The Traffic Approach + Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level in Months + much more...

885,391 daily readers and growing! February 26, 2016 The Traffic Approach Dear Reader, I wanted you to be the first to know that my new podcast episode is live. If you missed the announcement last week, we just launched the Becoming a Mega Producer Podcast where I'll be sharing all kinds of content that you can't get in my daily email blasts. Today's episode is a part of a series on the listing presentation that I used to take over 100 listing in my first year in real estate. Long-time readers of mine are probably familiar with the story, but many new readers probably don't know: I listed 114 houses in as a rookie agent. And I didn't take any builder listings or multi-unit properties. I listed 114 single-family homes one kitchen table at a time. And I was a brand new agent, so you know it wasn't because I was well connected or got lots of referral business. I just had a better system. I call it the "Traffic" approach. Since then top listing agents from all over the country have flown to my office in North Carolina to learn my Ultimate Listing Presentation directly from me, but now for the first time, I'm sharing the complete system on the podcast. It will be broken up into four parts -- and the first two parts are already live, so you'll need to play catch up. My podcast is syndicated through iTunes and Stitcher. All you need to do is follow one of the links below and click "subscribe" to get regular updates when I release the next episode. I recommend subscribing from the Podcast app on your phone but there are many different ways to listen. I hope you enjoy it. Listen on iTunes » Listen on Stitcher » I'm excited about the new audiences I'll be reaching with this podcast, but I'm still dedicated to sharing the majority of what I do with my core subscribers -- you. As a thank you for subscribing to the new Podcast and sharing it with your friends and colleagues, I’ve created an incredible deal for you. If you’ve been on the fence about making the jump into the world of online real estate because you are “technology challenged,” don’t be. Today is the day to make the jump. My coaching and support come with the Ultimate Website and there is never an additional charge for our help -- no matter how much you need. The typical agent using my Ultimate Website captures an average of 2-3 new inbound leads every day without spending additional money on advertising. It costs less than most websites and there is no long-term commitment or activation fee. Here is a link: Get My Ultimate Website Now » or check price and availablity in your area. As always, thanks for reading. Matt Jones Broker/President/CEO FavoriteAgent.com Matt Jones is the founder and CEO of FavoriteAgent.com, nationally syndicated columnist, broker, and best selling author. He has been profiled by major media outlets as an innovator and a pioneer in the industry, and CNN's Pulse on America claimed he and his company were "changing the way real estate is done in America."

I did not sign up for this #TRENDING Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level in Months » The normal long-term mortgage rate in the US fell for the current week for a fourth straight week in the midst of turmoil in stock markets and worldwide economic stress due to investors exiting. Read more » Homebuying Could Become Unaffordable Within Two Years » With the right economic conditions, in two years, home affordability could get close to the same Read more » Which Candidate Is Most Likely to Help the Housing Market? » We surveyed home sellers in late January to get their take on the market. Because it's an election Read more » Should You Be Posting Your Listings on Social Media? » Social media is a great means of marketing your real estate listings. Unfortunately, not all real Read more » Customers-for-life Still Eluding Many Brokerages » One of the most common goals adopted almost universally by real estate brokerages is also the Read more » Homeowners Continue to Gain Equity » More home owners are unlocking equity, which has pushed the number of underwater properties Read more » ECONOMY Consumer Confidence Soars--Homes and Cars Reaping the Benefits » Consumer confidence surprises many and surges in August, according to today's report from the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index. The Index rose to 101.5 (after July's dismal reading of Read more » More Homebuyers Don't Want to Work With Agents » A survey commissioned by online brokerage Redfin of 2,134 Americans finds one in five buyers made an Read more » This Isn't the Next Housing Bubble » Home prices are rising rapidly, but economists are deflating concerns that another "housing bubble" Read more » Cities With the Biggest Rent Increases » Families are facing much bigger rent checks this year -- especially those living in cities in the Read more » 30% of Homes Lost Value Over Last Year » Not all American homes are rising in value. Read more » Four Real Estate Trends for 2016 » Whether you are buying, selling, or renting, there's no escaping Federal Reserve's anticipated Read more » TECHNOLOGY » Read more » LAW Toronto Real Estate Board Stifling Innovation? » A lawyer for the Competition Bureau says the Toronto Real Estate Board is stifling digital innovation and lessening competition by prohibiting its realtor members from posting an array of data on Read more » Judge Admits New Evidence in Realtor Murder Case » A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors could submit evidence obtained Read more » Drone Laws Are Changing » Drone laws are not finalized, and they're changing Read more » Goldman Sachs Reaches $5B Settlement Amid Toxic Bonds Controversy » Goldman Sachs said Thursday that it reached a $5 billion settlement over claims related to toxic Read more »

