SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
3-7% of the people you know or talk to are ready and open to buying or selling Real Estate within the next 30-60 days.
30% of the people you know or talk to are defiantly not going to buy or sell Real Estate.
What are you doing to talk to the 60% of the people you know or talk to that could be persuaded or think they are not interested in buying or selling Real Estate?
These people are in time will be moved into the 3-7 % of your business.
The greater question should be is what are you doing to increase the number of people in your database?
You might say Open Houses, Property time, knocking on doors, walking your neighborhood or social networking.
DO YOU HAVE web presence ?????????
Websites (personal or company)
Facebook (do you have a business or fan page)
Twitter
Linkedin
In today’s world we are using the internet to solve 90% of our problems.
Today 3 out of 4 people or on the internet. Notice I did not say the computer.
Social Media Realtor members age 50-59
The one thing that does not change that much is that 86% still use a Realtor when buying or selling a home.

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE............

THEY REMAIN THE SAME.... of home buyers questioned they used the internet and Real Estate Agents equally, 36%. Print ads range anywhere from 2% to less than one %.

FIRST WARD TODAY

First Ward today is a small portion of the original. The area is north and east of White Oak bayou and Little White Oak Bayou. In 1866 part of First Ward was split off to create part of Fifth Ward.

First Ward is home to the downtown campus of The University of Houston and many of the original buildings of Houston. The real estate market offers a wide variety of opportunities. You can purchase an original 1905 shotgun, 900 Sq. Ft., asking price$95,000 to a new construction, up to 3400 Sq. Ft., asking price up to $439,000.

HOMES SOLD
since September 2009 ranged from $79,900-$408,550 with average of $126 per Sq. Ft.

THE FIRST WARD HOUSTON TEXAS

THE FIRST WARD HOUSTON TEXAS
The First Ward, which is located inside the 610 Loop, is one of the city's historic wards. It was originally the center of the business district for the city, and was strategically located at the intersection of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, near an area know as Allen’s Landing. It was one of the original four wards in Houston when it was created in 1840. It was defined as all area within the city limits of Houston, North of Congress and West of Main Street.

Houston, Texas A major International City with a Rich History

In August 1936 brothers John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen, two real estate entrepreneurs from New York City, purchased 6,642 acres of land along Buffalo Bayou with the intent of founding a city. The Allen brother decided to name the city after Sam Houston the popular general at the Battle of San Jacinto who was elected President of Texas in September 1836. The city was incorporated in 1937. The brothers divided it into political geographic districts called wards. In 1839 the city was divided into four ward. The Fifth ward was added in 1866 and then six wards decades later.