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New Hampshire Agency Disclosure form

January 1, 2009 by

NH Disclosure form page 1

As most New Hampshire agents know, there a have some changes to our Agency options with the adoption of Designated Agency and Facilitator.

All these changes become effective Jan 1 2009 and while no one has to adopt the changes right away they do need to use the new disclosure form immediately!

The new required Agency Disclosure form is now called Brokerage Relationship Disclosure and it is required to be used as of today January 1 2009.

The new form is 2 pages and it is the only Brokerage Disclosure form allowed to be used and approved by the NH REC.

It is posted on the NH Real Estate Commission website and on NHAR’s website.

If you’re showing homes and meeting the buyers for the 1st time make sure you are using this new form…Brokerage Relationship form.Disclosure form

Happy Selling in 2009!

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New Hampshire REALTORS are you ready for 2009?

December 29, 2008 by

2009 will be the year of web 2.0 awaking for many New Hampshire  REALTORS.  Are you ready for it?  If not you might be left in dust…

I’ve listed a few of my top “must do” for all NH REALTORS

1. Join and set up a profile on Flickr.com and be sure to upload all your community pictures. Your focus here should be on exposure and ultimately engaging with the consumer.

2. Join Facebook.com and set up a profile be sure to join the NH REALTOR group and any other group that attracts you.

3. Join LinkedIn. This is a professional group and setting up a profile here is a must!

4. Explore Twitter.com and search out local twitter members.  Be sure to follow me on twitter @monimcg.

5. If you haven’t started Blogging you should join Active Rain the number one real estate social networking site, it’s free and the best place to learn about blogging so join by clicking here. Remember this is a social networking site where you will be one of over 100,000 members. Blogging on Active Rain is a great place to be but you should not put all your blogging eggs in one basket.

6. Once you feel comfortable you should think about setting up your own Blog site where the majority of your blogging efforts should be.  If you need help doing that consider taking one of my upcoming Blogging classes. Or hire someone to create a blog site for you like Jay, you can see an example of his work here... Jay McGillicuddy’s wordpress Blog or check out my blog at www.NHRealyScoops.com

Mind your manners

*** Someone said that joining a social networking site is just like going to a party that you’ve always wanted to be invited to.  I totally agree with that!  You wouldn’t walk in and immediately start selling yourself or your products. You would start talking and engaging with the people at the party…getting to know them… long before you ever ask for business.

Social Networking  is a community…and just like when someone speaks to you in your neighborhood (your real life community)  you answer them, if you’re invited over for coffee, you return the invite.  Social Networking is the same way only most of talking is via commenting and the visiting is via blogs.  Answer the comments people leave on your blog or photos and go visit their blogs or photos in return.  Remember to Engage!

Are you ready for it??

Happy New Year everyone!

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Blogging Workshop and Consumer Centric ~Upcoming classes

November 18, 2008 by

New Hampshire REALTORS are you stuck in rut?

Having a hard time connecting to today’s connected consumers?  Want to Blog but don’t know how?

If you answered Yes to any of these Questions then you Need to sign up for these two classes.

December 1st 2008- from 9-12:30

Consumer Centric Market (3 NH ce credits)

Do you know how to connect with today’s consumer? Gen X and Y-The Connected Generation and the Baby Boomers.

Web 2.0 and creating relevancy all equal success!

$35.00

Location: Granite State South Board of REALTORS

Windham NH

December 8 th 2008- from 9-1

Blogging 101 (NO ce credits)

Are you ready to create your own blog? This is a hand on work shop and all participants will leave with a live blog!

Class is limited and there is a pre-workshop assignment

Pre-registration & payment required $ 55.00

Class will be held at the Granite State South Board of REALTORS

Windham NH

Contact  Jay and Monika to register @ 603-548-7685

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Blogging- all the rage at NAR in Orlando

November 14, 2008 by

We just got back from the NAR convention in Orlando and what a jam packed event it was…I’m still exhausted! Can you get jet lag just from flying from Orlando to NH??

Check out my blog for high lights and pictures of the convention and my FaceBook page for more wacky photos. Blogging was huge at the convention- just HUGE…if you don’t have a blog you might want to check out some of the very cool Blogs that Jay has built using wordpress.org he is turning into a major Blogmaster!