Bank to Pay $33M in Discriminatory Mortgage Settlement » A New Jersey-based bank is paying a nearly $33 million settlement for alleged racial discrimination Read more » Agent Files $100k Suit Against Restaurant for Racial Discrimination » A Washington man has filed a $100,000 lawsuit against Elmer's, a diner chain up in the Northwest, Read more » MARKETING Become a Better Communicator In Your Writing » There's no denying it. It doesn't matter who you are, the type of customer you're trying to reach out to, or what kind of transaction you represent. We can all improve the way we communicate. Read more » 7 Ways Your Body Language Can Get People to Like You » Let your body do the talking Read more » Four Online Strategies to Sell Your Listing » Don't limit your home selling strategies to eye-catching signs and telling friends and family about Read more » Study Reveals Agents are Missing Opportunities in Commerical and Land » A recent survey of real estate purchases by The Entrust Group's self-directed IRA (SIDRA) clients Read more » Write a High Conversion Ad for Social Media » Let's play a game Read more » Write an Ad That Sells » Imagine sitting at your kitchen table, having your cup of coffee and you break open your laptop and Read more » INVESTING How to Start in Real Estate Investing » When brothers Kelly and Chris Edwards bought their first house in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2002, they didn't know much about real estate investing. Read more »

Real Estate Tycoon in the Making » Danielle Moy loved to play Monopoly as a kid. Now, collecting as many properties as possible is more Read more » Send Your Child to College By Investing in Rental Property » College fees have gone up to over $65,000 a year says Troy Onink, a contributor for Forbes. When Read more » Best Investment of 2016? Global Real Estate » According to Forbes, 2016 will likely have equities flat to negative. There are many factors Read more » Invest in Real Estate to Decrease College Costs » Student loan debt approaching is 1.2 trillion dollars and the 2015 graduating class has a larger Read more » 10 Common Mistakes Investors Make » Despite what you may watch on late night TV infomercials, don't expect to "get rich quick" in real Read more » HOW-TO 5 Biggest Turnoffs for Homebuyers » If you are on the selling end, there is nothing more important than you need to know than what make potential buyers shut their door on you. Putting your home on the market is a challenging scenario, Read more » Fatal Realtor Kidnapping Causes Agent Community to Change Safety Procedure » A year ago next week, the search for Beverly Carter, the Arkansas Realtor who had been missing since Read more » Avoid These Scams Targetting Real Estate Agents » Cybercrime is far more prevalent these days than its ever been before, and with the vast amounts of Read more »

Home Selling Tips During a Divorce » Next to the possible arrangement for their children, a couple who has decided to live separate lives Read more » Three Ways You Can Pre-Qualify Your Buyers » As a real estate agent, you know that a large number of clients mean more chances of closing a deal Read more » 5 Lies You've Been Told About Productivity » How being overly productive is counterproductive Read more »

This is the NewsGeni.us e-Brief, a collection of the best real estate news and advice in one place. To cancel your subscription, follow this link http://www.newsgeni.us/unsub.php?email=dsoldit.blogpost@blogger.com&s=2080.

©2016 NewsGeni.us, 212 Northstone Pl, Fayetteville, NC 28314. All rights reserved.

The 1000 Phone Call Test + Homebuying Could Become Unaffordable Within Two Years + much more...

