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Realtor Safety Tips!

Realtor Safety Tips are very important today given the recent demise of an Arkansas realtor during a routine house showing.

As realtors we all need to take certain steps to keep ourselves safe.   We owe this to ourselves, our families, and our clients.

Here are some realtor safety tips!

1.  Always meet a new client at the office first.  This way you can have them sign the disclosure,  ask for a copy of their license, and fill out an information sheet and,  just get to know them before you show the…

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Agent Rising Real Estate Licensing Workshop Schedule

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Please join us Sundays and Wednesdays from 9-2

 

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Work toward your license!  Past, present and 

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It's a great time to be in Real Estate!

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Real Estate Safety!

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Real Estate Safety is a hot issue with the recent death of the Arkansas realtor who was showing a house to a prospective client.  Leigh Brown sums it up well in her video on You Tube right now.  She makes many good points such as meeting your client at the office first and checking  their ID before you meet them at the house they'd like to see.  It's dangerous to meet a person you do not know at a house alone.  If they sincerely would like to see a house to buy, they w…

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451 Neck Rd. Rochester, MA

Come check out this great waterfront property located at 451 Neck Rd.  in the quiet town of  Rochester, MA.   This rustic getaway is located right on Snipatuit Pond steps away from your back door.  Enjoy boating, kayaking, fishing and swimming right from your own backdoor.  Rochester also has a sought after school system and a great country feel. 

Call Kate Lanagan MacGregor for your own private showing .  508-728-3648

or visit us at www.agentrising.com

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Kate Lanagan MacGregor Country Ice Bucket Challenge!

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Here is our fearless leader, Kate Lanagan MacGregor  doing a down home ice bucket challenge for ALS!  If she can take on this giant challenge,  she can certainly help you with your real estate career.

Visit us at www.agentrising.com for more great ideas from Kate and the Agent Rising Team on helping you become a real estate agent or ways to help you become a better agent and boost your career.

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Bold Moves Real Estate Ice Bucket Challenge!

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Bold Moves Real Estate joined the ranks of those who have taken the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS.  Led by Kate Lanagan MacGregor, realtors from Bold Moves Real Estate as well as other local real estate companies took the challenge together.  Realtors work together to help make your house dreams come true just as they worked together to raise money for ALS.

The ultimate goal as a real estate agent is to help your client buy or sell a home and guide them t…

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Differences between Real Estate Agents, Brokers, and Brokers Associates

There are many types of real estate terms, such as real estate agent, associate, consultant, or  REALTOR, broker and broker associate.

What do they all mean? 

A real estate broker generally has more education than an agent, but not always.   A real estate broker must be 18 years of age and must reside in Massachusetts at least  one year prior to the issuance of the license.  The applicant needs to submit proof of having been actively affiliated with a Massachusetts real estate broker as a salesper…

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Real Estate Trends for 2014!

Where will real estate take us this year?  Experts from the Urban Land Institute unveiled their view of how the rest of the recovery will play out in their Emerging trends in Real Estate report, released this week at the land use and planning nonprofit's annual conference in Chicago,

The Millennial generation isn't forming new households, and they're not buying as many homes as their parent's generation.

Real estate recovery still hinges on job growth.  The slow pace of job growth as well as incom…

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Real Estate Stress and Burnout!

Selling real estate is a very stressful job and there is quite a lot of burnout, but others love it and thrive on the craziness.  There is a pressure to perform and some sacrifice their personal and family lives for the job, but it doesn't have to be that way.  There is a way to create balance in the real estate career. People feel stressed when their obligations exceed their commitment level.

Here are some tips to help you manage stress.

One:  Know what you want personally.  You provide a service…

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What Are Buyers Really Looking For?

What are buyers really looking for in a house?  Of course, there are the staples we all think of, first and foremost being location, location, location.

There are also a certain number of bedrooms and bathrooms, maybe an open floor plan or granite countertops,  and the price is always a deciding factor, but there are other factors that clients may not even be aware of.

Is the house a true fit?  Many buyers subconsciously either love a  house, hate it, or are indifferent.  It could be associated wi…

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