REALTOR® Review Spring 2014

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The Community Garden Task Force spring into action

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features the green chair 7 project

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n.c. housing finance agency celebrates national homeownership month

agents risk ‘offending the 13 homebuyer’ by suggesting another school district

Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® 111 Realtors Way, Cary, N.C. 27513 Phone: 919-654-5400; Fax: 919-654-5401 www.rrar.com RRAR Officers Mollie Owen, President Morty Jayson, Vice President Harriette Doggett, President-Elect Mark Parker, Secretary/Treasurer Asa Fleming, Immediate Past President RRAR DIRECTORS David Anderson Lewis Grubbs Diana Braun Becky Harper Eddie Brown Linda Bird Kolarov Anne Cain Tim McBrayer Brenda Carroll Gina Miller Frank DeRonja Mindy Oberhardt Diane Donnelly Renee Smith Bill Fletcher Tom Smith Van Fletcher Mark Parker Marshall Gay Margaret Sophie Tom Gongaware Josh Swindell realtor® foundation of the triangle OFFICERS President: Morty Jayson President-Elect: Steina DeAndrade NCAR Regional Vice Presidents Teresa Pitt and Jose Serrano NAR Directors Linda Trevor and Asa Fleming

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our garden is growing Improving homes, Improving lives

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triangle realtors® leadership academy dean Scott Hoyt

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real estate video tips Affordable, do-it-yourself software, websites and apps make marketing fun

3 President’s Message 14 Local Market Update 19 Welcome New Members 21 RRAR Events

Members are cautioned that the inclusion of a name, specific commercial product or service in an article, or in this publication does not imply endorsement by the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®. All advertisers in this publication wholly support the Fair Housing Act and fully promote equal opportunity housing.

Copyright 2014 by the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®.

All rights reserved.

REALTOR® Review staff: Patricia Gregory Rand, editor, patriciar@rrar.com Sandee Washington, managing editor, sandeew@rrar.com Shelly Beck, graphic designer, sbdesign@cox.net

Featured on our cover: Sandy Ferguson, Chair of the Community Garden Task Force.

For editorial contributions and ad inquiries, please contact Patricia Gregory Rand at patriciar@rrar.com or (919) 654-5400.

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president’s message

Mollie Owen

I am pleased to report good news on a number of fronts. First, the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) was awarded a smart growth grant to promote transportation dialogue in the Triangle. Immediate Past President Asa Fleming was instrumental in RRAR being awarded the grant by the National Association of REALTORS® (RRAR).

We are grateful for his devotion to our community.

In addition, it is my honor to congratulate Asa on behalf of the Board of Directors, members and staff on his recent graduation from the NAR Leadership Academy. The NAR Leadership Academy serves to identify, inspire and mentor emerging leaders for the organization. The REALTORS® were selected from the membership ranks through a rigorous application and interview process by an Advisory Group of peers and Association Executives. The 2014 graduates have completed a project to identify and enrich their local areas through the application of REALTOR® Party grant money. Fleming is also a graduate and former dean of the Triangle REALTORS® Leadership Academy.

Finally, it is my pleasure to report that Linda Craft contributed $5000 to the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) at a special event at the Contemporary Art Museum on June 4th. In recognition of her generosity, Linda will receive the renowned Golden R. We are grateful for all the members who support RPAC and encourage you to make a contribution today.

Guaranteed Rate will be offering a whole new collection of marketing tools that you can share with your clients. Sign up for the Partner Xchange today, and be sure to choose Phyllis as your preferred loan officer at www.guaranteedrate.com/agent

Sincerely,

Mollie Owen 2014 President

VISION STATEMENT “Anticipating and meeting the opportunities and challenges of our industry.”

