebuyers. The housing market has so much inventory right now and there are so many variables that you need a real estate professional now more than ever. Finding the very best home and negotiating the very best deal is like finding a needle in a haystack. “
Keller Williams Red Day 2009 in Chester County Comments Off
What is Keller Williams RED Day?
RED (Renew, Energize and Donate) Day is a new Keller Williams Realty service initiative dedicated to improving our local communities. This day has been dedicated in honor of our Vice Chairman, Mo Anderson, because of her constant commitment to the culture of Keller Williams. All Keller Williams Realty associates in the US and Canada were asked to donate their time on May 14, 2009 to renewing and energizing aspects of their local communities.
The vision for this day is that all Keller Williams associates will actively engage in a coordinated effort to improve their local community. Activities may include rehabbing a house, cleaning up a local trail, providing food for the homeless, or any other service related activity needed in your community. This was one of the single biggest events ever undertaken in the real estate industry, and could possibly inspire others in the real estate industry to start their own community service project.
Here in the Chester County area, numerous projects were undertaken. From the Keller Williams Exton office, which covers the Downingtown, Coatesville, West Chester, Phoenixville areas, to name a few, we focused on 4 projects.
One group of about 12 went to work with the ministry called “Good Works” in Coatesville. Good Works is a Christian nonprofit organization which exists to improve the living conditions for low-income families in Chester County, PA. There we helped one of the Coatesville Arson Victims help repair their homes. Another group went to help the Brandywine YMCA help get a camp ready for low income, inner city children, while another went to a nursing home to spend time with those who do not get many visitors.
Here is a quick slideshow of photos from the day.
