Congratulations to the 17 real estate agents who have earned half a million dollars or more in gross lifetime commissions from HomeGain leads through the AgentEvaluator® marketing program!

We are pleased to recognize these agents for their tremendous success by inducting them into HomeGain’s new Diamond Club.

Diamond Club inductees include (listed alphabetically by last name):

• Jeffrey Bastress, Startpoint Realty in Massachusetts
• Virginia Cheezum, RE/MAX Allegiance in Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. areas
• Les Davis, Realty Executives Metro One in Missouri
• Dorothy and David Eiglarsh, The Eiglarsh Team in Florida
• Sheryl Goble, Realty Executives Premiere in Illinois
• Howard Gordon, Broward Brokers Realty Corporation in Florida
• Doug Goss, RE/MAX Real Estate Services in California
• Sharon Kunz, RE/MAX Greater Atlanta in Georgia
• Joseph Niece, Joe Niece Team at RE/MAX Results in Minnesota
• Brenda Porter, Porter and Associates in Nevada
• Barbara Tidwell, Keller Williams Realty in Texas

I spoke with Realtor® Virginia Cheezum, who said: “I am delighted to receive this recognition! I’ve been with HomeGain for many years and it’s become a critical piece of my business. I continue to be impressed and delighted with the quality of leads you provide. You do a magnificent job and provide a valued service.”

Howard Gordon also commented: “I have found HomeGain to be an exceptionally successful way to reach qualified, serious sellers who are seeking to meet with the best real estate professionals they can find. The leads are of high quality and high motivation to list I highly recommend HomeGain to agents wanting more listings.”

Over a dozen other real estate agents are quickly approaching the $500k mark. Continue reading this post

Last week we announced the news of Alan Shafran’s success with HomeGain by exceeding $1 million dollars in gross lifetime commissions. This week, we are sharing Alan’s inside story.

I spoke with Alan and he told me what he attributes to his success both with HomeGain’s AgentEvaluator and with his business in general. (He was also just ranked the #7 real estate agent nationwide by Prudential Realty!)

Whether you are a new agent or seasoned Realtor, you’ll want to listen to my interview with Alan:

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We’re pleased to announce that Alan Shafran, Realtor® with Prudential California Realty, has reached the one million dollar mark in gross lifetime commissions with HomeGain’s AgentEvaluator® program!

Alan is the second real estate agent to be inducted into the HomeGain Million Dollar Club. Eric Pakulla of RE/MAX Advantage Realty in Maryland was the first AgentEvaluator member to reach the one million dollar mark in 2007.

“We are pleased that Alan and other Realtors are finding tremendous success with AgentEvaluator,” stated Louis Cammarosano, General Manager at HomeGain. ”Each quarter we add dozens of new members to the AgentEvaluator Silver Club ($50,000 in gross commissions from HomeGain leads), Gold Club ($75,000 in gross commissions) and Platinum Club ($125,000 in gross commissions) which now top 200, 250 and 300 members, respectively.”

“HomeGain has been instrumental to building my online business,” stated Alan Shafran. “AgentEvaluator consistently puts me in touch with home buyers and sellers in my area. HomeGain is the secret sauce to growing my client list, to closing 20 percent additional homes per year, and to making me one of the top Realtors® in the U.S.”

“The success of HomeGain members in these challenging times highlights the quality of Realtors in our network and the efficacy of our programs,” continued Louis. “Unlike our competitors who incessantly tout their traffic statistics, we choose instead to highlight the success of our real estate agents.”

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We are pleased to announce the HomeGain AgentEvaluator Top Performers™ of 2008.

Many HomeGain real estate agents and brokers had successful years, despite the downturned in home prices market nationwide. We are proud to recognize these agents for their high level of accomplishment in association with HomeGain’s AgentEvaluator marketing program.

In addition to highlighting the 2008 Top Performers by Region, 2008 Top Performers by State, and Rookie Agent of the Year, HomeGain recognizes agents in each region of the country that had impressive sales and are deserving of honorable mention.

HomeGain is proud that we can quantify the many successes of our AgentEvaluator agents in 2008.

Congratulations to all of our 2008 top performers! We look forward to continued success for all of our member agents during 2009.

Before announcing the Top AgentEvaluator Performers below, here are some 2008 AgentEvaluator and market highlights:

2008 AgentEvaluator Highlights:

• HomeGain recognizes 51 of its member real estate agents who have received Top Performer awards based on nationwide, regional and state achievements,
• Overall, in 2008 HomeGain’s top five Realtors earned an average of $236,918 in gross closed commissions from their HomeGain AgentEvaluator business and an average of 20 closed transactions.
• We now have a  total of 846 member agents in the AgentEvaluator Silver, Gold and Platinum Clubs based on the following criteria:
  - 229 agents are Silver Club honorees with an excess of $50,000 in gross commissions earned from their HomeGain leads.
  - 271 agents are Gold Club honorees with an excess of $75,000 in gross commissions.
  - 346 agents are Platinum Club honorees with an excess of $125,000 in gross commissions.
• The average AgentEvaluator Platinum, Gold or Silver agent earned over $31,348 in gross closed commissions in 2008 and closed an average of 5.5 transactions.
• HomeGain’s average home sale price nationwide was $236,602 in 2008.
• HomeGain’s average home price nationwide fell only 3% in 2008 over 2007. ($236,602 in 2008 vs. $244,006 in 2007)

And the 2008 Top AgentEvaluator Performers are…

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Last night we launched a new design of our web site.

The new HomeGain.com  makes it easier for visitors to find real estate information and to connect with local Realtors quickly.

We’ve made the agent blogs, agent profiles and  agent listings more accessible with direct links to these sections from HomeGain.com.

Also available directly from HomeGain.com is our instant home values tool and the popular Home Sale Maximizer tool that helps home sellers determine which home improvement will provide the best return on investment.

Visitors to HomeGain.com can also find and compare Realtors with our Agent Evaluator product and can search MLS listings in the View Homes For Sale section.

Please take a look and let us know what you think.

This month’s featured real estate agent in our Agent Success Newsletter is Sharon Detrick or RE/MAX Suburban Northwest in Houston, TX.

Here’s the feature story:

In less than five months this year, Sharon has already closed 5 home deals with AgentEvaluator homebuyers compared with two deals in 2007.

Why the difference?

After adding in references to her proposals that she sends to potential clients, she’s been experiencing a higher response and interest level from those consumers in her services.

Although it varies year to year (she’s been a HomeGain AgentEvaluator member since 1999) she’s definitely seen an increase since having added the references.

“I was hesitant to add in references because I didn’t see the value,” stated Sharon. “Obviously nobody is going to put in a negative reference, but apparently consumers really do want to see what others say about you – and know that real live people have had positive experiences with you as their agent.” Continue reading this post