RRAR 2014 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Bylaws: Harriette Doggett Building: Harriette Doggett Communications & Public Relations: Kevin Woody Community Service Committee Chair: Dawn Nuzzi Governmental Affairs Committee Chair: Mark Parker RPAC: Harriette Doggett Personnel: Linda Trevor Grievance: Teresa Pitt, Nancy Cashwell, Morty Jayson, Dayne Luck Hall of Fame: Ed Willer Nominating: Linda Trevor RRAR 2014 COUNCIL CHAIRS Women’s Council of REALTORS® Chair: Dianne Goode Triangle International Council of REALTORS® Chair: Ivana Hanacek The REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle President: Morty Jayson Top Producers Council Co-Chairs: Janice Rosenberg and Mary Biathrow Property Management Council Chair: Debbie Henry Small Brokers Council Chair: Leslie Williams RRAR STAFF DIRECTORY Main Office (919) 654-5400 Fax (919) 654-5401 www.rrar.com RRAR Company Store, (919) 654-7253 Chief Executive Officer Tessa Hultz, Ext.1022 and tessah@rrar.com Association Services Director Betsy Ramsey, Ext. 1004, betsyr@rrar.com Association Services Associate Vicki Buckholtz, Ext. 1027, vickib@rrar.com Communications Director Patricia Gregory Rand, Ext. 1026, patriciar@rrar.com Communications Associate Sandee Washington, Ext. 1023, sandeew@rrar.com Education Director Cara Mottershead, Ext. 1006, caram@rrar.com Education Associate Sonya Yankoglu, Ext. 1024, sonyay@rrar.com Facilities Manager Mary Rachel Bowling, Ext. 1016, maryrachelb@rrar.com Governmental Affairs Director Christopher MacDonald, Ext. 1025, christopherm@rrar.com Information Associate Shelia Clark, Ext. 1001, sheliac@rrar.com Store Manager Yukari Powers, Ext. 1028, yukarip@rrar.com TMLS STAFF DIRECTORY Vice President of Operations Rachel Wiest, Ext. 1019, rachelw@trianglemls.com Communications/Data Asset Manager Christy New, Ext. 1008, christyn@trianglemls.com Compliance Director Letitia Pennington, Ext. 1014, letitiap@trianglemls.com Compliance Associate Raina Joyner, Ext. 1020, rainaj@trianglemls.com Data Distribution Director Carol Hamrick, Ext. 1007, carolh@trianglemls.com Membership Associate Kristina Faison, Ext. 1005, kristinaf@trianglemls.com MLS Systems Director Kathy Matheson, Ext. 1012, kathym@trianglemls.com MLS Technical Support Associate J Stepp, Ext. 1009, js@trianglemls.com MLS/Realist Support Associate Jennifer Horton, Ext. 1010, jenniferh@trianglemls.com Technical Operations Director Matt Nagy, Ext. 1017, mattn@trianglemls.com Training Development Manager Allan Nielsen, Ext. 1003, allann@trianglemls.com CTC/MLS Training Manager Lynne Brid, Ext. 1015, lynneb@trianglemls.com

Check our new Ty Pennington website for videos and features covering a variety of home improvement challenges. www.guaranteedrate.com/ty

Phyllis Faulkner

Vice President of Mortgage Lending

P: 919.256.6386 F: 919.256.6390 phyllis.faulkner@guaranteedrate.com guaranteedrate.com/PhyllisFaulkner See more pictures on page 4 NMLS ID: 70797 LO Lic#: NC - I-102855 - L-109803 NMLS (Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System) ID 2611 • NC - Lic #L-109803 • 5922 Six Forks Road • Suite A • Raleigh, NC 27609

MISSION STATEMENT The Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®, the area’s voice of real estate, promotes the highest ethical and professional standards and cooperation among its members; provides products, programs and services to meet the evolving needs of the real estate industry and consumers; and serves as a leading advocate of private property rights and community involvement.

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RRAR/TMLS MEMBERSHIP/ FINANCE DEPARTMENT Membership/Finance Director Randi Clodfelter, Ext. 1021, randic@trianglemls.com Finance Associate Pat Long, Ext. 1018, patl@trianglemls.com Finance Associate Jill Pressley, Ext. 1011, Jillp@rrar.com Membership Associate Kelly Hunsucker, Ext. 1013, kellyh@trianglemls.com

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furnishings, renewing lives.’

The Green Chair Project gives families in need a dignified option in furnishing their homes by providing gently used items at low cost.

