I was driving some of our clients around for a home tour today, when we came across the following two handwritten signs. A disgruntled customer had posted these huge handwritten signs at the northbound entrance to I-5 in Seattle at both NE 45th St and NE 50th St. Clearly someone is not happy with their [...]
Archive | February, 2009
TechFlash Guest Post: Free hot dogs and other startup marketing tricks
We have a guest post on the Seattle technology news site TechFlash. I share some of the marketing tips and tricks that have been working for us as a startup. Check out the link below: TechFlash Guest Post: Free hot dogs and other startup marketing tricks
A frenzy of buyer activity
It is no secret that we are currently in a buyer’s market. Home inventory is high and it is taking a much longer time to sell than it used to. Buyers are in a better position to negotiate and ask for discounts and usually don’t have to worry about competing with another offer. However, in [...]
Our Love/Hate Relationship with Open Houses
There are a variety of ways to market a home that is for sale. One that immediately comes to mind is having your agent host an open house. In our market that mostly happens for a few hours on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Another variation is called a “broker’s open house”, which usually happens [...]