885,391 daily readers and growing! February 25, 2016 The 1000 Phone Call Test (I Hope I Don’t Hurt Your Feelings) Earlier this week I had the privilege of talking to one of our Ultimate Website users named Matt Mouser. We were discussing his business plan for next year -- yes, he has a business plan! Because Matt is growing his business the way I’ve taught him, and is having great success I often brag about him and include some of our correspondence in my daily training email blasts. Well as we were talking on the phone Monday, he shared with me that whenever I mention him in one of my articles, he normally gets about half a dozen phone calls from agents around the country wanting to find out that he is real and what he’s doing. Of course he tells them that he generates tons of free leads using the Ultimate Website and Craigslist, and that he follows up on them as quickly as possible. But here’s the part that absolutely floored me: Matt told me that several agents lately, when they’ve heard that he makes over a thousand phone calls to new leads in a year just flat out told him that they just couldn’t do that and immediately lost interest. When he told me, I have to admit that I was dumbfounded. I literally didn’t know what to say. All I hear about from agents is how they don’t have enough business, and yet when you show some of them how to make more leads for free than they can possibly handle and they don’t want to pick up the phone and engage them?! Huh? I don’t even know what to say! So let me try this. To those of you who feel like you can’t make a thousand phone calls... The way you are successful in real estate is the same way you eat an elephant -- one bite at a time. Come on folks -- think about it -- a thousand phone calls a year is not that many. Most of us work about 250 days a year so that translates into making about four phone calls to new customers a day. Is that really too much to ask to earn a six figure income? I know of one very successful real estate coach who used to teach his agents to make one hundred phone calls a day, and all of them cold calls. Have we really gotten so lazy as agents that we can’t find the time to make four phone calls a day to earn $100,000? If you have and I’m referring to you in this article, I’d like you seriously think about another line of work. Real estate is a great business and many of us are willing to work it hard. If you are one of those who’s too “busy” (think lazy) to make a few phone calls to new customers, you really need to rethink your career choice. After all, this is a sales business. There is no easy money, just for wearing your Realtor pin and showing up at the office. On the other hand, if you are one of my readers who isn’t afraid of a little work, you can do what Matt has done. In the last year he’s grown his practice to about four transactions a month and was asking me questions about building a team. And he’s doing that by working hard, making tons of free leads, and actually picking up the phone and talking to them. Oh, and if you are wondering what the Ultimate Website that Matt Mouser uses is all about, there's a link to check it out below. I think Matt's story is so great that I want to help others follow in his footsteps exactly. So I've created a special deal for you. When you use the code below at checkout, you'll get my complete Ultimate Website system, plus you'll also get two extras that will allow you to duplicate what Michael is doing exactly. Promo Code: “MOUSER” (All caps, no quotations) #1 First, with this promo code you'll get a free Craigslist ad. My coaching staff will actually write your first Craigslist ad for you FREE ($150 value). Not a standard classified listing -- a super-charged ad, just like Craig is running, my exact formula that will swarm your website with customers. You supply the new property listing (it can be borrowed) and we'll write a unique, proven, and highly effective Craiglist ad that you can run over and over again for free. #2 You will also get my entire eBook library (a $200 value) free of charge. That's all 10 of my books I've written on how to make a killing in real estate FREE. This include my book Becoming a Mega-Producer where I tell the whole ugly story about how I practically failed out of real estate before becoming the top listing agent in my market. This book includes a blueprint for you to follow to completely automate your advertising. Plus you'll get my nine other training books. And by the way, these are no longer for sale anywhere. The ONLY way to get them currently is through this deal. Or look up price and availability in your area. As always, thanks for reading. Matt Jones Broker/President/CEO FavoriteAgent.com     Matt Jones is the founder and CEO of FavoriteAgent.com, nationally syndicated columnist, broker, and best selling author. He has been profiled by major media outlets as an innovator and a pioneer in the industry, and CNN's Pulse on America claimed he and his company were "changing the way real estate is done in America."

