How to Write a Love Letter and Energize Sales

Valentine’s Day is an ideal time to tell your clients that you love them! Learn how to write a love letter that engenders client loyalty and encourages additional sales. Handwritten note expert, Vanessa Lowry, shares success stories, helps you create a custom message for your business and provides you with 8 note cards on which […]

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Mortgage Rates Continue Falling to Record Lows

Daily Real Estate News  | January 9, 2009  | For the fourth consecutive week, mortgage rates have fallen to all-time lows. The 30-year mortgage rates averaged 5.01 percent this week, which is a drop from last week’s 5.1 percent. Last year at this time, rates averaged 5.87 percent. “Interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell for the […]

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4 Reasons Why Online Home Buyers Need You

Daily Real Estate News  | January 9, 2009  | Home shopping online has become a mainstream way for the public. But going shopping alone – without the help of a professional – can become a huge handicap for home buyers. Here are four reasons why home-shoppers need the help of a real estate professional. Searching only online […]

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Banks Offer Mortgage Rates Below 5 Percent

Daily Real Estate News  | January 8, 2009  | The Federal Reserve earlier this week began purchasing $500 billion of mortgage securities backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. The move, to bolster the crippled residential property market, has resulted in some of the nation’s biggest banks–including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & […]

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4 Things to Consider When Picking a Floor Plan

Daily Real Estate News  | January 7, 2009  | Factors that dictate what floor plan will work best for a home buyer include how old their children are, how they entertain, and whether they have pets, says Jeff Benach, a principal with Lexington Homes in the Chicago area. Here are some issues Benach suggests considering when buying […]

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10 Tips for Generating Buyer Interest

Daily Real Estate News  | January 7, 2009  | Distraught sellers who need to generate more interest in house that has been languishing on the market for months should consider 10 steps from MSNBC financial guru Laura T. Coffey Can the clutter. Pack up knickknacks, pictures, piles of paper and furniture that makes the place look crowded. […]

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10 Tips for Generating Buyer Interest

Daily Real Estate News  | January 7, 2009  | Distraught sellers who need to generate more interest in house that has been languishing on the market for months should consider 10 steps from MSNBC financial guru Laura T. Coffey Can the clutter. Pack up knickknacks, pictures, piles of paper and furniture that makes the place look crowded. […]

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Report Recognizes NAR’s Future-Looking Efforts

Daily Real Estate News  | January 7, 2009  | A widely read annual report on real estate industry trends named NAR one of its top 10 trendsetters for 2008 in recognition of the association’s initiative to keep sales associates and brokers central to home sales into the future. “As we reflect on all of NAR’s accomplishments on […]

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Live the Fantasy – In Costa Rica

We are working on a great project in Costa Rica.  Here is a little information on Exclusive Costa Rica. Exclusive Costa Rica (ECR) is an international marketing and sales company, specializing in the promotion of exclusive real estate developments and projects in Costa Rica and expanding markets. Our differentiating characteristic includes our complete self-sufficiency; we […]

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Our New Business Directory

Please check out our New Business Directory.  We have included all of the Professionals that we have a personal relationship with.  These Professionals have either engaged our clients or our team.  We are proud of these Associations and feel good about putting our name to them.   Click on The Providence Group’s “BUSINESS DIRECTORY” Link. Please […]

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