December 2010

2010 In Review — According To Google

December 30, 2010

Google Zeitgeist 2010 As 2010 draws to a close it’s time to reflect back on the year and what was important in the world. What better way than through the world’s searches on Google. Enter Google Zeitgeist! Based on the aggregation of billions of search queries people typed into Google this year, the “Google Zeitgeist [...]

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Thank You

December 28, 2010

Since we are at the end of the year I thought it would be a good time to say thank you to ParadigmAdvantEdge. To Mike, Pat and Charlene for having such a great support staff for all the Realtors. I’d also like to thank Bill Wilson for all his time with the blog. So I [...]

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Items You Need When Applying for a Loan

December 22, 2010

Have These Items Ready When You Apply For a Loan It used to be that lenders mailed out verifications to employers, banks, mortgage companies, and so on, in order to verify the data supplied by borrowers. Nowadays, the interest is often in speed and getting answers quickly so alternate documentation has become more widely used. [...]

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Curb appeal

December 21, 2010

Some clients ask for help with their home’s exterior; usually it’s as simple as trimming or adding flowers, shrubbery, trees, or removing some plants when there’s an overgrowth that detracts from the overall appearance. Sometimes the outdoor lighting needs to be adjusted or updated, window treatments need to be replaced that are faded or out-dated [...]

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Oak Tree (Edmond OK) November 2010 Real Estate Market Update

December 15, 2010

Oak Tree October 2010 Real Estate Market Update   Current Monthly Change Active Listings 25 -9 Under Contract 2 -1 Sold (October) 5 +3   High list price: $1,199,000 Low list price: $225,000 Average list price: $517,947 Median list price: $494,450 High sales price/ft: $145.55 Low sales price/ft: $103.63 Average price/ft: $123.04 Median price/ft: $121.48 [...]

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Tis the Season

December 14, 2010

Tis the Season…this has different meanings to each of us. For many of us it means, decorating our homes with holiday spirit, baking Christmas cookies and gift shopping. This is a time of year that many of us tend to dig a little deeper into our pockets to contribute to charity organizations that have meaning [...]

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WHO OWNS THE PICTURES YOU TAKE

December 10, 2010

As Realtors we should all know by now how important pictures are. Unfortunately some of your fellow Realtors don’t really care how they get them. The reason I bring this up is I recently had a listing expire the seller chose not to re list then after a couple of weeks the seller put their [...]

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Holiday Fun in Oklahoma City

December 9, 2010

Below is a list of December events here locally in Oklahoma City. No matter if you’re looking for a fun family night or a perfect date, there are plenty of events for both! OKC’s Downtown in December • All month of December • Lights, ice skating, snow tubing, canal rides and more Sooner Theatre in [...]

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Misconceptions

December 3, 2010

Last week I had some customers that were very price conscious on buying a home.  They are one of many that think buying an REO is the way to go.  A home priced low will get them more home and their payments will be more affordable. REO properties are many times neglected and have many [...]

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Are You a Linchpin?

December 1, 2010

If all you can do is the task and you’re not in a league of your own at doing the task, you’re not indispensable. Seth Godin Connect with business people! This is the SECOND ever unofficial official Seth Godin Linchpin worldwide Meetup. Who is Seth Godin? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcyMrC_bivo A non-commercial chance to connect with other members [...]

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