Real Estate Marketing

Strategies to Succeed In A Seller’s Real Estate Market: A Roundtable Discussion

by Rich Vetstein 03.11.2013 Closings

Put Your Best Offer Forward & Get Pre-Approved Beforehand, Advise Local Experts Well, it’s official now. With buyers back in droves, an abnormally low inventory of good properties, and bidding wars popping up all over the place, the Greater Boston real estate market has now made full circle into a seller’s market. As the Boston [...]

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Redfin “Offer Insights”: Concerns Raised Over Online Posting Of Contract Negotiation Details

by Rich Vetstein 02.10.2013 Disclosures

Controversial New Internet Practice Raises Confidentiality Concerns & Realtor® Scorn The internet based real estate brokerage company, Redfin, is now arming buyers and sellers with insight into the negotiations that take place when the firm’s clients submit winning — and losing — offers to buy a home. On its heavily trafficked website, the Seattle-based brokerage [...]

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Top 10 Real Estate Internet Resources

by Rich Vetstein 10.21.2012 Blogging

I thought it would be a good idea to list my Top 10 favorite websites, blogs and other internet sites for real estate. These include law blogs, local and national real estate sites, and even marketing blogs. Feel free to bookmark this post! 1.  HousingWire This is one of the best national sites for staying [...]

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Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusters! Selling A Haunted House and Other Tales of the Paranormal

by Rich Vetstein 10.15.2012 Disclosures

My kids (ages 9 and 6) are really into Halloween this year, convincing me into spending over $100 on laughing tombstones, zombies and other decorations at iParty over the weekend. I love Halloween, and enjoy when people go all out on decorating their homes. But what if your house is truly haunted? Or you are [...]

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Back-Up Offers & Bidding Wars: Should Agents Or Sellers Be Concerned With Legal Liability?

by Rich Vetstein 04.26.2012 Disclosures

Are There Liability Concerns For Accepting Back Up Offers? My colleague Rona Fischman at the Boston.com Real Estate Now Blog had an intriguing question on the legalities surrounding accepting back-up offers. This question is especially timely with the rise of bidding wars in the Greater Boston real estate market. Rona asks: I have been told [...]

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Bidding Wars Are Back In Greater Boston! Legal And Strategic Guidance For Massachusetts Buyers & Sellers

by Rich Vetstein 03.24.2012 Condominium Law

I cannot believe I’m writing this post, but yes it’s true, the real estate market in Greater Boston, Massachusetts has now come full circle and bidding wars are back. Don’t believe me? Just read this Boston Globe article from today. Now that bidding wars are back, buyers and sellers have questions, so we’ll try to [...]

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What The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals Grants, The Courts Taketh Away

by Rich Vetstein 03.18.2012 Construction Law

Sheppard v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Boston: Appeals Court Overturns Variances, But Does Not Order Tear-Down Of South Boston Rehab Project This is the kind of case that aggravates the heck out of me — and it’s been going on for 14 years with no end in sight. All disabled Southie homeowner Robert McGarrell [...]

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Upcoming Events: MAR Conference and Agent Reboot Boston

by Rich Vetstein 09.24.2011 Real Estate Marketing

We are going to be sponsoring two great real estate events in October. Here are the details. Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) Annual Conference October 18-19, 2011 DCU Center, Worcester Click here for the program schedule Inman Agent Reboot Conference–Boston October 26, 2011 Hynes Convention Center, Boston Click here for program schedule Hope to you [...]

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[VIDEO] A Little More About Me…

by Rich Vetstein 09.22.2011 Real Estate Marketing

Hey there. I recently had an opportunity to shoot a video about myself and my philosophy. I’d like to share it with you. I’m not the best in front of the camera, but I’m working on it. Video is quickly replacing the written word. Of course, as you know, writing and blogging is much more [...]

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[VIDEO] How To Effectively Use Blogs And Social Media In Real Estate

by Rich Vetstein 09.21.2011 Real Estate Marketing

Social media and blogging is a foundation of my marketing plan. It’s been so successful for me that I have always tried to share the benefits with my referral partners — real estate agents and mortgage professionals. Along with my law partner Marc Canner, we started a company dedicated to assisting real estate agents with [...]

