Real Estate

The auction of the 29 remaining condos for sale (out of 58 total units) in downtown Oceanside was a tremendous success. Multiple bidders on all 29 caused prices to rise above the opening bids, which ranged from $295,000 for 1,947sf in the back, to $625,000 for 2,500sf on the top floor, with full obstructable ocean view – for now. The vacant lot across the street can be built up to the same height, and block views.

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Watson Realty Corp.’s Wendell Davis discusses the Florida housing worries.

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Office Meetings
Monday 9:30am (Downtown Office 9:00am)

In addition to the latest industry & company updates, here is what’s happening at your office meetings this week:

NW Office – Special guest Nina Bhasin from CDIC (Condo Document Inspection Centre)

Downtown Office – A review of the 2009 CREB Forecast & Tradeshow

NE Office – New CIR “Do Not Call List” policy and unique online system

South Office – Special guest Pro Tax to explain business and personal tax planning

This Year’s Going to Be Different (Belief Re-Patterning)
Presented by Suze Casey (Founder of Belief Re-Patterning)
Tuesday, January 27 9:30am – 12:30pm
How do you change or shift the beliefs that cause the behaviour that limits you, and consciously create the beliefs and behaviours that support the life and the reality you desire? Suze will take the group through her innovative and powerful Belief Re-patterning™ process to set you up for success. This session is a MUST ATTEND for anyone looking to take their lives to another level.

Belief Re-patterning™ addresses this question through a safe, practical and efficient method of releasing beliefs that have limited you. This technique is a synthesis of psychology, energy work, kinesthetics, an understanding of brain development and learning styles and positive thinking strategies.

Check out a 5 min video with more information:
http://www.whatdoyouwantinstead.com
Click here to register:
http://www.cirrealty.ca/Realtors/Intranet/events/EventSignUp.cir?id=35

CIR Systems Orientation for Realtors New to the Company
Presented by Chris Mortenson
Tuesday, January 27 2:00pm – 4:00pm
CIR is second to none in the tools, support and systems that are offered to our Realtors. You will receive a 2hr overview of some of the key items that CIR offers through your own personalized Virtual Office, and where you can find pretty much everything you need to conduct business efficiently and effectively.

Dwayne Groome Free Introduction (Quality Hotel Airport)
Presented by Dwayne Groome
Wednesday, January 28 10:00am – 1:00pm (Coffee 9:30am)
Learn How To:

1. Book more listing appointments
2. Generate leads – 10 ways
3. Control the listing appointment
4. Handle objections
5. Protect and increase your commissions
6. Master your attitude and manage time
7. Balance your personal and professional life

Quality Hotel Calgary Airport (Salon A – Main Floor)
4804 Edmonton Trail NE, Calgary, AB
Coffee 9:30, Seminar 10am – 1pm

To register visit:
http://www.dwaynegroome.com/free_training

Western Connection Realtor Conference (Banff Springs)
Presented by Lindsey Smith
Thursday – Saturday, January 29 – 31 
This upcoming weekend we are off to Banff for the annual Western Connection Realtor Conference. It’s going to be an exciting weekend with great speakers, some powerful networking, and lots of fun. If you are registered, we look forward to seeing you there!

Visit the official site below for complete details:
http://www.banffwesternconnection.com/default.htm

Additional Notes
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Back by Popular Demand!!
Top Producer Mentor Program – Ruth Butler

Ruth will be talking about her personal, inspiring, 30 year real estate journey. A journey that has lead to great success! This session is highly recommended!
February 12
2:00pm-4:00pm
Click Here to Register
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February CIR University & Events Calendar
The new calendar will be posted on Monday. Check it out to plan your schedule for some incredible courses and events.
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Do Not Call List (DNCL)
CIR continues to be the most proactive brokerage in the city, and now has a system built into your Virtual Office to check phone numbers against the new DNCL.
Visit the “What’s New At CIR” section for details
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The Door Will Be Locked

During courses, there will be two circumstances in which the Training Centre will be locked:

1. When the room is full.

2. 10 minutes into the presentation (at the discretion of the presenter).

Thank you very much for your understanding as we are committed to bringing you the best training experience possible.

