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Join Us~ New Agent Training Webinar!

AdobePhotoshopExpress_2015_02_08_05_45_18On Wednesday February 11th at 10am the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS will be hosting our very own broker/owner Kate Lanagan McGregor for a New Agent Training Webinar! You can visit www.marealtor.com to enroll. The webinar was designed to train new agents as well as those who train them! Kate will cover how to have a strategic and comprehensive approach to branding yourself, discussing everything from an old fashioned hand written note to how to best utilize the internet and "Big Data".

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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