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Realtors: Share Your Client Smiles With HomeGain

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:59 +0000

Have happy clients? Share the Smiles — with HomeGain! HomeGain has launched a new campaign for Realtor members, called Share The Smiles, in which real estate agent and broker members can send HomeGain photos of their satisfied clients for publishing on HomeGain.com. Here’s how it works: Take a photo of your clients in front of their new [...]

REALTORS: Be Your Own Advocate

Marie Scheuring — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:08:57 +0000

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 [...]

HomeGain Gorilla Goes to the 2009 NAR Conference & Expo

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:15:58 +0000

Although HomeGain was not an exhibitor this year at the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Annual Conference & Expo in San Diego, California, we sent our best representative, Max The HomeGain Gorilla, to greet hundreds of Realtors as they entered the real estate trade show over the weekend. Did you spot the Max-mobile truck? (See photos [...]

Home Improvement Survey Press Call

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:15:34 +0000

This week we met with Realtor® survey respondents, home stagers, staging bloggers and members of the press to discuss the results of the HomeGain 2009 Top 12 Home Improvements Survey on HomeGain Radio. If you didn’t have a chance to attend, listen to it here: Participant Comments Included: Stephanie Decker, Staged Homes Marin: “The timing of the [...]

Home Improvement Survey Results - Regional

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:47 +0000

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 [...]

Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended and Expanded

Jay Thompson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:09:03 +0000

Last Friday (November 6), President Obama signed legislation into law that both extended the existing $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit and added a new tax credit for some existing home buyers. Here is a summary of the extended and expanded tax credits: First time buyer tax credit: This was extended to May 1, 2010: A [...]

HomeGain Enhances Property Listings With CyberCity 3D

Matt Malmgren — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:47:09 +0000

HomeGain and CyberCity 3D announced a new partnership today (read PRWeb press release), which provides HomeGain’s real estate agent members the ability to display CyberCity’s 3D Virtual Viewing marketing products directly on HomeGain.com. 3D Virtual Viewing promotes homes for sale through the Google Earth™ API virtual globe. It provides an interactive, 3D model of the home [...]

Congress Extends & Expands the Home Buyer Tax Credit

Eric Bramlett — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:44:52 +0000

After seeing a Senate vote of 98-0, the House approved the extension & expansion of the home buyer tax credit by a vote of 403 to 12. The overwhelming bipartisan support was applauded by the NAHB and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The new bill extends the expiration of the current $8000 tax credit to [...]

HomeGain Survey: Home Staging Top Priority for Sellers

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:30:12 +0000

HomeGain 2009 Top 12 Home Improvements Survey Results

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:44 +0000

Due to popular demand from the real estate community, HomeGain.com regularly conducts its nationwide home improvement and home staging Home Sale Maximizer™ survey. Past findings from the survey have been a guide for thousands of home sellers in preparing their home for sale. HomeGain recently conducted a new survey of top 12 low cost*, do-it-yourself (DIY) [...]