This is an excellent article...especially this time of year with the season changing in so many parts of the country.
http://realtytimes.com/newsfiles/realtimes2.nsf/rtpages5.1/20120907_photossellyourhome.htm
Doug
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Excited to start Auction School
Today starts the beginning of Texas Auction Academy in Dallas.This will be a very interesting week!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Training in Panama
Having a great day training with our partners in Panama! Check out their listings!
http://www.altosdelmaria.com/
http://www.unitedcountry.com/
-- Doug
http://www.altosdelmaria.com/
http://www.unitedcountry.com/
-- Doug
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Real Estate Training
I'm looking forward to a great week at United Country's 5 day training class called United Power. There will be 30 highly motivated and highly skilled real estate professionals from around the world at the United Country headquarters this week.
Should be a blast!
-- Doug
www.unitedcountry.com
Should be a blast!
-- Doug
www.unitedcountry.com
Friday, April 6, 2012
Great Leadership From T. Boone Pickes
These are very simple statements but I think it is dead on the money for any Broker in the land business today.
Enjoy this excerpt from Success Magazine!
T. Boone Pickens on Attitude, Leadership and Learning From Mistakes
At 83, billionaire T. Boone Pickens could choose to hang up his hat and bask in the spoils of being one of the most profitable oil men in U.S. history. But get to know T. Boone and you’ll discover he has no interest in slowing down. Here are five ways you can follow Mr. Pickens’ entrepreneurial mindset—even if your bottom line doesn’t include drilling for ‘Texas Tea.’
1. Take a Long View. “To make the big money, I’ve found it’s best to take a long-term view, stay focused and not get spooked by the temporary fluctuations in the market. When I have the odds in my favor, I put my money up and keep it up. If the fundamentals change, I get the hell out of there.”
2. Lead by Example. “You don’t run over your personnel, but you don’t pump them up with false praise, either.”
3. Learn From Mistakes. “It’s all right to get your fingers crushed in the door, but don’t let the same door crush them twice.”
4. Make the Call. “Sometimes the window of opportunity is open only briefly. Waiting is not a decision, although many people think it is. Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader. Don’t fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.”
5. Balance It Out. “Work eight hours and sleep eight hours, and make sure that they are not the same eight hours.”
1. Take a Long View. “To make the big money, I’ve found it’s best to take a long-term view, stay focused and not get spooked by the temporary fluctuations in the market. When I have the odds in my favor, I put my money up and keep it up. If the fundamentals change, I get the hell out of there.”
2. Lead by Example. “You don’t run over your personnel, but you don’t pump them up with false praise, either.”
3. Learn From Mistakes. “It’s all right to get your fingers crushed in the door, but don’t let the same door crush them twice.”
4. Make the Call. “Sometimes the window of opportunity is open only briefly. Waiting is not a decision, although many people think it is. Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader. Don’t fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.”
5. Balance It Out. “Work eight hours and sleep eight hours, and make sure that they are not the same eight hours.”
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
United Country Extends Costa Rica Franchise!!
Arturo Guzman, Broker\Owner of United Country - Properties in Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica renews franchise for 5 more years! Guzman simultaneously signed a new Marketing Services agreement that will ensure the continued growth of the United Country network throughout Costa Rica and further enhance the very strong buyer lead flow the current offices are experiencing. This is exciting for Arturo and United Country as we all take this next step in providing marketing and technology excellence to the Costa Rican real estate market.
Doug Adams
Director of International Development
United Country Real Estate
Doug Adams
Director of International Development
United Country Real Estate
Friday, March 30, 2012
New Office Joins United Country In Fort Collins, CO
Frank Coley a 17 veteran of the real estate business has joined United Country Real Estate in Fort Collins, CO. Frank spent his early years in the real estate business, most notably with Keller Williams Real Estate in Denver, CO, where he was acknowledged as a top producer both regionally and nationally 4 years in a row. He left the real estate business to pursue multiple restaraunts throughout central and western Colorado. After building and selling those restaraunts he is now ready to climb to the top of the real estate game again.
Please help me welcome Frank and his wife, Davieanne, to the team!
Frank Coley - 970-424-3333
- Doug
Please help me welcome Frank and his wife, Davieanne, to the team!
