Archive for February, 2010
Existing Home Sales – Down Or Up?
What’s in a number?
Every month, the National Association of Realtors® releases their existing home sales numbers. It’s a vast amount of data collection and is generally considered to be an indicator of where housing sales are heading, especially in rough economic times, where we seem to be holding onto any glimmer of good news.
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Braunridge – Helotes (San Antonio) 78023
Welcome to Braunridge.
Located just off Braun Road outside of Loop 1604 in Helotes (San Antonio) 78023, the community of Braunridge (map), offers new homes from three builders; New Leaf Homes, MasterTouch Homes, and David Anderson Homes (which apparently has no website – which I find amazing in this day and age).
What differentiates the neighborhood of [...]
Winter Weather Blast in San Antonio?
It’s Not Entirely Impossible.
We in San Antonio are used to the sweltering heat of summer and the occasional cool downs in winter. Yes, our weather sometimes gets pretty cold. Usually it’s only during the evening; we wake up to freezing temperatures and by the afternoon it’s 50-60 degrees and we’re laughing at our [...]
Centex Hills Of Rivermist – Wall Threat Underplayed?
The situation gets deeper.
This morning’s news on mySA.com doesn’t paint a rosy picture for Centex Homes in regards to the “slope failure” at Hills of Rivermist. Questions over whether the wall was safe as Centex allegedly claimed in a community meeting have surfaced. Video, emails, and conversation are all cited as reasons there [...]
The Stigliano Chronciles at AgentGenius
The Stigliano Chronicles closes.
I’ve been writing “The Stigliano Chronicles” for about a year and a half over at AgentGenius and have loved every minute of it. Originally started in order to speak from the perspective of a new agent, The Stigliano Chronicles was really my first foray into blogging for real estate. It’s [...]
“No Strings Attached” Real Estate
Strings? What strings?
While reading a recent comment by a fellow Realtor® on another site, I noticed their use of the phrase “no strings attached.” Immediately, my mind shifted into consumer mode and thought, “well if they’re selling real estate with no strings attached, what are the other Realtors® doing?”
Maybe I was just being [...]
Realtor® Speak 101: VA Loans
A short video about the misconception that VA loans are issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA loans are actually issued by a lender and the VA merely guarantees the loan for the lender. This allows veterans to take advantage of no-down payment requirements and quite [...]
KSAT News – I Shot News Slideshow
KSAT.com Makes You Part of the News
Have you seen the spots running lately for KSAT’s I Shot News? If you see news happening in your local area, snap a photo and send it to email hidden; JavaScript is required
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Realtor® Speak 101: Designations and Certifications
Alphabet soup
This article is re-posted with permission from the Goomzee Mobile Marketing Blog and written by good friend, Austin Smith. Certifications and designations and all of their abbreviations can be pretty confused, even for a Realtor® – hopefully this will help you guide through the alphabet soup and understand a bit more about your [...]
The Greatest Real Estate Agent Ever. (Find The Realtor® For You.)
How about those sunglasses?
I filmed this back in November of 2009 and although I swear I posted it and used it, I can’t find any record of it anywhere other than Viddler. The idea was spawned by a conversation that started with Ines at Miamism.com (who by the way is an excellent resource for [...]
