The latest issue of the RMLS™ Market Action for June 2009 shows increases in accepted offers, closed sales and a decrease in inventory in several regions. Accepted Offers The five county Portland Metro Area saw a month-over-month increase in pending sales (8.4% comparing June 2009 with June 2008) for the first time since December 2006. Pending sales also […]
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Alleged Foreign Phone Number Scam Targets Real Estate Agents
Categories: Realtor Safety
We’ve received reports of an alleged scam targeted at real estate agents. In this particular case, an e-mail is sent to the agent & the sender says that they want to schedule a showing, but that they want the agent to call them at their foreign phone number because they are only checking e-mail periodically. […]
Lockbox Activity – Halfway Through 2009
Categories: Lockbox, Market Trends, Statistics
As you know, we’ve been tracking the number of times RMLS™ subscribers open Supra lockboxes in Oregon and Washington. Here’s how it looks mid-way through 2009. In Oregon, May was the high point with nearly 109,000 opens. For the year so far, total, there were 520,900 lockbox opens. The same held true in Southern Washington, […]
Supra Lockbox Stats – Updated Through 6-28
Categories: Lockbox, Market Trends, Statistics
Comparing Supra lockbox openings by RMLS™ subscribers between June 15, 2009 and June 28, 2009 there was a 7.7% increase in Oregon and a 1.4% increase in Washington from the previous week. Click the chart for a larger view (Oregon, left; Washington, right)
Agents: How Upcoming Map Upgrades Can Help You
Categories: RMLSweb
I think one of the coolest things about our upcoming release for mapping on RMLSweb is that you’ll be able to save custom Map Ranges & use them in several different searches (including Advanced Search, Hotsheet Search, Open House Search, Broker/MLS Tour Search, Actual Expired Search and Prospecting). What does that mean to you, though? […]
Pending Sales Continue to Increase in Clark County
Categories: Market Trends
One of the most interesting statistics I saw in the latest issues of Market Action was the increase of pending sales compared to May 2008 in Clark County. This was the second month in a row that the number of pending sales rivaled that of the same time period a year ago. This is good […]
Surviving Social Media
Categories: Events
Just wanted to quickly plug an upcoming event hosted by PMAR on June 8: “Internet Networking Survival Skills”. David Gibbons from Zillow will share his experience with social media and help you learn how to avoid common pitfalls. Natalie and I, along with a few other folks from the team attended REBarCamp PDX (Real Estate […]