Do you own your own domain name?  Maybe you own a few domain names? I commonly used GoDaddy to buy my domain names and have been very pleased with the service they have provided to me.  Network Solutions and Host Gator are a few other sites that are popular to purchase domain names.  Where are yours? I ask, because if you bought one in the past, but aren't sure where you got it, this is a fact you should be aware of and this knowledge could save you money and hassle in the future. I … [Read more...]

REALTOR® Laura Barry has taken real estate advertising to a new level.  Below you will see she has created a 4 minute mini-movie featuring a young woman and how she enjoys different features of her luxury home as she prepares for her mans arrival. Making a movie like this would require some super techie movie editing skills or a fat wallet to hire someone to do this for you, so it's probably not for everyone, but it is cool to see the ingenious ideas agents come up with to market their … [Read more...]

As a busy REALTOR®, you are in and out of homes all week.  You can sometimes tell the age of the home by the style of the light fixtures, or the color of the carpet.  You'll be glad to hear, olive green and harvest yellow are not making a comeback....yet. :) The Neil Kelly Company, which advertises itself as an award-winning remodeling firm, has released a list of what it says will be in and out in 2013. Here is the company’s forecast: Green and sustainable design is here to stay. … [Read more...]

Earlier this month, the Kansas Real Estate Commission made several major changes to the Commission’s Guidelines on Permissible Gifts and Gratuities. The intent of the changes is to clarify the application of the state’s existing statutes prohibiting the payment of cash rebates (and cash equivalents) by real estate licensees to unlicensed individuals. Kansas Law Prohibits a Real Estate Licensee from Rebating Any Portion of a Commission to an Unlicensed Individual Under K.S.A. 58-3062(a)(3), … [Read more...]