The Bengel Blog

A great video below on RE/MAX vs the competition. I urge you to upload to facebook and your youtube channels.

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So you want to show your clients that when it comes to real estate, you’re the expert? Hint: Posting your listings to your Web page or Facebook account isn’t going to impress them. NAR hopes it has a better idea: the Realtor Content Resource.

Simply put, it’s a way to get great content that you can share with your clients however you want to — print, e-mail, Facebook post, your blog, whatever. The content comes from HouseLogic, NAR’s consumer site, and it’s written by journalists and other experts who know their stuff and know how to write about it.

Think of it as an ever-growing library of useful articles that you can use, gratis, to help your clients or simply to show them that you know your stuff too.

A good website (or Facebook page, or blog) is about content. If it’s not interesting, you won’t get people coming back or caring what you have to say.

Here’s an off-the-cuff sample of some of the articles you can grab:

Should You Move or Remodel?
Cleaning House: Secrets of a Truly Deep Clean
Contractor Liability: Are You Covered for Mishaps on Your Property?
Recasting Your Mortgage: Refinancing’s Forgotten Sibling
And how about this: To convince you to at least check out the RCR, when you sign in, you can enter a drawing to win $150 Visa gift cards (weekly) or an Apple iPad (monthly).

Free content, good content, and a chance at some cash money or an iPad. Whatcha waiting for?

Andrew Kantor, VAR

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The Circle of Excellence Awards program is for members of the Hampton Roads REALTORS Association (HRRA) and recognizes the top REALTOR® agents in the Hampton Roads Area.

These top agents have reached a high level of achievement set forth by rigorous criteria and guidelines, through professionalism, due diligence, customer care and attention, and a strong knowledge of the real estate industry.

Congratulations to the following RE/MAX Allegiance Circle of Excellence Award winners!

Lamar Raker – Silver
Bryant DeLapp – Silver
Lisa Saunders – Bronze
Lynn Hume – Bronze
Karen Darden – Bronze
Mark Rusnak – Bronze
Bob Smith – Bronze
Christy Talbert – Bronze
Judy Reed Team – #1 Large Team – Platinum
Linda Fox Jarvis Team – Large Team Silver

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Congratulations to the following individuals and teams for ranking in the RE/MAX Top 100 for 2010!

Individuals
6. Willie Colston, Virginia Beach
20. Tom Buerger, Georgetown

Teams
9. Nellis Group, Burke
39. Tom Faison, Capitol Hill
61. Todd Norris, Capitol Hill

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