In 2010, Smoot opened an account with $100 of her own money to establish the charity and used a closet in her church to store donated items. Today The Green Chair Project has grown into a charity with 28,000 square feet of household furnishings in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina with a $370,000 annual budget. The Green Chair has a handful of staff and still relies on an army of volunteers.

www.thegreenchair.org

Wall Street Power With Main Street Culture We think the Triangle area is a pretty special place to call home. Whether moving to the area or across town, refinancing or purchasing a primary or secordary residence, our great local team can help find the right loan. Every home is different.

Every homebuyer has unique needs. This is why Cunningham & Company offers a wide variety of loan products.

For over 20 years Cunningham & Company has been opening doors for thousands of home buyers. Our in-house loan processing, ability to sell directly to the agencies (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), issue Ginnie Mae securities and maintaining loan servicing capability are all benefits to our clients. This, in combination with superior service from our great local team, offers the benefit of Wall Street power with Main Street culture.

Cunningham & Company is a trade name for CMC Funding, Inc. NMLS ID#41998

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Teresa M. Parker, NMLS ID #453354 Cunningham & Company, Chapel Hill/Durham Branch 919.697.2598

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here are a lot of reasons families can find themselves in need. A fire or other natural disaster, a change in employment status, a death or divorce, a medical situation, or a sudden increase in the number of people in the household can be devastating and leave a family with nothing.

Rebuilding their lives doesn’t happen over night but when that family is ready to begin again, it can weeks, months or years before they are able to afford to make a house into a home. On the other hand, many families accumulate so much “stuff” that they or their heirs don’t know where to begin when it comes time to sell a home. That’s where the Green Chair Project comes in to help both families.

The Green Chair Project, Inc., was co-founded by Beth Smoot and her business partner Jackie Craig, in April of 2010. Beth is a REALTOR® and home stager with a passion for serving her community. While helping sellers prepare their homes for the market, Beth counseled her clients to reduce the amount of visible “stuff” in their homes to create a great showing experience.

Clients also expressed being overwhelmed by the number of items and furnishing that they no longer wanted or needed at this point in their lives.

It can be difficult for people to part with their unused items but it becomes much easier when those items are given a second life. The mission statement of The Green Chair Project is ‘Reusing REALTOR Review ®

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The Green Chair makes the furnishings available at a low cost to individuals and families identified and referred to The Green Chair by its more than 60 partner agencies. The inviting space on Capitol Boulevard allows the recipients to participate in a successful transition to selfsufficiency, with dignity, as they furnish their homes and create nurturing environments for themselves and their families. Each family is assigned a private appointment with a personal shopper to help them choose from thousands of restored, cleaned and new items. This process empowers families with options and personal choices that are often lost for members of the community faced with difficulties.

The Green Chair receives generous donations from the community that include heirlooms, new and used appliances and electronics and even original artwork. The typical cost for a qualifying family to furnish a home is about $250.

“Foreclosure hurts everyone— homeowners, their neighbors, and the State’s economy. It is our hope to keep the dream of homeownership a reality for North Carolinians,” said A. Robert Kucab, Executive Director of the N.C. Housing Finance Agency. “As we celebrate the many benefits of homeownership, there are unforeseen life events that may jeopardize keeping that dream alive. The N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund offers responsible homeowners a bridge so they can keep their homes while they get back on their feet.”

Homeownership Month recognizes that home provides shelter for families and their treasured possessions, and also means a promising and stable future for their children.

N.C. Housing Finance Agency Celebrates

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faced by returning veterans; and workers who suffer a reduction of income.

There is no cost for mortgage assistance, which is offered as • A zero-interest, deferred loan that pays the homeowner’s mortgage for up to 36 months ($36,000) during job search or retraining; • A zero-interest, deferred loan up to $36,000, to bring a mortgage current after reduction of income; or • A zero-interest loan up to $30,000 to refinance a second mortgage for a homeowner who has experienced a reduction of income, in order to lower the total monthly payment to an affordable level.

No repayment is due as long as the homeowner continues to live in the home. Loans for mortgage payment and reinstatement are extinguished after 10 years of occupancy. Second mortgage loans are repaid after 30 years, or when the home is sold, whichever happens first, and no interest is paid.