Frank Coley - 970-424-3333
- Doug
United Country Sponsors Speed Networking Session at National Land Conference
The Speed Networking Session is one of the most popular events at the National Land Conference. It is a great way for Brokers from around the country to share buyer and seller needs to put deals together. United Country was the title sponsor of this year's event.
If you are selling land in the U.S. or internationally, this is an event you really need to be at.
- Doug
United Country has big presence at 2012 National Land Conference
United Country Real Estate recently attended the National Land Conference in Denver, Colorado. With the significant growth of United Country over the last few years, it was estimated that UC represented about 15% of the total attendance! This year's convention was a fantastic show with excellent speakers, content, networking and over all vibe of confidence in the market for the year to come!- Doug
Friday, March 2, 2012
United Country Real Estate Celebrates!
United Country Real Estate recently celebrated 2011 in Orlando, Florida. The annual training and award convention had great momentum from solid growth in 2011 that moved the franchise network from #8 to #6 largest real estate franchise in the world. While in Florida it was announced that in January 2012 United Country posted it's largest web traffic in history with over 1.6 million visitors to http://www.unitedcountry.com/. This does not account for the other 2,300 websites that United Country owns and maintains.
To learn more about the innovative ways United Country is selling real estate please contact me at dadams@unitedcountry.com
- Doug
Housing Update
Here is an interesting article that I found on LinkedIn.
http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5567733516482908167&ids=cPAQdPwSdj4Re3cScjwTc3wRdiMOdz0TdPsVcj0Rc34PcjAVdPkRb3sOej8NcPAPczoNe3gPe3sTdjkIdPkSe3sUdz4UdzwOdz0QdPsRdiMTdz4Uc3AOe3gScjkPcPsTdzkR&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-sum-0&ut=0I93bqdhg7qB81
- Doug
http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5567733516482908167&ids=cPAQdPwSdj4Re3cScjwTc3wRdiMOdz0TdPsVcj0Rc34PcjAVdPkRb3sOej8NcPAPczoNe3gPe3sTdjkIdPkSe3sUdz4UdzwOdz0QdPsRdiMTdz4Uc3AOe3gScjkPcPsTdzkR&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-sum-0&ut=0I93bqdhg7qB81
- Doug
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
United Country Posts Huge Sales Growth!
United Country January Sales Result Highlights
Land sales were up 42% over last January. Land GCI was up 35% in GCI and land sales were 49% of our business for the month. This is the first time in many years that land was a bigger portion of our business than residential in a given month. Average sale price for land was the biggest driver of our success this month going from $167,945 last year to $204,537 which was a 22% increase in average sale price. Residential average sale price was down 1.7%.
Its interesting that we just reported a record month for internet activity with increases very near those reported for land sales. Why is that important? It tells us to list more land. List it with owner financing if possible. Continue to list residential when you have the opportunity but focus your extra effort and promotion on listing land!
Land sales were up 42% over last January. Land GCI was up 35% in GCI and land sales were 49% of our business for the month. This is the first time in many years that land was a bigger portion of our business than residential in a given month. Average sale price for land was the biggest driver of our success this month going from $167,945 last year to $204,537 which was a 22% increase in average sale price. Residential average sale price was down 1.7%.
Its interesting that we just reported a record month for internet activity with increases very near those reported for land sales. Why is that important? It tells us to list more land. List it with owner financing if possible. Continue to list residential when you have the opportunity but focus your extra effort and promotion on listing land!
- Doug
Sunday, February 12, 2012
A Great Couple of Weeks
Had a great week last week meeting with one of our valuable strategic partners...The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Thanks to to great leadership, the foundation is in the best shape that it has ever been in! Look forward to renewing our partnership for the next several years.- Doug
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
United Country Grows in Mexico!
I had a fantastic finish to my trip to Mexico by welcoming new partners to the United Country team. Jim Dolan, Nancy Howze and the very prestigous real estate professionals of C/D/R Real Estate in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico are joining the #1 lifetstyle real estate company in the world.
Check em' out: http://www.cdrsanmiguel.com/index.php/index
- Doug
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Working in Panama
I had a great day working with our United Country partners in Panama today. I look forward to another one tomorrow.Check em out! http://www.uc-panamarealestate.com/
- Doug
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