A Realtor’s story about how he went from being a skeptic to a raving fan of blogging, online marketing and HomeGain’s AgentView program

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Kinkade of Cherry Creek Professionals Realty in Colorado to get his insight about the AgentView real estate marketing program and how it has increased his ability to connect with new clients and expand his business.

Hear our brief HomeGain Radio Clip:

Highlights:

Continue reading this post

In this 2nd quarter press call, moderated by Peter McCullough, we heard from Realtors from across the country discuss the results of HomeGain’s second quarter REALTOR survey on home prices.

Do Realtors feel that we’ve hit the bottom? How have home values changed in the last few months? Do they think Obama’s plans are bringing the market back to life?

Listen to the brief call on HomeGain Radio to find out!:

Highlights:

Continue reading this post

Questioning whether a real estate blog is worth your time?

Successful blogger, Andrew Duncan of Keller Williams Realty, explains how to utilize the AgentView Blog feature to generate more traffic to your website, increase efficiency within your business, and more!

Hear the HomeGain Radio Clip:

Listen to more HomeGain Radio clips

In this edition of HomeGain’s Winning Agent Calls, Janelle and Eric Boyenga of Intero Real Estate in Silicon Valley, California, reveal the do’s and don’ts of building a successful real estate team.

The Boyenga Team’s accomplishments include: over 12 years experience in real estate; recipients of the Intero President’s Circle, being ranked in the top 2% of Realtors in their agency since 2004; sold over $100 million dollars in home sales; named in the top 5% of Realtors in their county by San Jose Magazine; certified home staging professionals; have closed double digits in home sales with HomeGain.

Listen to this month’s featured Winning Agent Call, hosted by Peter McCullough:

Highlights:

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:

Hear more HomeGain Radio clips

On March 9, 2009, HomeGain held a live PR conference call for the national press and for real estate agents to discuss the recent HomeGain home values survey which polled 700 agents around the country about their views on consumer expectations, housing prices and the new Obama stimulus package.

Although there are differences between market areas throughout the country, most agents experience the same level of false expectations on the part of consumers. They also are experiencing varying levels of foreclosures and short sales in their market areas. Their perspective on the stimulus package and how effective it will be is remarkably similar.

Reality To Myth

The situation which real estate agents and brokers confront every day is the high level of false expectations on the part of consumers. This level of false expectations is increased both by the national press and the agents themselves.

A homebuyer feels that they can purchase a home for fifty cents on the dollar because that is what the press has been telling them. When an agent accepts a listing at a price which will never permit the home to sell, they further bolster the consumer’s false expectations.

Continue reading this post