The N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund has helped over 16,000 homeowners with more loans still available RALEIGH, NC (May 28, 2014) June marks National Homeownership Month, celebrating the many benefits of ownership and what that means to individuals and the community. What National Homeownership Month may not put under the spotlight is the families throughout North Carolina who are facing the devastating challenges of losing their homes to foreclosure.

Enter the North Carolina Foreclosure Prevention Fund (Fund), a service offered by the N.C. Housing Finance Agency to North Carolina homeowners and an answer for responsible unemployed homeowners who are struggling with their mortgage payments or facing foreclosure.

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payments for qualified unemployed workers, while they look for jobs or complete job training. It was created in North Carolina in 2010 because of high unemployment, which continues to exceed the national average in more than half of North Carolina counties.

Free help applying and evaluating other ways to avoid foreclosure is available through 42 HUD-approved counseling agencies located throughout North Carolina.

The N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund is in place to provide relief in case of temporary hardships, such as job loss, divorce or death of a spouse, requiring you to look for new employment; challenges

The North Carolina Foreclosure Prevention Fund is here to help you. For information and a list of local counseling agencies offering assistance, homeowners can go to www.NCForeclosurePrevention.gov or call 888-623-8631.

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About N.C. Housing Finance Agency The N.C. Housing Finance Agency, a self-supporting public agency, has financed more than 221,000 affordable homes and apartments statewide since its creation in 1973. The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency’s mission is to create affordable housing opportunities for North Carolinians whose needs are not met by the market. It designed the N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund using funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. You can learn more about the N.C. Housing Finance Agency at www.nchfa.com.

About N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund The N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund helps North Carolina homeowners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments due to job loss or temporary financial hardship, such as divorce, illness or death of a spouse. The Fund also assists returning veterans who are transitioning to civilian jobs. The Fund provides assistance at no cost to you while you search or retrain for new employment. If you or someone you may know would like more information, please visit www.

NCForeclosurePrevention.gov or call 888-623-8631.

Our garden is growing Improving homes, Improving lives The Foundation and its base of Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) volunteers have partnered with residents and staff of The Healing Place of Wake County to build a community garden in the courtyard at its men’s shelter in Raleigh.

“The community garden will have positive impacts on so many levels,” said Dennis Parnell, President and CEO of The Healing Place. “The Healing Place serves over 500 meals a day to homeless citizens. Fresh and nutritious vegetables from the garden will make those meals truly special and we will also share this bounty with partnering nonprofits like the Shepherd’s Table. The garden will not just feed the body; it will also feed the soul. So many who are fighting homelessness and addiction need a tranquil place for reflection. This community garden will be one of those tranquil places.”

President of the REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle, Morty Jayson said, “We are honored to invest in the future of the community. We selected The Healing Place as the REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle key’s project for 2013-2014.

It was particularly rewarding to physically work in the garden alongside other REALTORS®. We are grateful to our REALTOR® volunteers for helping make this project so successful. are delighted to have funded this meaningful endeavor.

For more information please visit The REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle.

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Organized by the REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle Community Service Committee

It’s a Diaper Drive June 21st - 27th DONATION OPTIONS 

Saturday, June 21 is Walgreen’s Diaper Sale and Collection Day (at 5 locations).

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June 23-27 is Diaper Drive Week with drop off locations around the Triangle.

Agents risk ‘offending the homebuyer’ by suggesting another school district NAR data shows buyers who want to be near top-rated schools unwilling to compromise

Click here for Dates & Drop Off Locations

Did you know…?      

Diapers are not covered by public assistance & cost $100+/month Families have to cut back on essentials like food & medications to buy diapers.

Daycare centers require disposable diapers.

Cloth diapers are prohibited at laundromats.

Families often re-use diapers.

Babies are more likely to be abused when they cry from not being changed frequently enough.

Thank you so much for your support!

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Teke Wiggin, Staff Writer

WASHINGTON — Homebuyers who want to live in a certain school district are generally so unwilling to compromise on the matter that agents who suggest homes outside that district risk “offending the homebuyer,” according to Lawrence Yun, the National Association of Realtors’ chief economist.

