Ten Real Estate Predictions For 2009

HGTV’s Frontdoor.com offers these predictions for 2009

•   Sellers will continue to face falling home values in the new year because they’ll be competing with banks and builders who are slashing prices to sell off the still-huge inventory of foreclosures and new homes.
• The Obama administration will act on its plan to crack down on abusive [...]

Title Insurance Case Study

Title Insurance…A Case Study
Do you wonder if it really has happened?  You know, a buyer thinks they bought the perfect property only to find out…it’s not so perfect after all?
Over time, it’s quite possible a property’s title may have some unexplained mysteries.  Let’s put our sleuthing to work and run through this case study.
 

The [...]

Forecasts: 2009 Real Estate Market

 
FORECASTS:  What’s in store for the Real Estate Market in 2009?
After perusing many articles relating to Real Estate and where it’s headed in 2009, it seems as though we are about to see real estate take a turn…there are pluses on the horizon…just look for that silver lining in the clouds and this is what [...]

Top 10 Mistakes Made by Investors

If you are a Real Estate investor, you will be interested in learning about the top 10 mistakes made by investors:
 
1. Not planning up ahead. Lack of a proper plan is the biggest mistake made by novice investors. Finding a house after forming a proper investment strategy is the right way instead of looking for [...]

How FOCUSED are you…really?

Lack Of Daily Focus on the Highest Value Leadership Activities: 
 
QUICK:  What are three things you do that add the most value to your business? 
 
 
 
 
If you can’t easily answer this question, how do you know what activities you need to focus on every day? 
 
Most reactive managers have not firmly and specifically determined their [...]

Hey…Did You Leave Your Door OPEN?

An Open Door/Open Phone Policy…
 
Most people are nervous about not appearing available and, as a result, find themselves constantly sucked dry during what should be the most highly productive portions of the day. 
 
Creating “office hours”, either formally or informally, during which you return phone calls, emails, or deal with issues, can help people feel [...]

Meetings As Time Suckers

Protect Your Time In Meetings.  Follow this advice when it comes to scheduling and attending meetings…
 
Considering Agendas…
 
Any Meeting Without a Specific, Written Agenda:  Most everyone would agree that meetings without agendas are completely unproductive.  After all, how can anything meaningful come from a conversation with a specific purpose, especially one that involves more than two [...]

The Four Evil Time Suckers

He who knows most grieves most for wasted time…Dante
Let’s face it.  In today’s light-speed environment, time might be the only thing as valuable as oil.  Anyone who has ever managed a business knows the real value of time.  When evaluating the activities and approaches of their staff, leaders often lament the fact that so much [...]

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