Don’t Panic About the Market

You may have heard dire news about the real estate market, but it’s not as desperate as you may have been told.

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What does the future hold for buyers and sellers in our real estate market? Recently, you may have heard that the sky is falling, but it’s not. On the contrary, the future's still bright. Unfortunately, we do expect a housing shortage, and that will cause housing prices to continue to rise throughout 2020. We expect appreciation rates to be around 5%, which is a slight drop compared to what we’ve seen in previous years.

The beginning of the year is when people tend to think about their goals and these sometimes include real estate. It’s always good to be as prepared as possible for when it’s time to pull the trigger. If you plan on selling in April or May, you should start fixing things up around the house now so you don’t have to do it all at once right before listing. If you’re considering buying soon, talk to a lender now. It never hurts to be prepared.

If you have any questions about real estate, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send an email. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

What’s the Best Way to Make Sure Your Listing Is Seen?

Our team uses a variety of aggressive marketing strategies to ensure our clients find buyers. Here are just a few of them.

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Today, let’s talk about how to aggressively market your home.

First, why is it important to be aggressive when it comes to marketing your home? Most homes that sell for high prices typically sell in the first 30 days, so it’s very important that you market the property to increase the amount of traffic onto your property within that time in order to bolster your chance of getting the highest price.

The more homebuyers who come to look at your home, the better your chances are of getting a good offer quickly, meaning more money for you.

Here are some tips and tricks we at the Michael Kaim Team use to promote properties:

1. Internet. Today, 90% of all buyers start their search online before even getting out to look at properties. Make sure that your home is exposed on all the major sites as a featured listing. Getting featured-listing status is easy with our team because we sign up as a Zillow premier agent, and our listings stick out like a sore thumb. Websites like Zillow, Trulia, Homes.com, and Realtor.com are our top four sites that will expose your home right at the beginning of your listing period.

2. Professional photography. When you list the property for sale, you’ll want to make sure that the house is staged properly so that it looks great in photographs, which also ties back into maintaining a strong online presence.

3. Direct mailing and print advertisements. We have ads in every major news publication, so we’ll capture all the buyers who don’t search online. Additionally, we send out “just-listed” postcards to your area, which would tell your neighbors that the house is for sale. We can also post signs in your front yard to alert passers-by.

4. Email blasts. We can send out emails to not only the top producers in the industry, but also to our database of 20,000 buyers and sellers that we have registered on our site.

Between all of these marketing tools, we’re sure to find you prospective buyers. If you have any questions, you can always reach me by phone or email. Make it a great day!

Fall and Winter: Underrated Selling Seasons

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When fall rolls around, a lot of people decide it's time to take their home off the market if it hasn't sold, and wait until spring. Although this is the conventional way of thinking in the real estate business, it doesn't mean that it's absolute or definitive. 

We are here today to tell you that the real estate business just doesn't stop. In fact, there are a lot of advantages to keeping your home on the market during the latter part of the year. Here are 3 of them:

1. Less competition

 There will be a lot of homes that come off the market in the next few weeks as it gets colder. In the fall selling season, there is a reduced amount of inventory, resulting in less competition

2. More effective showings

 In the fall and winter, showings are extremely efficient. People won't just be walking through a house during the cold winter season with snow on the ground if they aren't serious buyers. 

3. You get a better price

 Every year, without fail, we get offers in November and December, typically from people who sold their home and are needing to buy now. As a result of low inventory, they will pay good money for a good home that they like, most often near asking price. 

If you have any questions about selling your home in the fall or winter, or anything else real estate related, give us a call or send us an email. We'd be glad to help!

Improve Your Real Estate Career With This Amazing Opportunity

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Do you feel like your talents as a real estate agent are being underutilized? How much better do you think you could perform if you were negotiating 30-40 offers per week?  How about if you went on 10-15 listing presentations every week as well? I have an opportunity for you to do exactly this.

I am currently hiring a full-time licensed Realtor as an apprentice to work side by side with me to teach you the ins and outs of this business. This isn't your typical part-time apprenticeship. It's a full time position with salary and opportunities for bonuses

As an apprentice your responsibilities will include going on listing presentations with me and on my behalf. You will also be negotiating and writing offers for my clients, as well as prospecting and doing lead generations every  day. I'm not looking for a typical agent, however. The person who gets this job will need to have a lot of ambition. Somebody that is organized and carries themselves like a true professional.

This apprenticeship will last anywhere between 6 and 12 months, after which I will transition you to a full time sales position within my team. This is an opportunity you will not want to miss out on. The last two people we had in this position did between 4 and 5 million dollars in sales their first year!

If you are looking to take your career to the next level, give me a call at  (440)974-0404. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity!

Looking for Qualified Real Estate Professionals in Cleveland/Akron and Northeast Ohio

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We Need Qualified Real Estate Professionals like You...

 

Today I am going to reach out to all the realtors in the Northwest Ohio area because our team is broadening. Since being announced as the #1 Team in Volume Sold by the Ohio Association of Realtors, we have been adding professionals to our teams in Akron, and also the East side and the West side.

I have come up with 6 reasons why you should become part of our team:

1. Intense Training: We train our agents on listing and buyer presentations. This is the foundation for our home-selling success.
2. Lead Generation: We get thousands of leads through our door every year, and this is also a huge reason for our success. As an agent for our team, you will be equipped to sell with the leads that we provide.
3. Less Paperwork: We have a full time closing staff, and two full time listing coordinators that work with our team. This allows you as a salesperson to focus on your job and succeed while doing.
4. Comradery: We're constantly holding team contests and trying to develop synergy within our team. We want to function like a well-oiled machine, and working together is essential to providing a fluid service to our clients.
5. Professional Real Estate Coaching: We are members of two different real estate coaching programs, which allows us to stay on top of market trends within the ever-shifting field of real estate.
6. Minimal Costs: There are very minimal costs to run your own team of real estate agents. No desk fees, lockbox fees, sign fees, or copy fees.

To take your business and your career to the next level, please contact us at (440) 974-0404 or go to: www.themichaelkaimteam.com.

If you're in Akron or Northeast Ohio we look forward to speaking with you!