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Buy/Sell “Piggyback” Transactions In A Changed Market

by Rich Vetstein 03.15.2011 Closings
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This is a summary of a recent presentation given by Jon Ufland and Chuck Silverston of Prudential Unlimited Realty, Attorneys Richard Vetstein & Marc Canner of TitleHub Closing Services, and Mark Maiocca of Mortgage Network. Selling & Buying Simultaneously Many home buyers today still need to sell their current homes and use the sale proceeds [...]

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Is Boston The Next Hub For Social Media Savvy Real Estate Agents?

by Rich Vetstein 10.14.2010 Blogging

Agent Reboot Boston Conference Recap I’m thrilled to be writing the guest post for the Inman Future of Real Estate Marketing Blog highlighting the Agent Reboot Conference in Boston held yesterday on October 13, 2010. From the buzz surrounding the conference here at the Hynes Convention Center, it’s clear that Boston area agents are embracing [...]

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Join Us At The Inman Agent Reboot Social Media Conference In Boston On Oct. 13th!

by Rich Vetstein 10.05.2010 Real Estate Marketing

We here at the Blog, through our new company, HubConnected, are proud to be a sponsor of the Inman News Agent Reboot Conference coming to Boston, Hynes Convention Center on October 13th! We’ll be there with a slew of social media savvy realtors from around Greater Boston, some of whom are already part of the [...]

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What Happens In Vegas Hopefully Stays In Vegas: Some Perspective On the Mass. Real Estate Market From Las Vegas

by Rich Vetstein 09.18.2010 Massachusetts Property Values
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My partner, Marc Canner, and I just returned from the Agent Reboot Conference in Las Vegas where we were promoting our new Real Estate Social Media company, HubConnected (click for more information). We learned a lot of new information about social media for real estate agents. But what really struck home was how horrible the [...]

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Richard Vetstein Talks Real Estate Law On “Money Matters” Radio Show

by Rich Vetstein 09.03.2010 Massachusetts Real Estate Law
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I had the pleasure of sitting down for a 1 hour radio interview on real estate law for Money Matters Radio. The podcasts for the show are below. (They are 30 minutes each, so be advised). The hour went by so fast! There was a funny thing that happened during the interview. My dad was [...]

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Happy Birthday To This Blog: A Statistical Review of Year 1

by Rich Vetstein 08.12.2010 Blogging
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It’s been a year since we launched this Blog in its current form, and it’s been an amazing year. I remember getting giddy over 30 hits in one day; now we get thousands. Good times. The fun part about having a Blog is analyzing the statistics, which can be a bit addicting, like when I [...]

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The Hyper-Local Real Estate Blog: Become THE Local Expert For Your Market Area

by Rich Vetstein 08.11.2010 Blogging
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This is another post in our ongoing series on Social Media For Real Estate Professionals. We are now providing Social Media Solutions for real estate agents, mortgage brokers and other real estate professionals through our affiliated company, HubConnected LLC. Please contact us for more info. A hyper-local real estate blog is a blog targeted at [...]

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Why The Bachelor & Bachelorette Need A Real Estate Agent

by Rich Vetstein 08.04.2010 Disclosures
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A Special Guest Post By Gabrielle Daniels Brennan, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Sudbury, MA. Check out her Blog, Living in Sudbury www.liveinsudburyma.com! Similar to the obsession over Massachusetts real estate and addiction to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is our addiction to The Bachelor / The Bachelorette TV series. Many of us really didn’t want [...]

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Social Media Advice & Tips For Massachusetts Real Estate Agents: Lessons From ActiveRain Raincamp Boston 2010

by Rich Vetstein 07.29.2010 Massachusetts Real Estate Law
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We attended the ActiveRain “Raincamp” seminar at the Boston World Trade Center earlier in the week, and wanted to share some great social media facts and tips that we learned. With 94% of all home buyer consumers starting their search online and Facebook just hitting over 500 Million users, Realtors who are effectively using social [...]

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Reminder: Real Estate Professionals “Under Agreement” Networking Night–This Thursday, 4:30pm at Hotel Indigo, Newton

by Rich Vetstein 06.01.2010 Real Estate Marketing

Don’t forget to join us for the Greater Boston Real Estate Board “Under Agreement” Networking Event, on this Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 4:30pm-7:00pm, Hotel Indigo Newton-Riverside, 399 Grove Street, Newton, MA. This will be a super fun night at a very swanky new venue. Think a little piece of Ocean Drive, Miami Beach in [...]

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