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Join our BOLD Day Challenge!

bold-day-challenge-card It's official! The BOLD Day Challenge launched on January 1st and we're off to a great start! What is the BOLD Day Challenge you ask? It is a One thank you note per day initiative to bring gratitude front and center. There are many professional and personal reasons to write thank you notes, and we are laying it down!

Gratitude Marketing is not new. News organizations as Huffington Post, Inc., Forbes, and Inman news regularly feature articles on the benefits of and how to write a personal note. W…

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Bold Moves Real Estate hosts Seller's Workshop!

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Bold Moves Real Estate is hosting a Seller's Workshop, Tuesday, January 13th at 6PM at Flour Girls Baking Co., located at 230 Huttleston Ave.,Fairhaven, MA.  This will be an informal, round table meeting with no obligation.  Everyone is invited to attend.

Are you contemplating selling your home?  This is a great opportunity to have all your questions answered.

The event will feature Dave Garro, a real estate agent at Bold Moves Real Estate.  He will be ready and willing to answer your real estate …

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Who is a Typical Realtor?

Scorecard bookWhat makes a Typical Realtor?  The National Association of Realtors  (NAR), just published a 2014 Member Profile Report.    The "Typical Realtor":  Has a Median Gross Income of $47,700

    Sales Volume:  %1.8 Million

Transactions: 12

What types of Transactions?Forty-six % of residential brokerage specialists had a transaction involving a foreclosure and 42% had a transaction involving  a short saleTwenty-two % of residential brokerage specialists had at least one commercial transaction si…

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Agent Rising Real Estate School to Start New Classes!

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Agent Rising Real Estate School located at the Bold Welcome Center on 145 Fairhaven Rd., Mattapoisett, MA will be starting a new series of classes starting January 7th, 2015.    Are you looking for a new career with flexible hours, meeting new people, and helping them find the house of their dreams?   This may be the career for you.   Forty hours of class are required before you take the test.  Agent Rising Real Estate School co…

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Unique Ways to Market to Clients in December!

Agent RisingAccording to Inman in an article by Kat Bremhorst,  the holidays may be a crazy time, but people are still out there buying and selling homes.  Here are some ways to reach out to your past, present and future clients during the holiday season.

Hire a helper to leave your mark around the neighborhood.  Hire a local neighborhood  kid to shovel and salt driveways.  Have him leave a card with a holiday greeting with your name.

Reach out to your past clients with a pop-by gift.   Make it something us…

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Real Estate and Family- A Balancing Act!

Agent RisingReal estate and family.  It's a tough combination, but according to Realtor Magazine it's possible to control both.  It's essential to make time for family in your busy real estate career.  Whether you are a seasoned agent or a new one this can be a juggling act.  Time is a commodity when you are juggling property showings, listing appointments, prospecting for new business, working with existing clients as well as all the paperwork it takes to close a deal.  With all this activity on a daily b…

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The Importance of Home!

home the nicest word there is 100 days to boldnessHOME. As REALTORS®, we have a passion for HOME.

We just came home from National Association of REALTORS®,where we advocate for the value of home ownership.

As we flew home, we discussed how we appreciate our home; our family, our community, our oceans, farms, mountains, even seasons!

We spoke over the week of our ‘calling’ to help our friends, family and clients with their home sales and purchases.

We spoke of safety and risk while performing our jobs.

We lamented about always having our phones turne…

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Agent Rising Real Estate School!

 

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Agent Rising has just finished a pre-licensing course and has had great results.  Many of the participants have already passed their real estate exam  and many are poised to take their test.    Agent Rising offers a revolving class.  You can join at any time and 40 hours are required.  A new class will be starting soon. We also offer new agent training  and continuing education.   Do you want to be a broker?  We offer a 40- hour course for that too.   Whether you are…

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Showing Gratitude Attracts Clients!

importance-of-gratitudeWant to impress clients and earn their business? Show gratitude! A recent study by the American Marketing Association shows that Gratitude Marketing is the missing ingredient that makes the difference in customers choosing to use a business or not. Until now, Gratitude Marketing, which is also called Appreciation Marketing assumed that it was a combination of customer-business trust and commitment that accounted for how much money was earned from client loyalty. Not so, new research found. There…

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Winter Real Estate!

Agent RisingWinter Real Estate! What  does it mean?  Is it slow or busy?  According to Trulia, winter is a great time to sell a home.  According to a 2013 study the likelihood of selling a D.C. home within six months in the winter is 67%, while it's only 57% in summer and 60% in spring.

Many homeowners read the articles which tell them winter is the worst time to put their house on the market and decide to wait.  This leads to less houses on the market, which is actually a good situation when they  are try…

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