Positive Story #1

Selling Lifestyle Over Greed

Selling Lifestyle Over Greed

The following is an article originally posted with housingtrendsenewsletter.com that  I wrote it in an attempt to illustrate the necessity of selling lifestyle value in today’s real estate marketplace. It is so easy to get caught in a “greed trap”. Selling rising home prices, or multiple offers to insert a scarcity driver to motivate the buyer. Here is an attempt to sell lifestyle: I... 

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Positive Story #2

NAR 2010:”Prices Up,Durable Recovery”

NAR 2010:”Prices Up,Durable Recovery”

NAR  announced to their national convention that “housing prices will rise in 2010″. Over a cheering crowd, Lawrence  Yun, chief economist for NAR gave several reasons to see 2010 housing... 

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Positive Story #3

70 Percent Of Execs Think Economy Will Improve In 2010

70 Percent Of Execs Think Economy Will Improve In 2010

About 70% of 130 executives polled believe revenue and profitability in the financial services sector will improve in 2010, according to the business climate survey conducted by the audit, tax and advisory... 

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Positive Story #4

NAR’s Yun Says :

NAR’s Yun Says :

“With low interest rates, lower home prices, and a first-time buyer tax credit, we’ve been seeing healthy increases in home sales, which are a hopeful sign for the economy,” says Lawrence Yun,... 

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Positive Story #5

Trumark Homes Buys 11 Acres in the OC

Trumark Homes Buys 11 Acres in the OC

Confident that a down economy is the right time to buy land for building new homes, recently launched Trumark Homes – a homebuilding company unencumbered by the legacy issues faced by existing builders... 

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Positive Story #6

What Do the Realtors Think?

What Do the Realtors Think?

A new index of Realtor opinion is tracking real estate market sentiment. Created by Point2 Technologies this index tracks the real estate market opinions of thousands of real estate professionals across... 

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