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Yes… FINALLY a post for us Android Lovers! I know it seems that we live in an Apple World but believe it or not Android users outnumber iPhone users. Android’s market share in Q2 of 2011 was 39%, Apple’s was 28%. So take that Apple! Below is a list of my favorite Android apps for [...]
Below is a list of the Top 11 apps that I used nearly every single day this year. There is a mix of personal and professional here, so I had to be painfully strict with which ones made the cut. Here we go: 1. Evernote Seriously, this is my NUMBER ONE MOST USED APP. I [...]
It was just before Christmas, when 2 friends in high tech, Were chatting in their cubicles, as conflicted as heck. They argued back and forth “Should we buy, should we rent?” Then one said “Where is the postcard that Bain Realtor sent?” There on the card was the home of their dreams, And offered at [...]
What is YOUR online tone? This video post was inspired by a recent radio show. Share the next 2:33 with me as I impart my thoughts on the importance of paying attention to the TONE in your online stream through questions like: What have YOU been posting on Facebook, Twitter or your blog lately? Are [...]
Recently, the name sake of Coldwell Banker Bain, William A. Bain, passed away at age 88. Brokers who personally knew Mr. Bain have stopped by my office this week to reminisce about the man and his leadership, and particular phrases have cropped up again and again; “A TRUE gentleman” “honest” “fair” “kind” “a man of [...]
Niche Opportunity – Rentals/Investors/Management As Property Managers for Coldwell Banker Bain, we lease and manage single family residences, individual condo units and small apartment complexes in the greater Puget Sound region, which includes Seattle, Tacoma, Federal Way, Lynnwood & Anacortes/Oak Harbor. Today our management portfolio has grown to over 500 individual properties. We work with [...]
2011 has been “the turnaround year” for our brokers, their customers, our employees. Not only have our brokers sold more homes for more sellers and with more buyers than the last 4 years but we’ve also added to our CBBain and CBSeal family with new offices in Bellingham, Anacortes and Longview and our new Coldwell Banker Bain [...]
WHY NOT NOW? Every year around this time, I hear “the holidays are coming” repeated approximately every three minutes, by real estate brokers looking for an excuse to stop “working”….and by working, I mean “prospecting”, “listing homes” and “showing homes” (it gets dark earlier, have you noticed?) For several reasons I would like to dispel [...]
Recently, I was chatting with Mike Grady (President of CBBain) about the differences between the Greater Seattle housing market this year and last. We were talking because the NWMLS had just released their market stats for October, and three things really stood out. First, the inventory of homes for sale in King County was down substantially year over [...]
This special guest post from our education partners, The Rockwell Institute. If you’ve taken Rockwell’s courses or have a few years of experience under your belt, you know that ignoring real estate “red flags” is a good way to get yourself into trouble. Real estate red flags are often related to the property itself—those water stains [...]
