Yet Another Free Tool from HAR: Agent Newsletter

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Yet Another Free Tool from HAR Agent Newsletter

• HAR has introduced the free agent newsletter
• for use by HAR members as a communications
• tool to help you build your relationships with
  your
• clients and prospects.
• This free newsletter may be branded with your
• picture and information and provides up-to-date
• news and statistics about the local, regional and
  
• national housing markets.
• The data is retrieved from trusted sources like
  NAR, HAR, the U.S. Census Bureau and others so
  you know it is reliable and accurate.
• It also features a monthly housing market
  update video, commentary by
• top national economists, home searches tools,
  mortgage rates and more.
• To register for this free product provided by
  HAR to its members, just log
• in to http//www.hten.com/haractivate.

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Jumpstart Your Client Experience Rating

• When HAR developed the Client Experience
  Rating, we didnt want to make our members wait
  for a certain number of future transactions
  before they could benefit from the valuable
  feedback from their clients.
• We enabled the system to allow our REALTORS to
  send surveys to clients who engaged in a
  transaction back to January 1, 2008. That means
  there are more than 69,000 sales transactions and
  more than 26,000 lease completions that qualify
  for inclusion in the program.
• All you have to do to get started is log in to
  the Members Only Portal (like you are going to
  TeMPO) and click on My in the left column.
  Scroll down to the second to the last item, which
  will say Client Experience Rating. Click on
  that link and you will be taken to a page that
  has all of your past transactions. Click on the
  ones for which you have your clients e-mail
  address, and the system will do the rest.
• More than 520 REALTORS have already sent out
  more than 2,600 surveys in the few weeks since
  the launch of the program.
• For more information, you may visit
  http//members.har.com/Realtor-Rating-Program/

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Did You Know?

• The average national commission received by a
  REALTOR actually increased in 2008 to 5.20
  percent, according to real estate research firm
  Real Trends. This was up from 5.18 percent the
  previous two years and 5.04 percent in 2005.
• Statistics show that in more turbulent housing
  markets, consumers utilize the services of a
  REALTOR more than they do during rising markets.
• It is during rough patches that the market
  knowledge, accurate and informed pricing and
  expertise in marketing a home really pay off.
• According to the National Association of
  REALTORS 2008 Profile of Home Buyers and
  Sellers, sellers who utilized the assistance of a
  REALTOR received 37.9 percent more than those
  that who sold on their own. That is likely a
  combination of poor pricing on the part of
  do-it-yourself sellers and the extra value that a
  REALTOR brings to the transaction.

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HAR.com says, no autographs, please.

• In the April issue of 002 Magazine, which has a
  Real Estate Development cover this month, you
  may check out a profile of HAR.com on pages 60
  and 61.
• Each month, the magazine has a profile of a
  business executive, but the editors decided to
  profile the HAR Web site this month instead.
• The QA interview with the Web site (yes, the
  interview is done as if the Web site was giving
  the answers) has been a big hit with readers.
• For example, when asked What do you love about
  your home?, HAR.com answered, I love all my
  homes. Fortunately, I have nearly 50,000 to
  choose from depending on my mood that day.
• Another question Slippers or bare feet around
  the house? HAR.com, ever the humorous site that
  it is, said, I dont have feet, but the great
  thing about me is that you can wear slippers or
  go in bare feet and still view any of my nearly
  50,000 properties on me. Thats comfort.
• Quick one word answer question HAR.coms
  Favorite Meal Electricity.