2010 Ralph Burnet Scholarship Recipients Announced

Each year, the Ralph Burnet Scholarship is offered locally to graduating high school seniors who are the son or daughter of a Coldwell Banker Burnet Home Services sales associate or full-time employee. The scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, and scores on college entrance exams. The program awards one-time scholarships to attend an accredited post-secondary educational institution. Read More

The Thing: Interactive Market Analytics Tool Unveiled in Twin Cities Housing Market

MAAR just launched “The Thing,” a new interactive market analytics tool for local real estate, making housing market data easier than ever to explore and dissect. The new interactive tool, available at http://thething.mplsrealtor.com/, will simplify the sometimes-arduous task of interpreting housing market statistics. Users can still print reports as with prior products, but now you can pull up charts without loading a PDF document, email them and share them via several social media outlets. Read More

Social Media Guides Now Available on Toolbox

To assist you in understanding the various details of the marketing opportunities available through social media outlets, we have created a Social Media Information Sharing page on Toolbox.  Go to Toolbox/Marketing Solutions/Social Media Guides. Start your journey by reading “Becoming Social.” Click Here.  If you are not currently on the Coldwell Banker Burnet network, you will need to log into Toolbox to see this file.

Introducing Press Pass – A Monthly Look at Coldwell Banker Burnet in the News

By now you should have received the first edition of Press Press via email.  As Coldwell Banker Burnet is featured regularly in the media, our PR efforts result in stories that demonstrate our leadership team and agents as the experts in the industry.  To give you a taste of the types of of stories that we are part of, we have introduced Press Pass – a report that provides our PR highlights of the month.  We are always looking for interesting trends related to the housing market, stand-out listings, community events, neighborhood stories, or unique marketing initiatives.  For a current story that we are working on, we’d like to know what you are doing that’s unique to market yourself and your properties?  Do you hold events? Do you have an innovative strategy?   Please contact Lana Simon, communications specialist, at lana.simon@cbexchange.com or 847-313-6770.

 

FREE Online Showing Reports for Your Sellers  Read More

Money magazine named Eden Prairie, MN, as the best small city in America for its safe neighborhoods, great schools, low unemployment rates, and school system.    Read More

AIM Fall Calendar of Events – Order Deadline: Monday, August 9  Read More

MAAR’s Weekly Market Activity Report –  Pending Sales Held Steady for the Week  Read More

Tips to Persuade Sellers to Accept Realistic Pricing  Read More

Coldwell Banker Home Protection Plan June Year-to-Date Claims Paid  Read More

How Are Top Agents Dominating Your Local Market?

Top agents are dominating specialty markets such as luxury, foreclosures, condos, resort properties, and more, with custom ads and lead capture systems. Learn which ad messages top agents use on REALTOR.com® and how you can implement a similar system to generate more leads and sales. Call 800.563.0300 or click here to learn more. 

Benefits of Having a Home Protection Plan  Read More

Coldwell Banker Home Protection Plan Price Adjustment Read More

Outgoing Referral Bulletin Read More

July 2010 Housing Outlook  Read More

June Twin Cities Real Estate Stats  Read More

NRT LeadRouter 3.0 Agent Training Schedule - July 2010 Read More

 

Corelogic, the giant real estate data company, released its latest "home price index" last week, and found that prices on a national basis are now 2.9 percent higher than they were the same time the year before - and that’s counting in distressed sales.

Kenneth R. Harney, Realty Times, July 19, 2010.

Coldwell Banker University Announces Upcoming Classes
Coldwell Banker University announced that it will hold the following classes. Coldwell Banker University classes are a great way to stay up to date on the changing housing market and to earn your CE credits. Read More

YMCA Southdale’s First Annual "5 for the Y" 5k Race and Kid’s Run – July 31

Please join us for the  YMCA Southdale’s First Annual "5 for the Y" 5k Race and Kid’s Run, to be held July 31, 2010, at Braemar Park in Edina. The 5k starts at 9:00 am and the Kid’s Run at 10:30 am.  All ages and skill levels of runners and walkers are welcome!  All proceeds go to the Southdale YMCA’s annual Y Partners Campaign, a needs-based scholarship fund which allows people to participate in YMCA programs and membership at reduced rates. For full info, visit www.5fortheY.com.

Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure

Help sponsor Wayzata agent, Kathleen Seydow-Weber and her daughter, Lauren as they embark on the upcoming Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure walk. Click here to visit their website.

If you are participating in a fundraising/charitable event that you would like to promote in this space, please send a brief description of your event to Lana Simon at lana.simon@cbexchange.com.