Coach Dan Foster

Please join me on Thursday, August 26th at 10AM as I interview the senior leadership team of Prudential Northwest Properties and Columbia Mortgage. We will discuss the challenges and opportunities in today’s market, the importance of a business vision and a clearly defined strategy, as well as the real estate market forecast for the remainder of this year and into 2011.

The federal government hopes to help low-down-payment home buyers, investors who fix up foreclosures, and communities burdened with too many bank-owned and foreclosed homes — all with one potentially far-reaching policy change.

As you know I try to send out as many news articles as I can that provide a positive message on the economy and market. The article I am sending today is not one of those. However, it is one that we all need to be aware of because we cannot put our heads in the sand in times like these. Your clients will most likely see this article because the NEWS always seems to focus on the negative side of things. As trusted advisors it is our responsibility to be able to speak truth about the market no matter what the conditions and to provide action plans for our clients to achieve their goals.

Join us for another engaging panel discussion on September 24th from 10am to 11am. We will be speaking to agents from across the company about their plan to finish the year strong and start 2010 off right. Your peers will be sharing their high payoff activities and business generation ideas that are proving to be successful. You’ll walk away with ideas and action plans to implement over the next 90 days so that you too can Finish the Year Strong!

Washington, September 01, 2009 – Source NAR Contract activity for pending home sales has risen for six straight months, a pattern not seen in the history of the index since it began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,1 a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in July, [...]