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Marketing and Property Management

Alicia — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Economists say that the financial mood in the West is improving, but most are still caution about the rate of recovery and the overall economic health following the Great Recession . This means that companies need to pay even more attention to how they are marketing themselves. Wasting money on inefficient and ineffective marketing campaigns is no longer feasible. Property managers need to attract stable and dependable tenants to their units in order to meet their obligations to the property owners.

The internet has made it much easier for property managers to do this. They just need to understand how to leverage the net to attract the right tenants. TransGlobe property management is a good case study of how to do this. They have made good use of all the following strategies.

Minimal online marketing for property management is going to include a solid webpage for the business, updated listings on various real estate and rental apartment databases, and participation in social media. This can all be accomplished with little outlay of advertising dollars, though it will require spending time and money on web development and management.

Accurate listings, good photos and videos of available properties, and an attitude of customer service will go a long way online. Companies need to make sure that their social media profiles are regularly updated and that they respond to any comments or questions posted on Facebook or Twitter. If their motto is Transglobe right here for you then they don’t want to have comments that are months old and never answered. Promptly addressing questions and concerns in blog comments, Facebook wall posts or tweets is an indication that the company cares — and that’s the best type of marketing any business can hope to have.

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Marketing and Property Management

Choosing the Perfect Office

Alicia — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:00:00 +0000

An office is a long-term relationship that can be just as important, if not more so, than the one you have with your home or spouse. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but some people do spend more time at the office than at home, so maybe it is truer than you’d like to think.

Finding the perfect office then becomes as important as finding the perfect wife or husband. That means it requires just as much forethought and consideration. There’s a lot of work to do before you can decide if an available office is right for your company.

Start by doing a thorough assessment of your needs. It won’t do you any good to fall in love with an office if it is missing key elements you need to run your business. Spend as much time as necessary to get a complete picture of what you’re looking for before you start searching for available office space NYC .

Choosing the right real estate agent to work with is also important. Make sure they make your needs their priority rather than simply trying to unload specific properties from their listings. It should be someone you trust to give you a fair deal and who will do whatever is necessary to close the deal to your satisfaction.

If you put those things in place, it should only be a matter of time until you find the equivalent of your office soul mate.

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Florida second in foreclosure rankings

Alicia — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:18:43 +0000

It has been a tough year for the housing market and the economy. With many people losing their jobs and becoming laid off making ends meet is becoming tougher. And unfortunately, it can affect making the monthly mortgage payment. Many families have had to face foreclosure and losing their home. Some states have fared worse than others. A list was released of the states on the USA map with the most foreclosures.

Nevada is the only state ranked above the Sunshine state in foreclosures, as the state with the most foreclosures on the US map with one in every 68 homes filing a foreclosure.

The map of Florida is suffering from one in every 135 housing units going into foreclosure in the month of April alone.

According to an article from the Jacksonville Business Journal, the Florida map has seen a 75 percent increase in year-over-year foreclosures.

A report did find however that from March to April the Florida map has seen a 7 percent decrease in bank repossessions.

In April, in the entire country for the moth of April 1 in 374 homes units went into foreclosure.

The following quote is from the article to explain the situation.

“Much of this activity is at the initial stages of foreclosure – the default and auction stages – while bank repossessions, or REOs, were down on a monthly and annual basis to their lowest level since March 2008,” said RealtyTrac CEO James J. Saccacio, in a news release. “This suggests that many lenders and servicers are beginning foreclosure proceedings on delinquent loans that had been delayed by legislative and industry moratoria. It’s likely that we’ll see a corresponding spike in REOs as these loans move through the foreclosure process over the next few months.”

Hopefully the future will be brighter for the housing market.

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Florida second in foreclosure rankings