Real Estate Blogging

Real Estate Blogging is a section of the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog is a compilation of articles specifically focused on what you would expect to see in the real estate blogging world.

Two of my recent blog posts have received some attention by real estate agents from around the Country, and so this week has brought me more interaction with my peers than any week that I can remember for a long time. While the feedback that I have received has been varied, I have noticed a [...]

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I have received a lot of questions and feedback about this real estate website over the years, and people have been asking me for an update on what we are doing to continually grow our traffic and business. Years ago, I wrote “Thesis Makes The Best Real Estate Web Site” in order to explain the [...]

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Tallahassee has been named the top city for Baby Boomers. Long time readers of the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog know that I am a proponent of growth as the fastest way to help restore balance in our real estate market. While I think higher education could very well be the easiest and fastest growth industry [...]

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A while ago, I announced the fact that Century 21 First Realty was no longer, that we have a new company, a new name, with new owners, and most importantly, we are a real estate brokerage in Tallahassee, committed to customer service. Now at first blush, this should sound very ho-hum for most people, in [...]

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What can I say, but it’s that time of the month again, time for us to review the Pending Home Sales Index from the National Association of REALTORS®. Historically, this housing report has been a measurement compiled by NAR and then used to proclaim the housing market “stronger than ever,” but I suspect the public [...]

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When I opened my email this morning, I found two similar but opposite messages from my readers, each containing a specific opinion on the real estate market. While each sent me a link to an article with an opinion on the real estate market, they were very different. Ultimately, there still is not a consensus [...]

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Most people end up “backing in” to their relationship with a Realtor when they go to buy a home, but recently a reader wanted to know more about how compensation works for a real estate buyers agent. Sadly, most people meet a real estate buyers agent during the process of looking for homes, and this [...]

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If you are thinking about retiring and moving to Florida in the next few years, you might want to get the book by Ryan Erisman titled “Florida For Boomers.” I’m sure that every state has its own process, procedures, terminology, and pitfalls to avoid in the real estate market, and Florida is no exception. We [...]

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Michelle and I just returned from the Century 21 convention in New Orleans, and what a blast that was. It was a whirlwind trip, which began after 1 basketball practice, 2 baseball practices and a dance rehearsal on Saturday morning, where we then jumped in the car and drove the six hours it takes to [...]

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There are millions of baby boomers around the world trying to decide where to retire, and if long-term reader “Bill” has anything to with it, they are going to choose Tallahassee. Bill has given the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog great feedback over the years, and his recent comments center on the fact that Tallahassee needs [...]

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