Archive for Texas Association Of Realtors
Xplode Conference in Austin
Xplode This! The Xplode Conference in Austin, Texas yesterday was a blast. I was able to meet many people I’ve known through social media channels and blogging for years, learn from some of the best and brightest in real estate, have fun, spend some time in Austin (which I always love), and give my presentation, [...]
Discrimination and Fair Housing Laws
Equal Opportunity Housing Karen Fiddler, a Mission Veijo real estate agent, recently wrote on her ActiveRain blog about an experience with a client that wound up forcing her to make a decision to drop the client based on discrimination and fair housing laws. Typically, when you hear the words discrimination or fair housing laws it [...]
Find Affordable Housing Programs With TxHomePrograms.com
More resources for Texas Home Owners. Yet another site introduced recently by the Texas Association of Realtors®, TxHomePrograms.com, aims to help home buyers find and take advantage of the many affordable housing programs available in Texas. A continuously updated database, Texas Home Programs, was created in part with the National Association of Realtors® in order [...]
KeepMyTexasHome.org – A new resource for Texas Home Owners
Worried about losing your Texas home? Although Texas escaped the mass foreclosure problem that states like California, Florida, and Arizona were plagued by, we do have them and they are a fact of life. While no one wants to lose their home, owners are often scared, confused, and frustrated. As they get behind on their [...]
Quoted In The North Bay Business Journal
Social Media And Real Estate Agents. Yesterday morning, I received a link to an article in the North Bay Business Journal from a few friend of mine on Twitter. I had spoken to the author of the post, Jenna V. Loceff, last week as she asked me about my thought as a real estate agent [...]
Real Estate Bloggers And Journalists – Are We All That Different?
How does what we post on real estate blogs affect your views? This video requires the Abobe Flash Player to be viewed, click the image below to download and install the plugin for your system. This video is a discussion of the problems of real estate blogging as [...]
Are Realtors® Too Positive About The Market? Or Are They Not Doing Enough?
Thoughts on how we deal with the question, “Is now a good time to buy?” In some ways, it might seem like career suicide to dare suggest that we as Realtors® might sometimes be too “sunshine and roses” when it comes to talking about the market, but the fact is, I often wonder how to [...]
Texas Association Of Realtors Convention
I will be attending this week’s Texas Association Of Realtors® Convention and Trade Show. In addition to getting to meet and chat with some of our area’s agents, I will be attending classes in order to make sure I am always on top of the latest in real estate. The classes I will be attending [...]
