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Yelp: The Key Real Estate Trend
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2013 Lessons Learned & 2014 Biggest Opportunities
We asked some Dickerson & Nieman real estate agents what was the one biggest lesson they learned in 2013 about the real estate market and business overall. Here's what some of them had to say... Get rid of my fear of asking for business. When I ask, I almost always get it. – Robin Henry Communicate with all parties when working with more than one person, as information is sometimes not relayed as well as you may think. – Ron Belcher Finally accepting that I can't advance without a plan and goals. That trying to avoid failure by not setting goals IS failure. – Sandy McTernan Self promotion opportunities that I have missed, you never know where the next sale/listing will come from. – Nancy Newsome Importance of social media. I was amazed by the number of "likes" after posting an article about the market, new listings or just asking for help with "new listings". – Jayne Ragan We also asked them what they thought the biggest opportunities would be in 2014... Staying in co...
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Dickerson & Nieman Bests Rockford Real Estate Market
Once again Dickerson & Nieman beat the pants off# the Rockford market in sales in 2013! We sold 1,650 homes and condos in 2013, up from 1,508 properties in 2012. Rockford Area Realtors sold 4,081 homes and condos in 2013, up from 3,815 properties in 2012. Overall we grew our business at a rate 34% higher than the total market (or other Rockford Realtors and firms!). Dickerson & Nieman 2012-2013 sales growth - 9.4% Rockford Area Realtors 2012-2013 sales growth - 7% Dickerson & Nieman beat the market in other key measures too. The DN average price of $126,910 was 22% higher than the Rockford market average of $103,838. The number of DN new listings also rose almost 15% over 2012 to 1,360 properties. Rockford Area Realtors overall grew total market listings just 0.6%. That means DN grew our all-important new listings at 25 times the rate of the market. Dickerson Nieman is the top real estate brokerage in the Rockford market again in 2013. Their real estate experts can help you fin...