Many agents have left the business and firms are actively recruiting as the market grows. Now is the time to get in touch with your sphere…. Let them know you are still an active agent.
Here is a link to the Winter Quarter Real Estate Licensee update from the Dept of Licensing.
http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/resourcespublications.html
Shawn Portmann was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in Federal prison and 5 years probation. This is news to real estate agents throughout the Puget Sound area because his name was familiar as the top loan officer in the region... and probably the country. He pleaded guilty last fall...
Read the full articleThe fall season is such a reminder that change is inevitable... and that changes that seem .. well, negative, can instead be a sign of a brilliant future and new growth. The leaves on the trees are so spectacular! But, they are a sign that the leaves are dying...
Read the full articleThere are so many excuses for not being active on social media websites. But, there is ONE reason that every real estate agent needs to embrace social media. That one reason is to build business! One third of an agents time must be spent marketing. The most powerful tool...
Read the full articleBlogging can be compared to being a columnist for the "internet times." Also, blogging can be your journal that you share with a few people or the world. A blog can include text, letters, photos, video's or links to other websites. Just about anyone with access to the internet...
Read the full articleEvery night I go to sleep with it only inches from me. I wake up and before my eyes are barely open, I grab wrap my hands around it and click the little button to get it fired up. I'm talking about my iPhone, of course! I can't imagine an...
Read the full articlePart of the joy of going to a Chinese restaurant is getting that little cookie with good fortune. We just can't have TOO much good fortune. I have made these boxes of good fortune for so many friends. Teens have had fun reading fortunes when they moved into their...
Read the full articleEveryone is talking about blogging. But, really... do you have to start a blog? Will it add to your bottom line? Will anyone read it? Why blog? If you were with a group of prospects chatting over coffee... or a beer... what would you be talking about? If you call...
Read the full articleJust look up and learn about the center of the city where you live and work. Natalie Danielson leads the "Greatest Hits" a walking tour in downtown Seattle for the Seattle Architecture Foundation. She is an award winning tour guide with the foundation. This is one of the most...
Read the full articleI still run into real estate agents that I met at BarCamp all the time when I am out teaching classes. I was so excited about the return of Real Estate BarCamp to Seattle on March 3rd! It was an overwhelming success. I learned so much about how I...
Read the full articleThe Washington State Department of Licensing Real estate division Suspended/Revoked the real estate licenses of the owners and firm, Hellickson.com located in Pierce County last week for dishonest conduct in the course of their business. The 44 page report details the Department of Licensing investigation over the past 18...
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