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About JohnBroker John Fountain has been Representing Sellers and Buyers for over 25 yearsI am a R/E Broker in FL – MA – NH.Also an Auctioneer of R/E in FL – MA – NH – PA.The Broker license is the most difficult R/E License to obtain – Most hold an Agent LicenseThe Broker License allows the running of your own R/E Company – Manage Agents EtcThe Broker License is obtained by exam in which a very low % of Agents are able to pass due to
Direct mail marketing may seem like a relic in today’s tech-savvy world, but it’s still alive. And it’s well. So well that it outperforms digital marketing channels by nearly 600 percent in terms of ROI, according to figures cited by Forbes.com. Sixty-six percent of direct mail collateral is opened, and 82 percent of that is read for a minute or more, Forbes.com reports.Numbers such as those make a strong case for continuing to use direct
Nearly 24 percent of new single-family homes in 2016 included decks, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data from the National Association of Home Builders. The percentage is up slightly from 23.3 percent in 2015.New England and the East South Central region of the U.S.—which includes Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Alabama—are showing some of the biggest upticks in single-family homes with decks. Perhaps unsurprisingly,
More cities are requiring home energy scores to be shared with home buyers. This information allows consumers to learn how much energy a home will use, what that energy will cost them, and how efficient the home really is.Portland, Ore., is the latest city to require a Home Energy Score for most home sales, joining other cities like Berkeley, Calif., and Austin, Texas. These scores, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, are being included o
Cybersecurity risk will certainly grow in 2018, warns Christopher Skinner, CEO of technology security firm SpiderOak. “We trust our devices and systems to drive our cars, deliver vital medical treatments, and protect our homes and supply chains, but these have never been more insecure,” he says.Here are some of the most pressing cybersecurity threats to businesses in the new year, according to SpiderOak:Software updates: The new Trojan horse.
Many fast-growing metro areas are facing a shortage of affordable homes. As cities struggle to keep up with demand, developers are hoping to break up large single-family lots and build more homes closer together. But some residents argue that such density is out of character with their communities.“It’s an enormous problem, and it impacts the very course of America’s future,” Edward Glaeser, an economist at Harvard who studies cities, to
Homeowners will have to reach deeper in their pockets to afford a real Christmas tree this year because of lower supplies that are contributing to a 10 percent hike in prices over last year, The New York Times reports. “We’re not going to be short; everybody looking for a real tree will be able to get one,” says Doug Hundley, a spokesman for the National Christmas Tree Association. “But it is a tight market, and prices will rise.”Whi
Real estate brokers and teams say consumers crave agents with specific neighborhood expertise, but they acknowledge they’re failing to deliver on it in their marketing and outreach, according to the Hyperlocal Real Estate Survey, commissioned by the startup zavvie and conducted by the WAV Group.Ninety-five percent of 350 real estate agents, teams, broker-owners, and real estate execs surveyed said that local market knowledge is “very importa
Hardwood floors can get scratched up, whether by moving furniture or rambunctious kids. But many scratches can be easy to repair.“Surface scratches are caused by everyday use, grit on the bottom of shoes, or running a vacuum cleaner across the floor,” Brett Miller, vice president of education and certification for the National Wood Flooring Association, told realtor.com®. “Anything that can run across the surface of the floor can cause s
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