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Free Event For Members: HomeGain Nation 2010 San Francisco

In just five weeks, on Monday, March 1, HomeGain will kick off its second HomeGain Nation Live Real Estate Forum in San Francisco.
HomeGain Realtor members* are invited to attend this complimentary, 1-day event to network, discover new strategies and advance plans for a successful 2010! We are also pleased to offer member attendees a complimentary [...]

Who Has Your Back?

Who REALLY has your back? The question is of obvious importance but most of us have no clue as to the answer.
Recently I picked up a book, by Keith Ferrazzi, with the name, Who’s Got Your Back. The book discusses the importance of finding and developing deep relationships with an “inner circle” of friends and [...]

Agent Success Newsletter - November/December Issue 2009

HomeGain rolled out its November/December 2009 newsletter for Realtors, called “Agent Success Newsletter“.
The digital real estate newsletter included:

Feature Story: Announced the results from HomeGain’s Q4 home prices survey which showed that the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit spurs home sales and stabilizes home prices. Special thanks to the Realtors and members of the press who attended the [...]

Today’s News: HomeGain Quantifies Continued Success of Its Members

Two more members have earned over $500,000 in gross commissions from HomeGain business; HomeGain inducts a total of 18 agents into its elite clubs
HomeGain today announced the induction Therese Albertini of LifeStyleMOVES and Carl Medford of Windermere Properties of the East Bay into its elite HomeGain AgentEvaluator® Diamond Club.
Therese Albertini stated: “Service, commitment and caring [...]

Holiday Spirit: Pro Bono Real Estate Services

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
Anne-Sophie Swetchine
For Thanksgiving.
My experience tells me that real estate professionals have done transactions for friends and family for no commission. This is pro bono service. Attorneys do the same. But while the attorney Code of Ethics provides for this charitable work, [...]

REALTORS: Be Your Own Advocate

If you don’t know it yet, you soon will understand that real estate is a tough business. As an independent contractor, no one is watching out for you; except you. I would like to offer some words of wisdom and advice to the newby Realtors and others that I wish had been given to me [...]

Home Improvement Survey Results - Regional

HomeGain.com recently conducted its third nationwide home improvement and home staging Home Sale Maximizer™ survey (previously conducted in 2003 and 2007) to reveal the top 12 low cost*, do-it-yourself (DIY) home improvements for people getting their home ready to sell.
Nearly 1,000 REALTORS® responded to the survey. (See complete survey results)
Referring to the charts below, the [...]

One D.C. Condo, Two Appraisals & a $200,000 Difference?

All of us are fully aware of the recent changes in the appraisal industry. Another victim of yesterday’s market, there is now a “hands off” message that lenders take very seriously.
What I have observed is that the bigger the lender, the more distance that exists between loan officers and appraisers.
For instance, it’s my understanding that [...]

4th Week Winner and Grand Prize Winner: Agent Appreciation Month

Congratulations to Realtor® Andrew Duncan of Keller Williams Realty in Tampa, Florida for being the next $50 winner of the HomeGain Agent Appreciation contest!
A HomeGain member since 2006, Andrew is an AgentEvaluator® Gold Club member, an AgentView member as well as a HomeGain Blogger. “That’s fantastic!” commented Andrew on hearing the news.
The correct answer to [...]

3rd Week Winner: Agent Appreciation

Congratulations to Amanda MacLaughlin of RE/MAX Equity Group in Portland, Oregon for being the next $50 winner of the HomeGain Agent Appreciation contest!
A HomeGain member since 2007, Amanda has recently been inducted into the AgentEvaluator Silver Club for her real estate success with home buyers and sellers.
The 5 correct answers from the Spot the Difference [...]

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