Real Estate Resources
Resources for real estate professionals:
Arming Your Farming
Since 2004, this web-based company has provided marketing advice to real estate professionals. Offers a variety of real estate marketing books, articles and services.
Advice For Agents
This website offers exactly what the name implies, advice for agents. Specifically, it offers marketing advice for agents, covering a variety of real estate marketing topics.
Real Estate Postcard Marketing
This website is the perfect companion to the postcard book mentioned above. It offers the Internet's largest collection of articles on the subject of real estate postcard marketing.
Real Estate SEO
Search engine optimization, or SEO, is one of the hottest topics in real estate marketing today. With so many buyers and sellers online, it’s only natural that real estate agents would want to increase their search engine visibility. This website offers services and support for agents interested in real estate search engine optimization. You may also be interested in professional SEO training, if you're the do-it-yourself type.
Real Estate Schools
Getting licensed by your state is the only way to become a professional real estate agent. But before you can get licensed, you have to complete an approved real estate training program in your state. Here's a list of approved real estate schools in every state of the U.S.
The Agent Net
With the number of home buyers and sellers online these days, it's critical that real estate agents have a strong web presence. That's why real estate web design is one of the hottest topics in the real estate industry today. TheAgentNet.com educates agents about the various aspects of real estate web design, SEO, blogging, and other online marketing topics.
Real Estate Software
Each, day thousands of real estate professionals go online to research real estate software. But what is this software, and how can it help you improve your real estate business? These are some of the questions addressed in this real estate software guide.
Resources for your clients:
Home Buying Institute
This is a great resource to reccomend to your clients. Home Buying Institute is the Internet's largest library of tips for buying a new home.
Mortgage Refinance Advice
Another good resource for your clients. With more than 900 professional articles on the topic of mortgage refinance, this website is a "must read" for mortgage refinance information.
Real Estate Search Engines
In recent years, there has been an explosion in the number of real estate search engines available online. Though they all have different "bells and whistles," they basically do the same thing -- help you search for real estate listings in a particular area. Here's an excellent review of some of today's most popular real estate search engines.
Real Estate Information by City
At Home Buying Institute (one of my real estate websites), we are in the process of creating a vast library of real estate information arranged by city. We have begun with some of the hottest real estate markets in the U.S. (such as San Diego, California) and will gradually grow the list from there. Many of the resources below were created by the same folks who brought you the Home Buying Institute.
San Diego, California
This in-depth article provides information about the San Diego real estate scene, including neighborhood profiles, housing costs, a list of home builders and more. You may also like this San Diego real estate blog.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital of Texas and unofficially the "Live Music Capital of the World." It's also a great place to live, and you'll learn all about it in this guide to Austin real estate. You may also like this Austin home buying blog.
Sarasota, Florida
Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota offers some of the most beautiful coastal real estate of any city in the U.S. This resource page offers a detailed look at Sarasota real estate.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is often referred to as the "Beverly Hills of the desert." You didn't know that? Well that's just one of many things you'll learn about in this Scottsdale real estate guide.
Phoenix, Arizona
The real estate market in Phoenix has grown rapidly in recent years. Just a few miles from Scottsdale (mentioned above), Phoenix offers a charm all of its own. If you're thinking of buying a home in Phoenix, start with this guide to Phoenix real estate.
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke does not have quite the bustling real estate scene as the cities listed above. But the publisher of Home Buying Institute grew up there, so it earns a spot on our list! Learn about the Roanoke, Virginia real estate scene from one of Roanoke's native sons.