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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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What Do Sellers Need to Hear Before They List?

Agent RisingAccording to a recent blog by Trulia, what should you be telling  your seller before they list their house?   Sellers may be thinking that inventory is low right now in the housing market, hence their home will sell quickly and easily at the price they'd like.  This may not necessarily be the case and can lead to disappointment.  Here are some tips to make it a "win win" for everyone.

Staging really helps sell a house.  It is always work the cost and effort to stage their house.  What if they are…

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Rainy Day Showings!

umbrellaRainy Day Showings!  It's a miserable day and the rain is coming down and the last thing you want to do is show a house, but showings in the rain do have some advantages.  If someone is willing to come out in the rain to look at a house, you know they are pretty serious  and very interested in the house.  They are able to see how the house operates in the rain.  Is the cellar wet?  Are the gutters clear? Does the roof leak?  Do you get drenched at the door?  This can be very helpful to a buyer.…

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Bold Moves Real Estate Tour!

Agent RisingBold Moves Real Estate Tour! Bold Moves Real Estate had an office tour yesterday encompassing 5 new properties our agents have just listed.  Once a month we embark on a tour of our new listings.  What better way to make us better agents, than viewing our in-house listings for our potential buyers.  This keeps all the agents fresh on Bold Move Listings so we are better able to help our clients.  It also gives the listing agent ideas for staging, price adjustments and better ways to showcase the h…

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MAR Conference 2014 in Falmouth!

Agent RisingThe MAR Conference 2014 is up and running in Falmouth, MA yesterday and today.   The first day started off with a bang with a great Mobile App for the realtors to post pictures and videos.  Kate Lanagan MacGregor, our great leader from Bold Moves Real Estate, Agent Rising Real Estate School, Beyond Bold Media, and Destination Southcoast was in the lead with picture and video posting.  It's a great way for the realtors to connect and see what is going on at the conference.

Beyond Bold Media was …

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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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