You can bank on the budget model

Although market conditions change, the fundamental models and systems set forth in The Millionaire Real Estate Agent don’t. “Hold your money accountable, Play ‘red light, green light.’” You hear those words a lot when talking about the Budget Model, but the real questions is: are you adhering to it?

Watch “An MREA Moment” featuring Gary Keller and Jay Papasan to find out how to direct your dollars wisely.

Send the right news at the right time

Do your clients know?

• Mortgage rates for Aug. 2009 are at 5.25 percent, down from 6.5 percent the same time last year.
• Affordability remains favorable with the median mortgage payments requiring just 16 percent of the average income.
• Home sales are up 17 percent from July 2009, boosting the median home price for June up 3.6 percent to $181,000.
• Get more stats plus tips for making the most out of the buyers market from mortgage industry expert, Tommy Nelms in August’s This Month in Real Estate.
  
  Watch it now and then send it out to your database!

Find success in a distressed market

Finding business in this real estate market doesn’t have to be a guessing game. Listen to an interview between Gary Keller and Peter Middleton, associate with the La Jolla, Calif. market center, to find out what Middleton means when he says he’s getting back-to-basics.
Gary and Peter also discuss:

Ground Campaigns
Pay-per-click lead generation tactics
Search Engine Optimization
Advertising expenditures

Click here to listen to this 20-minute call. Click here to see what else is new on Agent Mountain.

eAgentC IDX enhancements

The Keller Williams Realty Service Center and WolfNet Technologies have been hard at work to sharpen your Website's home search capabilities.

Here's what's new:
Grid Layout. Consumers will now have a better view of their search results as our new grid layout allows for more listings to be displayed.
Open Price Range. Consumers can now enter their own custom price range instead of using the default drop-down selection, allowing for a more precise property search.
Quick Refine of Property Search. By using the new quick refine option directly next to their search results, consumers can change search criteria without starting over.
Instant Property Count. When searching for property, the number of matching results will display and update as criteria is changed, allowing consumers to narrow or broaden in their search from the very beginning.

Calling all social media mavens!

Between Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, the opportunity to find and cultivate business online has increased dramatically. So tell us: have you seen an increase in your bottom line as a result of all your tweets, posts and general online networking?

Click here to tell us!