“As a Realtor you should not bother to say, ‘Well, there’s a larger home in another district,’ ”Yun said, when moderating a panel on commute costs at NAR’s midyear conference. ”By saying that, you may actually be offending the homebuyer.”

Yun based his recommendation on NAR’s recent finding that only 2 percent of buyers make

compromises on distance from schools, and 3 percent on quality of schools. Reports from agents around the country also seem to back up Yun’s recommendation.

Agents say that consumers’ preoccupation with online school data has made it increasingly difficult to get buyers to consider listings served by schools that don’t boast top school ratings or scores.

The proliferation of online school data and school-based search tools are helping fuel the phenomenon, according to some agents, technologists and researchers. Many property search sites now let buyers search for homes not only by school district, but within individual school attendance boundaries.

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difficult to get a true handle on the quality of education provided by individual schools by simply looking at test scores or simplified rankings, and some real estate agents agree. The San Francisco Chronicle has documented at least one instance where a homebuyer who was relying on test scores fired his agent for suggesting that he wasn’t giving some schools a fair shake.

By stoking consumers’ focus on schools, the data is also driving up price premiums for neighborhoods served by top-rated schools. Other data including the locations of sex offenders and crime rates are also beginning to influence demand, causing headaches for some agents and communities, and eroding the spirit of fair housing laws.

Local Market Update – May 2014

Local Market Update – May 2014

A RESEARCH TOOL PROVIDED BY TRIANGLE MLS

A RESEARCH TOOL PROVIDED BY TRIANGLE MLS

Wake County

+ 8.8%

+ 3.4%

+ 5.0%

Change in New Listings

Change in Closed Sales

Change in Median Sales Price

May

Entire Triangle Region

Year to Date

+ 8.0%

+ 2.0%

+ 5.9%

Change in New Listings

Change in Closed Sales

Change in Median Sales Price

May

Year to Date

2013

2014

+/–

2013

2014

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New Listings

2,220

2,415

+ 8.8%

10,254

10,305

+ 0.5%

New Listings

Closed Sales

1,749

1,809

+ 3.4%

6,444

6,571

+ 2.0%

Closed Sales

3,128

3,189

+ 2.0%

11,270

11,587

+ 2.8%

Median Sales Price*

$229,000

$240,500

+ 5.0%

$214,945

$228,000

+ 6.1%

Median Sales Price*

$203,000

$215,000

+ 5.9%

$192,000

$204,000

+ 6.3%

Average Sales Price*

$242,746

$246,593

+ 1.6%

$229,274

$240,271

+ 4.8%

$758.6

$785.5

+ 3.5%

$2,581.7

$2,779.2

+ 7.6% + 0.7%

2013

2014

+/–

2013

2014

+/–

4,246

4,585

+ 8.0%

19,838

19,965

+ 0.6%

$264,701

$271,786

+ 2.7%

$252,434

$267,217

+ 5.9%

Average Sales Price*

Total Dollar Volume (in millions)*

$463.0

$491.7

+ 6.2%

$1,626.7

$1,755.5

+ 7.9%

Total Dollar Volume (in millions)*

Percent of Original List Price Received*

96.9%

97.2%

+ 0.3%

95.9%

96.6%

+ 0.7%

Percent of Original List Price Received*

95.9%

96.4%

+ 0.5%

94.9%

95.6%

Percent of List Price Received*

98.1%

98.3%

+ 0.2%

97.6%

98.0%

+ 0.4%

Percent of List Price Received*

97.6%

97.8%

+ 0.3%

97.1%

97.4%

+ 0.3%

89

82

- 7.9%

99

90

- 9.1%

Days on Market Until Sale

98

93

- 5.1%

108

100

- 7.4%

Inventory of Homes for Sale

6,563

6,302

- 4.0%

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Inventory of Homes for Sale

14,966

14,626

- 2.3%

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Months Supply of Inventory

5.3

4.5

- 14.7%

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Months Supply of Inventory

6.8

5.9

- 13.5%

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Days on Market Until Sale

* Does not account for seller concessions. | Activity for one month can sometimes look extreme due to small sample size.

2013

May 2,220

2014

* Does not account for seller concessions. | Activity for one month can sometimes look extreme due to small sample size.

