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NAR Annual Conference in San Francisco

Kate Lanagan MacGregor, co-owner of BOLD Real Estate and owner of Agent Rising Real Estate School was excited to attend the National Association of Realtors Annual Conference in San Francisco last week.

Kate is always excited to up her professionalism with top notch conference sessions, learning new trends and tools to help her better communicate and work with her clients, and instructor classes to better help her students at Agent Rising Real Estate School.

There were keynote speeches from Magic …

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Real Estate 2020

What will 2020 bring in the real estate world?  Here is the latest news on how the real estate market will fare in the New Year!

The indicators are predicting that home sales will increase and be a shining star in the economy of 2020.  Sales from existing homes and new homes will keep the real estate market on solid ground.

Real estate sales activity are predicted to increase in 2020, contrary to past beliefs that sales would decrease in the coming year.  The reason for this could be linked to low…

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Energy Efficient Landscaping Tips

Better Homes and Gardens has some great energy efficient tips for landscaping your yard according to your region of the country.

Sitting under a shade tree on a hot day makes you cooler, and standing by a wall on a cold, windy day makes you feel warmer.  You can landscape your yard to offer your home those same benefits. It just takes a bit of planning in the way you site trees, fences, and other elements.

Some things to consider:

A well-positioned tree can save up to 25 percent of your home's ener…

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Start Your Real Estate Career Today!

It's that time of year again! We just "Fell Behind" and turned our clocks back an hour.  We have daylight in the morning but it really gets dark early now.  Now is a great time to consider starting your real estate career!  With an earlier sunset, it's a great time to take advantage and start studying for your real estate exam.

Agent Rising Real Estate School has everything you need to help you start your real estate career.  We offer online classes for those dark, quiet nights as well as Live Ho…

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Fall and Winter Selling Tips

Spring is always advertised as the best time to sell a home but the fall and winter market is a great time too!  What should you do to keep your house looking it's best and ready to sell?

Keep up with your system maintenance.  Now is the time to turn on the heat and and stoke up the fire.  Make sure your heating system is serviced and trouble-free and it's a great time to clean the chimneys and make sure your woodstoves and fireplaces are safe and in working order.  Regular maintenance will keep …

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Be The Neighborhood Real Estate Agent

What are consumers really looking for in a real estate agent?  Of course they'd like you to sell their home in a timely manner or help them buy a new house, but they can look up houses on their own on the internet. What else are they looking for?

Real Estate Agents still have the local market knowledge and expertise they are looking for.  It is one of our competitive edges in this day and age.  There are a lot of statistics and facts on the local real estate sites, but not always accurate.   We, …

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Continuing Education at Agent Rising

Agent Rising Real Estate School is known for its online courses, Live Hours, and Bootcamps to help launch your real estate career! But that's not all we offer!

We also offer Continuing education credits to help you maintain your real estate career!  Watch our courses online and earn the credits you need to renew your real estate license!  We are here to support real estate agents through every step of their real estate career.

We also offer Broker courses through our Broker Rising program.  Let us…

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Finance Options When Buying a Home

It's a great time to be  looking for a new home.  With that, comes all the financial decisions.  Do you have cash or will you be looking for a mortgage loan?

There are many options for residential loans.  Some of these options include:

Conventional

FHA

VA

USDA-RD

State Housing Programs

Jumbo

Renovation Programs

New Construction End Loans for Permanent Financing

Reverse Mortgages

Are you looking for a fixed rate or interest-only loan?  There are also adjustable rates and hybrid arms.

You may be looking for a…

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5 Tips to Launch Your Real Estate Career

You've just passed your real estate exam and are ready to start your new career.  Here are 5 tips to help you launch.

1. Treat it like a Job. Go to work at 9 am (or whatever your designated "working hours" are) and start your day. Offer to help with what is needed. Dress and act professionally. Act "AS IF".  Sign up for uptime and be available when the phone rings.  Start your marketing strategy with daily prospecting calls.  Send out your postcards announcing your new profession to the neighborh…

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Don't Let Starting a Real Estate Career "Scare" You Off

Fall is a great time to start a new adventure.  The kids are back to school and life seems to slow down a little from the hectic summer pace.

Don't let the season "scare" you off from starting this new page in your story.  Agent Rising Real Estate School has all the tools you need to start your real estate career.  With online courses as well as Live Hours and two-day Bootcamps, we can help guide you through the process and thoroughly prepare you to take your real estate exam.

I'ts as easy as call…

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