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Top Producers for August 2013

Lona Murphy of Help-U-Sell Select Real Estate, Eugene, Oregon — Help-U-Sell Select Real Estate, owned by Lona Murphy, had 11 closed sides in August.

August’s top offices fought head to head, with two two-way ties and a photo finish for first place.

1) On top with 15 closed sides, Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties assisted four buyers and nine sellers and completed one dual-sided transaction.

2) Help-U-Sell Detwiler Realty, in Carlisle, Penn., had 14 closed sides, consisting of five buyer sides, seven seller sides and one dual-sided transaction.

3) Utah’s Help-U-Sell Legacy tied for third place with 11 closed sides: three buyer sides, six seller sides and one dual-sided transaction.

3) Help-U-Sell Select Real Estate‘s 11 closed sides were two buyer sides, five seller sides and two dual-sided transactions. The office is based out of Eugene, Ore.

4) Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate closed 10 sides, eight of which were seller sides. The Waynesboro, Va., office had one dual-sided transaction.

4) Rounding out the top offices for August, Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty, located in Chambersburg, Penn., had 10 closed sides made up of three buyer sides and seven seller sides.

Last month, three of our offices closed transactions on properties that sold for more than $1 million. Congratulations to Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties, Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties and Help-U-Sell East Bay.

[Figures as of September 10, 2013.]

Help-U-Sell Real Estate Featured in Investing Publication

John Powell of Help-U-Sell Galleria Realty was interviewed for the Investing in Real Estate publication.

Help-U-Sell Real Estate is featured in a new publication called “Investing in Real Estate.” Produced as an independent supplement to USA Today, it was distributed in select markets, including Phoenix, the Carolinas, Los Angeles and DC/Baltimore.

Help-U-Sell Galleria Realty‘s John Powell offered advice for investors who are looking for a representative in the article titled “Game of Homes: Finding Your Agent.” One of Powell’s pieces of wisdom: “Remember that your Realtor’s market knowledge affects whether or not you make a good investment.”

We also have an advertisement in the publication that promotes Market Sketch, our new real-time, local data tool.

Regardless of your location, you can view and download the entire publication online. Feel free to share it on your social media accounts and with your clients.

Help-U-Sell Real Estate Develops Real-Time Market Statistics Tool

Help-U-Sell Real Estate has launched a new tool that provides home buyers and sellers real-time information about their local real estate markets.

Called Market Sketch, the tool uses local Multiple Listing Service data to display statistics such as median list prices, average square footage, days on market, and total inventory for the selected city. Users can also choose to view statistics by property type, including land, multifamily and single-family. Once enough data have been collected, users will be able to customize the time frame. Charts compare the number of properties sold per month and the median price per square foot, among other facts.

Help-U-Sell Real Estate's new Market Sketch statistics tool — Help-U-Sell Real Estate's new Market Sketch tool displays real-time local real estate information, including days on market and total inventory.

In addition to graphs and charts, written sections explain the status of the local real estate market. Brokers can personalize certain elements, and the office’s contact information is included.

Brokers will be able to send the information to their buyers and sellers via a direct link, and users can register to receive their local Market Sketch via a monthly email. If the broker wishes to use Market Sketch as a lead-generation registration tool, he or she can opt to require registration before a user can view the most recent statistics.

The broker’s current listings are displayed in the right-hand column to encourage users to browse properties for sale. Dynamic interest rate charts, and daily mortgage and interest rate news show up below the current listings.

See an example of Market Sketch on Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties’ site.

Top Producers for July 2013

Matt Kellam, broker/owner of Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty — Matt Kellam's office, Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty, closed 12 transaction sides in July.

The dog days of summer didn’t slow down our top-producing offices in July.

1) Still holding down #1, Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties finished the month with a sweet 16 closed sides. Two were buyer sides, 10 were seller sides, and two were dual-sided transactions.

2) Help-U-Sell Detwiler Realty, in Carlisle, Penn., had 14 closed sides: one buyer, seven seller, and three dual-sided transactions.

3) Also in Pennsylvania, Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty wrapped up July with a dozen closed sides, consisting of nine buyer sides, one seller side, and one dual-sided transaction.

4) Help-U-Sell Grein Group, serving Stafford, Va., closed 10 sides. The breakdown was three buyer sides, five seller sides and one dual-sided transaction.

Congratulations! We can’t wait to see what you all accomplish this month!

[Figures as of August 6, 2013.]

A Testimonial for Testimonials

Help-U-Sell Real Estate Testimonials — Help-U-Sell Real Estate is making it easier for its franchisees to localize their testimonials pages.

Word of mouth, especially in the service sector, has always been one of the top ways people make buying decisions. In this information age where it’s so easy to share reviews, word of mouth is more important than ever.

Testimonials can and do bring new clients to Help-U-Sell Real Estate brokers regularly. Help-U-Sell Federal City Realty’s Marc Dosik reports that he has acquired buyers and sellers through the power of positive reviews on Yahoo! and Zillow, to name two. Steve Vincent, broker/owner of Help-U-Sell Triad Realty, posts his testimonials to his Facebook business page, and sometimes his clients write their testimonials directly on his page.

Each of our franchisees have a Testimonials page on the broker site, as well. Many are still populated with the national testimonials provided by the home office. We strongly encourage localizing this page with your clients singing your praises, but we know this is easier said than done. To help our brokers get more local feedback, we are working on creating an automated email that will send out a testimonial request form to a seller as soon as the transaction is marked “closed” in the Office Management System. Once the form is filled out and sent back, the broker can review the response and make any necessary changes before posting it on the Testimonials page.

We plan to have this completed in time for the Success Summit in October.

Tell us your success stories that came from testimonials.