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See You at NAR Mid Year 2012!

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We’re almost halfway through 2012, and that means it’s time for one of the real estate industry’s largest events, NAR Mid Year 2012! Homes.com is very excited to head back to Washington D.C. to attend Mid Year, which kicks off May 14 and runs through May 19. This year, our very own Enterprise Executive Director, Michael Hayes, will be speaking at the CMLS workshop titled, “Changing Expectations: What Do Members Need? How Do We Deliver?”  The workshop will take place on May 15 from 1-5 p.m. If you’re a member of CMLS make sure to add this event to your schedule!

As always, Homes.com will be on the floor at the trade expo. Visit us at booth #500 to get demos of Homes Connect and learn about our other marketing solutions.  While you’re at our booth, make sure you enter for a chance to WIN a gift card! Also, make sure to stay up to speed and on the action at Mid Year by following our LIVE updates at @Homes_Connect using event hashtag #midyear.  See you there!

Home Sales Projected to Hit Record Highs in 2012

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Is it true that the housing market crash may be a thing of the past - If the National Association of Realtors has anything to say about it, yes!

NAR has released their prediction for the housing market for this year. According to the association, existing-home sales will jump 7 to 10 percent this year.  This will put home sales at the highest they’ve been in five years!

On top of that, pending-home sales in February were up 9.2 percent from last year. There is no doubt that 2012 is shaping up to be a stellar year for the housing market.

How will you take advantage of these predictions?

Start communicating with your clients and prospects more! The more visible you make yourself to your clients and prospects, the more likely they are to engage with you and complete a sale. One easy way to do this is with Email Templates with Homes Connect.

Up Your Outbound Marketing Efforts! With Homes Connect’s Design Center, you can easily create great marketing materials to boost your real estate business. Whether you need flyers for an upcoming open house or direct mailings to let people know that you’re available to be contacted, Homes Connect’s Design Center provide these resources for you!

Get Educated! Through Secrets of Top Selling Agents, you can register for FREE training and advice from experts in the real estate business each month!

This Wednesday, April 4th, at 1PM Eastern, join us with TV real estate expert Barbara Corcoran as she tells us “How to Build a Business — Using Innovation, Branding, Leadership, and Guts.” Barbara has shared her expertise both on NBC’s TODAY Show and ABC’s Shark Tank. Now, YOU get to hear from her directly! Register for this FREE webinar today!

If NAR’s predictions are correct, we’ve  a great year ahead of us. Let Homes.com help you reach your home selling goals for 2012!

To view the full report, check out this article on Inman News.

Chat Live w/Homes.com National Speaker & Tech Expert Joe Sesso April 5 1 PM EST

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Homes.com is on Facebook and if you are not a fan yet, we have a good reason why you should be!
Homes.com National Speaker and Tech Expert Joe Sesso is going to be chatting live on our Facebook page on Thursday, April 5 at 1 PM EST, so mark your calendars! This chat is definitely one real estate professionals should not miss.

  1. Do you have a smart phone?
  2. Would you like find out what the best apps are for real estate professionals?

Tech Expert, Joe Sesso will be chatting live on at www.facebook.com/homesconnect to answer your questions about the best apps for your real estate business. (Have you read Joe Sesso’s TOP 10 APP Blog yet?!)

In this live chat Joe will:

  • Answer the question “How much is too much?” when it comes to smart phone apps.
  • Answer your questions about how to maximize the real estate apps on your smart phone.
  • He will talk about his Top 10 app list for real estate.
  • Discuss which apps don’t quite make the grade.

This will be a very popular and exciting session, so do come with questions and Joe will be live with answers! Continue reading →

Want to Win an iPad 2?

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The Homes.com team just came back from an incredible weekend at the National Association of Realtors Convention and Expo 2011. As you can see from our Facebook page we had a great time with you all. We had some cocktails, took some silly pictures, and even learned more about the exciting world of real estate from Dave Beson and Joe Sesso.

As fun as all of that was, one of our favorite parts of the conference was how we were able to give away an iPad 2 a day to four lucky winners. We had such a great time giving back to our friends that we decided to give another iPad 2 away after NAR!

To enter into our drawing for our last iPad 2, just go to our Facebook page and look for our NAR 2011 and More NAR Photos photo albums. There, you’ll find all of the silly pictures we took in our photo booth.

Scroll through the pictures and do any of the three things below: Continue reading →

Life at NAR 2011

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We are having the best time at NAR 2011!

We’ve been posting pictures on our Facebook page. Have you checked them out yet? Take a look and see what we’ve been up to!

If you haven’t had a chance yet, we’d like to encourage you to check out the education sessions. So much good information is up for grabs — you definitely want to make sure you take advantage of every bit of the conference. Here’s what we’ve got lined up for Sunday (11/13):
 

- Get the Listing and Get it Sold with Power Tools with Dave Beson at 11:00 AM.
- Leverage the Latest in Social Media with Joe Sesso 12:00 PM.
- Avoid Recession Red Ink with Dave at 1:00 PM.
- Must-Use Apps for Real Estate Survival with Joe at2:00 PM.
- Power Up Your Prospecting with Dave at 3:00 PM.
- Are you Making the Most of Craigslist with Joe at 4:00 PM.
- And don’t forget — we have a drawing for a FREE iPad 2 at approximately 4:30 PM!

To stay up to speed on going on at the Homes.com booth, check out the Homes Connect Facebook page or follow Homes Connect on Twitter! Search for hashtags #narannual and #narhomes2011.

Stay tuned to learn how to win an iPad 2 after NAR!