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HomeGain Survey: Home Staging Top Priority for Sellers

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:30:12 +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) Home Staging is reported to [...]

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) [...]

HomeGain Moves Its Headquarters

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:00:36 +0000

We’ve moved! HomeGain has officially moved its headquarters to a new office in Emeryville. After 10 years in the same office building, HomeGain decided it needed a change of scenery. Located at 6001 Shellmound Street, on the 5th floor, HomeGain has a beautiful 360 degree view of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges, San Francisco and [...]

How To Maximize Your Lead To Sales Conversion Rate

Mitch Ribak — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:59:38 +0000

If you don’t follow up on your leads, don’t complain you are not converting leads. Those who know me know that my only goal in life these days (ok, I have some non work related) is to have the highest conversion rate amongst Real Estate brokerages in the country. The better we become with our lead [...]

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

Kevin Koitz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:04:46 +0000

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

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:00:54 +0000

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 [...]

Free Real Estate Call, December 8: Ask The Experts Live

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:32 +0000

Join us for a FREE, exclusive phone event LIVE on Tuesday, December 8th for the chance to interact with an exceptional team of real estate experts. Here is your chance to ask a panel of experts within the real estate community questions specific to your own business. You can send your questions in advance, and ask [...]

Evaluating Online Advertising Vendors

Eric Bramlett — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:00:02 +0000

I’m not sure if it’s the real estate downturn, but my phone has been blowing up with online advertising vendors lately. I monitor my advertising revenue very closely, so I ask a lot of questions when talking with their salespeople. Salespeople like to throw around big numbers to entice you to buy, so it’s important to [...]

Top 5 ½ Issues With REO Sales Revealed

Carl Medford — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:00:33 +0000

I’ve sold a ton of REOs (Real Estate Owned homes – foreclosures) to first-time homebuyers – many of whom I’ve met through HomeGain.com. Before we start looking at homes, I take time to meet with them and explain the entire process in as much detail as necessary. I hate surprises, and I’ve discovered buyers don’t [...]

HomeGain Blog Celebrates Two Years

Jessica Gopalakrishnan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:00:45 +0000

Happy 2nd anniversary to the HomeGain Real Estate Blog! Over the past two years, the HomeGain Blog has won awards and been recognized by organizations including WebAwards (Web Marketing Association), FrogPond, Inman News, and World Wide Web Awards, as well as hundreds of supporting real estate bloggers, Realtors, real estate organizations and publications, and members of [...]