I did not sign up for this #TRENDING Homebuying Could Become Unaffordable Within Two Years » With the right economic conditions, in two years, home affordability could get close to the same level seen before the financial crisis, making it difficult for people to afford a home. Read more » Which Candidate Is Most Likely to Help the Housing Market? » We surveyed home sellers in late January to get their take on the market. Because it's an election Read more » Should You Be Posting Your Listings on Social Media? » Social media is a great means of marketing your real estate listings. Unfortunately, not all real Read more » Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level in Months » The normal long-term mortgage rate in the US fell for the current week for a fourth straight week in Read more » Customers-for-life Still Eluding Many Brokerages » One of the most common goals adopted almost universally by real estate brokerages is also the Read more » Homeowners Continue to Gain Equity » More home owners are unlocking equity, which has pushed the number of underwater properties Read more » ECONOMY 30% of Homes Lost Value Over Last Year » Not all American homes are rising in value. Read more » More Homebuyers Don't Want to Work With Agents » A survey commissioned by online brokerage Redfin of 2,134 Americans finds one in five buyers made an Read more » This Isn't the Next Housing Bubble » Home prices are rising rapidly, but economists are deflating concerns that another "housing bubble" Read more » Cities With the Biggest Rent Increases » Families are facing much bigger rent checks this year -- especially those living in cities in the Read more » Consumer Confidence Soars--Homes and Cars Reaping the Benefits » Consumer confidence surprises many and surges in August, according to today's report from the Read more » Four Real Estate Trends for 2016 » Whether you are buying, selling, or renting, there's no escaping Federal Reserve's anticipated Read more » TECHNOLOGY » Read more » LAW Bank to Pay $33M in Discriminatory Mortgage Settlement » A New Jersey-based bank is paying a nearly $33 million settlement for alleged racial discrimination with its mortgage lending practices. Read more » Judge Admits New Evidence in Realtor Murder Case » A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors could submit evidence obtained Read more » Drone Laws Are Changing » Drone laws are not finalized, and they're changing Read more » Goldman Sachs Reaches $5B Settlement Amid Toxic Bonds Controversy » Goldman Sachs said Thursday that it reached a $5 billion settlement over claims related to toxic Read more » Toronto Real Estate Board Stifling Innovation? » A lawyer for the Competition Bureau says the Toronto Real Estate Board is stifling digital Read more »

Agent Files $100k Suit Against Restaurant for Racial Discrimination » A Washington man has filed a $100,000 lawsuit against Elmer's, a diner chain up in the Northwest, Read more » MARKETING Become a Better Communicator In Your Writing » There's no denying it. It doesn't matter who you are, the type of customer you're trying to reach out to, or what kind of transaction you represent. We can all improve the way we communicate. Read more » 7 Ways Your Body Language Can Get People to Like You » Let your body do the talking Read more » Four Online Strategies to Sell Your Listing » Don't limit your home selling strategies to eye-catching signs and telling friends and family about Read more » Study Reveals Agents are Missing Opportunities in Commerical and Land » A recent survey of real estate purchases by The Entrust Group's self-directed IRA (SIDRA) clients Read more » Write a High Conversion Ad for Social Media » Let's play a game Read more » Write an Ad That Sells » Imagine sitting at your kitchen table, having your cup of coffee and you break open your laptop and Read more » INVESTING How to Start in Real Estate Investing » When brothers Kelly and Chris Edwards bought their first house in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2002, they didn't know much about real estate investing. Read more » Real Estate Tycoon in the Making » Danielle Moy loved to play Monopoly as a kid. Now, collecting as many properties as possible is more Read more »

Send Your Child to College By Investing in Rental Property » College fees have gone up to over $65,000 a year says Troy Onink, a contributor for Forbes. When Read more » Best Investment of 2016? Global Real Estate » According to Forbes, 2016 will likely have equities flat to negative. There are many factors Read more » Invest in Real Estate to Decrease College Costs » Student loan debt approaching is 1.2 trillion dollars and the 2015 graduating class has a larger Read more » 10 Common Mistakes Investors Make » Despite what you may watch on late night TV infomercials, don't expect to "get rich quick" in real Read more » HOW-TO Avoid These Scams Targetting Real Estate Agents » Cybercrime is far more prevalent these days than its ever been before, and with the vast amounts of money involved in real estate transactions, it means that real estate pros, buyers and sellers could Read more » Fatal Realtor Kidnapping Causes Agent Community to Change Safety Procedure » A year ago next week, the search for Beverly Carter, the Arkansas Realtor who had been missing since Read more » 5 Biggest Turnoffs for Homebuyers » If you are on the selling end, there is nothing more important than you need to know than what make Read more » Home Selling Tips During a Divorce » Next to the possible arrangement for their children, a couple who has decided to live separate lives Read more »

Three Ways You Can Pre-Qualify Your Buyers » As a real estate agent, you know that a large number of clients mean more chances of closing a deal Read more » 5 Lies You've Been Told About Productivity » How being overly productive is counterproductive Read more »

This is the NewsGeni.us e-Brief, a collection of the best real estate news and advice in one place. To cancel your subscription, follow this link http://www.newsgeni.us/unsub.php?email=dsoldit.blogpost@blogger.com&s=2079.

©2016 NewsGeni.us, 212 Northstone Pl, Fayetteville, NC 28314. All rights reserved.