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Welcome to to the weekly CIR University & Training Update for January 19th, 2009

Office Meetings
Monday 9:30am (Downtown Office 9:00am)

Dont forget to attend your Monday meetings. Its a great chance to keep up on developments in the market and discover new opportunities in your business.

Intro to Online Marketing (Setting Yourself Apart)
Presented by Lindsey Smith & Justin Havre
Monday, January 19 2:00pm – 3:30pm
What can websites, email campaigns, blogs, social networking and other online marketing tools do for your business? Or if
you want to know what the heck some of these are. Then you will want to attend this session to get an overview of some of
the key components of online marketing and learn some simple steps to get started ASAP.
A Professional Look at Your Business Plan
Presented by Tamara Nelson (B.Comm, MBA, Ph.D.)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:30am – 11:30am
When Tamara (an MBA & Ph.D) offered to give us her thoughts on professional business plans we jumped at the chance.
Understanding the key principles of an effective business plan will not only help your business stay on track, but can also
help you use the same principles for creating plans for professional/business clients, and much more. If you have an
existing plan, bring it out to review as you go, and if you have nothing then you cant afford not to attend.

Presentation by “Top Producer” Software
Tuesday, January 20 9:30am – 11:30am
Top Producers unified systems streamline the necessary chores, and provide you with marketing systems to create favorable
first and lasting impressions to new prospects and your entire sphere of influence.

CREB Forecast Conference & Tradeshow
Wednesday, January 21 7:30am – 6:00pm
Visit the official site below for complete details:
http://www.crebforecast.com

Hands-On Presentation Skills (Listing & Buyers)
Presented by Lindsey Smith
Thursday, January 22 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Hands On means get ready to interact and have some fun in this session. Did you know that the best presenters in the
world do the same things to deliver an impactful presentation? Based on principles taught and practiced by the most
effective trainers in the world, we will discuss how you can add enormous impact to your presentations and keep your
clients completely engaged through the entire process. If you have a listing or buying, or other presentation that you use,
bring it. If not, no problem.

CIR Top Producer Mentor Program – Top Rookies Forum
Presented by Panel of 2008’s Top Rookies
Friday, January 23 9:30am – 11:30am

Imagine entering into one of the slowest real estate markets in recent years, starting a new business as a Realtor, and
then THRIVING! The question everyone needs to ask is HOW?? We are very proud to have a panel of CIRs top rookies who will
be telling us about how they built their businesses and succeeded during these turbulent times. Bring something to write
with in order to capture some new inspiration and perhaps what your business may need a little bit more of.

Click here to register:
http://www.cirrealty.ca/Realtors/Intranet/events/EventSignUp.cir?id=34

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Facing Foreclosure on Your Real Estate Mortgage, Short Sale & Loan Modification are Alternatives. Hire an Expert Short Sale Negotiator, Experienced Real Estate Agent. Go To http://RealEstateMarketingThisWeek.com

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Short Sale and Loan Modification; Make sure you Work with an Expert

Were just going to go ahead if we could and just jump right into the short sale information. Jeri, again thank you so much for taking the time to be with us. What is the name of your firm?

Our group is Dream Vesting Group and our brokerage is Keller Williams Arizona Realty.

So that is great, licensed agents with Keller Williams and I know the two of you and I know of your history and we will talk a little bit more about that, but you have been working together for awhile. You and I had a chance to speak about the short sales and your success rate, very, very impressive proven results always helps. So the natural first question for those that are listening today. What is a short sale exactly?

A short sale is a property sale where the bank or lender agrees to accept less than what is owed to them. So the bank is agreeing to take a loss on the sale of your property, and I like what you said earlier about not trusting a loan modification or a short sale to just anybody, you definitely dont want to be the guinea pig and you dont want to approach the bank yourself and ask them to please take a loss because you need to sell your home.

And that is one of the things that is funny nowadays. I know people have seen them pop up all over the town, the ugly yellow bill boards all over the place. Advertising on the radio about loan modifications and they have 100% success rate, all kinds of these different things. The same thing with short sales, you actually have a process and you have a lot of experience doing it, you know the ins and the outs and this isnt a part time job this is a fulltime job.