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REALTOR convention

November 3, 2008 by

NH trainerJay and I will be attending the National Association of REALTORS annual convention in Orlando this week.

I’m pretty excited as I’ll be able to meet a lot of those REALTOR ” mavericks” …those early adapters of social networking and realty blogging. Many of them I know well but have never met face to face. You see they’ve been living in my computer for 2 years!

This years convention will have many web 2.0 type sessions available. We’ll be attending the Cyber Professionals networking sessions and many traditional real estate seminars as well. It should be a very busy convention and I expect to learn a lot while there.

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NH real estate blogs

October 24, 2008 by

As most of you know Jay and I author a few NH real estate related blogs.  One of them is our main business blog which can be found at >>>NewHampshirerealestaetblogs.com and it is a  great example of the type of blog Jay can build.

Another example and this one is very pretty, is our niche waterfront blog …check it out at NHwaterfronthomesforsale.com. A niche blog really increases an agents web presence and can be a lot of fun to do!   We also have a Photo Blog which is a place that we simply post pictures that we take during our day to day travels>>>Through the New Hampshire View Finder.

Check them out and let us know what you think.

p.s …Jay can be hired.

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Blogging Class

October 23, 2008 by

Blogging Class

Recently we put on a Blogging class and all of the participants left with a” live ” wordpress.com blog. The class was 4 hours long and was a lot of fun.

We have had requests to hold another class soon and are working on the dates. Class size is extremely limited and so far I have 3 people who have reserved a spot. keep an eye on this blog for class updates or e-mail me to add your name to the list.

If you’d like to skip the process of building your own but want a blog… Why not have someone build a site for you…check this out>>>> (click) Jay is building wordpress.org blog sites

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New Agent training at NHAR-Concord

October 9, 2008 by

Next week…October 16 & 17  and October 21 & 22 at the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS Office in Concord NH.

This is a great opportunity for all REALTORS both new and experienced.

2008 NHAR Real Estate Professional Series 101 & 102 (NHAR REPS 101 & 102)
Invest in your future as a Real Estate Professional by investing in a strong education foundation!
NHAR REPS 101 & 102 is a comprehensive base for the new and seasoned agent alike. Formerly known as QuickStart, we are re-launching the program under this new name. As a result of this dynamic and intense four day program, agents will be able to:
• Develop an effective prospecting plan
• Make an effective presentation to sellers and buyers
• Determine the true motivation level of prospective clients
• Implement the basic techniques of effective negotiating
• Create a realistic business plan
Comments from Student evaluations include:
• Skill practice was great! No matter how much experience you have, the market is always changing and practices are changing as well. This course helped prioritize and get back to the basics.
• This should be mandatory for all REALTORS®, new and old! Great information and technique to use in changing markets.
• This is an excellent course. All REALTORS® should take advantage of this educational experience.
The cost for the 4-day program is $390 and includes:
• In-depth manual which will be invaluable as a reference tool after completion of the course
• 3 popular DVDs – “Price Your House”, “Dress Your House” and “Finding Home” (a value of $120)
• NHAR Certified Instructors
• Two breaks and lunch each day
(lodging costs will be the responsibility of the student)
Bonus! Upon successful completion of the course and the written exams, students will earn credit toward GRI 101 and GRI 102 – the first two of eight modules toward earning their GRI designation. An additional value of $390!

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Blogging Workshop~results~

October 2, 2008 by

Blogging Workshop and some awesome results

Nine innovated REALTORS® attended our Blogging workshop and after nearly 4 hours they all left with a WordPress.com blog site up and running. The workshop was fun and I was thrilled to see the smiles on their faces when they looked at their very own Weblog for the first time. Hopefully soon we’ll have links posted here to all their individual blog sites. These are REALTORS® to watch as web 2.0 and new ideas and trends don’t scare them off.

What a great day we had!

Click on the center of the photo to take a “virtual tour” of the class.

New Hampshire Bloggers

New Hampshire Bloggers

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What is a Wiki…

October 1, 2008 by

What a weird name…Wiki.

If you’re curious play this video!
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