10 254 10,254

2,415 1,749

+ 8.8% New Listings

2013

Year to Date

2013

May

10 305 10,305

4 246 4,246

1,809

+ 0.5% New Listings

2013

Year to Date 19,838

3,128

+ 8.0% New Listings

All MLS

b

Wake County

a

+ 15%

2014

19,965

3,189 11,270

+ 2.0% Closed Sales

Change in Median Sales Price from Prior Year (6-Month Average)**

2014

4,585

6,571

6,444

+ 3.4% Closed Sales

2014

+ 0.6% New Listings

+ 2.0% Closed Sales

11,587

+ 2.8% Closed Sales

Change in Median Sales Price from Prior Year (6-Month Average)** Entire Triangle Region

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- 6% - 10% 1-2008

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1-2013

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** Each dot represents the change in median sales price from the prior year using a 6-month weighted average. This means that each of the 6 months used in a dot are proportioned according to their share of sales during that period period. | Current as of June 10 10, 2014 2014. All data from Triangle Multiple Listing Service Service, Inc Inc.. | Powered by 10K Research and Marketing Marketing.

For further information regarding TMLS Market Trends and Analysis please visit: www.TriangleMLS.com

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7-2009

1-2010

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1-2011

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1-2012

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** Each dot represents the change in median sales price from the prior year using a 6-month weighted average. This means that each of the 6 months used in a dot are proportioned according to their share of sales during that period period. | Current as of June 10 10, 2014 2014. All data from Triangle Multiple Listing Service Service, Inc Inc.. | Powered by 10K Research and Marketing Marketing.

For further information regarding TMLS Market Trends and Analysis please visit: www.TriangleMLS.com

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Stephen Schweickart, Contributor

N

ot long ago, resourceful agents would have had to spend considerable time and money to shoot and edit their own videos. Cameras and editing software cost a pretty penny. And there were countless hours spent learning how to use it all.

Real estate video tips:

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Today, thanks to technology advances, there’s a wealth of easy-to-use, affordable options.

You can shoot quality video with your smartphone or tablet and then edit with readily available software for novices. Even better, there are some awesome, automated production and editing systems that specialize in real estate videos.

Create your own video

Videolicious: This app lets you create video right from your smartphone or tablet. Upload photos into the app, record video to introduce the photos, and record the voice narration while selecting still photos or walking through the property. Once you select the music, let the auto-

mated system do the rest. There are account options for every size of business, from enterprise to small business. Small Business plans run $60/year, and you can expect to pay $120/year for a Business Plus account. Individuals and families can create fun videos for free when they register for a personal account with limited features.

Animoto: They’re not real estate-specific, but they offer many of the same automated tools for creating and distributing videos.

Choose from two types of unlimited business accounts: Pro accounts are $249/year, and Pro Premium accounts run $499/ year and include hosting on VimeoPro.

Virtual tours

Obeo: This virtual tour program offers a suite of tools like virtual staging, plus a redecorating feature that lets you change the REALTOR Review ®

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color of home interiors/exteriors, the type of flooring and more.

Upload your photos and get started for about $50 per property tour. Professional enhanced photography and tour add-ons are available for an additional fee.

VisualTour: Another option for virtual tours, also includes distribution to YouTube, Facebook, Zillow.com, realtor.com and more.

Expect to pay a $199.95 onetime sign-up fee and a $29.95 monthly subscription fee.

Market videos and turnkey content

If you feel like doing it yourself isn’t the right route for you, consider a turnkey automated content solution like MarketVideos.com, an agent-branded platform for market-specific video newsletters.

Set up your $29/month account and the system automatically updates your newsletter with the latest MLS data for your selected areas and pulls in four consumer See real estate video tips on page 18

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real estate tips videos a month.

Built for viewing on mobile devices, the share function makes it easy to post to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Add your video newsletter as a regular feature in your blog and use it in email drip campaigns, and you’re on your way to becoming the trusted adviser in your area.

Recently, a new content hybrid, ListingVideos.com, launched marrying property photos/information with content buyers search for, like local video footage of the market, median listing/sale price, active inventory, mortgage payment estimation, school district, walkability score and more.