Absolutely is a fulltime more than fulltime job, the last three Sundays I have been on the phones with lenders when they are open, one of them has a call center in India. I have been on the phone from 10 oclock at night until Midnight and again at 6am with the same lender trying to stop foreclosure.

Well that is good that you have the time, Take the time to do that. I am sorry that you have to work that many hours but you know Kalyn, is it not true that the sooner we get through all of these short sales and loan modifications the better off were all going to be anyway right?

Absolutely, a lot of people ask, what does it take? Who should be considering a short sale? If youre late on your mortgage currently, if your mortgage has adjusted, if you can no longer afford your monthly payment, if you foresee yourself not being able to afford your monthly payments, any of these instances plus several more, you should definitely be sitting down with someone and talking about your options which would be most likely a short sale or loan modification.

Yes the last thing anyone wants, and I mean anyone, is a foreclosure, that is the last resort. Nobody wants a foreclosure; you dont want it on your record, you dont want to have to deal with that. Its a very public event, a foreclosure is, the banks dont want you to foreclose and that is probably why they are so willing to work with you would you say? Absolutely the banks dont want the home back no matter what they tell you.

Exactly and on the loan modification side people try on their own to do this and its true that people can actually do a loan modification on their own but there are so many pitfalls and its just not something you want to try on your own. Surely you dont want to try a short sale on your own. So Jeri let me ask you this, what are some of the main objections?

The main objection that we hear from most of our clients is the cost to them, they already cant afford the payment on their mortgage or they wouldnt be in that particular situation 9 times out of 10 and so they are concerned about cost. Most people have already resigned themselves to the fact that they are losing their home and they dont want to spend any more money on it.

The good news is in a short sale you dont have to spend anymore money, all of the costs are absorbed by the bank. They agree to lose more money basically, so there is no realtor fees and the majority of the time we can negotiate an as is contract so if there are repairs that need to be made they dont come to you and ask you to do it, its just factored into the cost. So its very effective for homeowners.

And again it keeps them from going into foreclosure. They get to stay in the house and they get to save whatever is left of their dignity, some people take it very pride fully as well. So Kalyn, the second most common objection is?

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Produced by Realty.com. Lean more about the San Francisco housing market including average home price, average income, and the local tax rate.

To gain access to property listings including the MLS, for sale by owners (FSBO), foreclosures, and more, visit http://www.realty.com .

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Rockaway Beach real estate informaition for Colse-Up News

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The Indian realty story is back on the growth path. That’s the view of global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle.

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MLS #: 29044658
Lovely Dutch Colonial with sweeping view of lake and mountains. This home sits high up off of street in a privates oasis. The secret garden will delight as one meanders up the walk way. Home has been completely renovated, come see the light filled spaces…grand entry featuring leaded glass windows, elegant living room, dining room and kitchen is a chef’s delight! 3 BR up, 1.75 BA up, wine cellar, media room, office and guestroom on lower level. Two car detached garage.

Listing is courtesy of Coldwell Banker Bain.
Visit http://www.BethToomey.com to learn more or schedule a private showing.

Shot and Edited by Petit Robot Media-
Seattle based graphic design, video production and seo firm.
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At over two dollars to the British pound, investors are picking up American properties at bargain prices. With Florida being the most popular destination for investors overseas, The Global Real Estate Team recognize the value of securing an Established Relationship with a Fully Staffed British mortgage company in place for their UK investors, that specialize in providing a variety of Florida mortgage options to investors and 2nd home buyers wishing to finance a Florida property of almost any type. The full service foreign exchange martgage company provides The Global Real Estate Team and their Client, UK sterling, US dollar or Multi Currency based mortgages depending on the clients individual circumstances along with repayment options in multiple currencies to eliminate the complications of foreign exchange rates. You no longer have to be a savvy investor to acquire your Floridian Dream vacation home or investment property. Let The Global Real Estate Team guide you with all of your Foreign Real Estate needs here in Florida. For more information on any of these great Florida property’s or Florida’s real estate investment opportunities please email Jodi Wallis and the Global Real Estate Team. They also invite you to view the listings that have been featured on the television show “This Week In Real Estate”.

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