The benefits of staging a home have been widely discussed.  The accomplished stager, among other things, generally has a mission to: Neutralize Pare down De-Clutter Re-purpose, re-position or remove furniture Add accent pieces where necessary In-house tracking at Al Filippone Associates has shown that our staged properties in Fairfield County, Ct. sell for two to three percent more and… Read More

Many Realtors, if they are honest with themselves, can look back and determine a mistake that they made during the course of any given year, which ended up costing them and or their client dearly.  Below are twelve mistakes, at least one of which you or a co-worker will make this year. Neglect to personally… Read More

If you’ve been a Realtor for more than a day, you understand that things change rapidly in the real estate business.  Not only within the course of a twenty-four hour period, but in actuality from minute to minute.  A client’s dream is shattered in the morning, and resuscitated in the afternoon.  It can be frustrating and discouraging – if… Read More

In yesterday’s blog post on expanding yourself, I raised five questions that many Realtors who are considering hiring an assistant have had.  I wrote responses to the first three.  Today I will address questions number four and five.  To refresh your memory, they are listed below: What if the work they produce is less than… Read More