Videos are generated in real time with information from the MLS. Change the listing price?

No problem, as the listing video

is automatically updated. Exclusively available for brokerages, listing bundles start as low as $750/month, per metro area, plus setup fees for branding and integration.

It’s a fact — with today’s technology and do-it-yourself resources, it’s easier than ever to market with video.

Stephen Schweickart is the founder and CEO of VScreen, the nation’s leading video services company within the real estate industry.

Obituary

Virginia Crowe Rogers August 31, 1945 - March 27, 2014

Virginia “Ginger” Crowe Rogers, 68, of Raleigh, passed away peacefully March 27, 2014 in Raleigh, NC. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother.

Ginger was born in Raleigh, NC to Richard Donald and Virginia Smith Crowe on August 31, 1945. She attended Kinston High School and graduated in 1963 where she served as head cheerleader and voted most athletic. From there she proceeded to earn a nursing degree from Watts School of Nursing Duke University Health

System in Durham, NC in 1966. In the ‘80’s she enjoyed teaching disco and shag dancing with her husband; as well as leading Sunday school classes.

She went on to be a successful mother, wife, grandmother, philanthropist and realtor. She was passionate about helping others and did so through her many charitable activities: fostering babies, hosting high school exchange students, caring for hospice patients, driving patients to chemotherapy, delivering meals on wheels, working at the Open Door Clinic and Urban Ministries.

Ginger was an incredibly nurturing mother. She was vibrant and full of life with a giant heart. She loved fashion and wearing as she would say, “the unexpected.” The word most people used to describe her was “classy.” Ginger loved her family, friends, and dogs Cameron and Zoe. She loved the outdoors and cherished her times in Blowing Rock and her walks with family and friends around Bass Lake.

Read more here: www.legacy.com/ obituaries/newsobserver/obituary.asp x?pid=170422774#storylink=cpy

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They Still Need Us REALTORS® Rally to support our troops August 11-15

RRAR events

16 Government Affairs Committee (11:30am) 17 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm) 21 REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle BOD (12:30-3pm) 24 Property Management Council (11:30pm)

august 5 Leadership Academy Evening Dinner & Social (5:00pm) 6 Women’s Council of REALTORS® (8:45am)

May

6 Top Producers Council (11:30pm)

26 Memorial Day (Office Closed)

7 Diversity Committee (11:30-1pm) 7 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

June

12 TMLS BOD (1pm)

4 Women’s Council of REALTORS® (8:45am)

13 RRAR BOD (9-11am)

4 Top Producers Council (11:30pm)

18-19 NAR Leadership Summit, Chicago

5 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

19 Community Service Committee (11:30am)

10 TMLS BOD (1pm)

20 Government Affairs Committee (11:30am)

11 RRAR BOD (9-11am)

20 Small Broker’s Council (8:45am)

12 Leadership Academy Gov’t Affairs & TMLS and RRAR Orientation (9 am-4pm)

21 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

12 Diversity Committee (11:30-1pm)

september 1 Labor Day – (Office Closed) 3 Women’s Council of REALTORS® (8:45am) 4 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm) 10 RRAR BOD (9-11am) 12-17 NCAR Convention - The Homestead Resort, Hot Springs, Virginia 16 Community Service Committee (11:30pm)

14 Flag Day

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16 NCAR Board of Directors

15 Father’s Day 16 NCAR Legislative Meetings - Sheraton Raleigh Hotel

17 Government Affairs Committee (11:30am)

17 Community Service Committee (11:30pm)

17 Triangle International Council of REALTORS® (TICOR) (11:30am-1:30pm)

18 NCAR Legislative Day, Downtown Raleigh (7am-3pm)

18 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm) 19 Leadership Academy Communication Skills with Bo Boylan (9am-5:30pm)

18 Small Broker’s Council (8:45am) 18 Government Affairs Committee (11:30am)

22 REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle BOD (12:30-3pm)

19 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

24 Property Management Council (11:30pm) 24 Small Brokers Council (8:45am)

july

25 Rosh Hashana

3 New Member Orientation (9am-3pm)

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