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Article by Paul Sharp

The severe shortage of houses in Narembeen, Western Australia has propelled the residents of the locality to build more houses on their own accord, with co-ordination assistance being provided through the Narembeen Housing Group, a non-profit organisation. This, according to the residents in Narembeen, will ease the housing shortage in their area. Moreover, the Narembeen residents feel that more housing facilities could mean attracting more residents to their locality which in intern would make Narembeen a more thriving community.

The residents feel that the houses will fetch up to three hundred thousand US dollars each. The brick houses with four bedrooms and two bathrooms will cost around three hundred and fifty thousand US dollars. This price would enable the local shire to recollect the loan amounts it has funded for the housing project in Narembeen. For this reason, the local shire has come up with the plan to help the residents by loaning out the required amount. Many of the houses are currently available for purchase directly off the plan.

Narembeen Housing Committee’s Ray Parsons has said that most people who work in the town are compelled to commute from other far flung areas on a near daily basis. This has for a long time had a great impact on the area’s economic as well as social development. Workers employed in Narembeen would mostly prefer to settle somewhere close to their workplace to avoid commuting long distances. This would ensure that all the houses built in the area would be lapped up by these workers.

Because of this, Narembeen residents have taken it upon themselves to build houses in a bid to ease the town’s acute housing shortage. According to Ray Parsons the entire residential community has bonded together to bring across a good solution.

In fact, the residents of the area have had a few meetings wishing to know more about the possibility of housing schemes. Ray Parsons said that the residents’ ideas served as think tank for the project. He said that the idea to build more houses in Narembeen was unanimous because of the shortage in housing.

Though it prompts locals to build their own houses in Narembeen, it is widely anticipated that more people from the city would prefer this locality for its quiet atmosphere and relatively low cost housing. This acute shortage prompts the locals to build their own houses here so that they can cash in on the housing market boom witnessed by the locality.

By this, it is not only the residents who are at a great advantage because their beloved town is showing signs of development, but people trying to settle in Narembeen who also prefer an area that is quite free from the city buzz. With this housing project at full swing, there is not an iota of doubt that the town would develop in to a good and thriving locality with the infrastructure and resources to support a growing population.

The first housing project has been commenced at Lot 47 Cheetham Way, Narembeen with output running seemingly smooth.

http://goarticles.com/article/Housing-Shortage-Prompts-Locals-to-Build-Their-Own/1119825/

John Skrabec from Live Urban Real Estate in Denver discusses the strategies of building an on-line presence to market your real estate business. View the video at BrokerIPTV.com

Interviewer: Today we are talking with John Skrabec, broker-owner of Live Urban Real Estate in Denver. John welcome to the show.

John Skrabec: Dan, good to see you.

Interviewer: Thanks for being here.

John Skrabec: Thanks.

Interviewer: Today we are talking about four things every broker should know about building an online presence.

John Skrabec: Right.

Interviewer: And the first thing when people think online, they are thinking probably spreading out to the masses. Is it still important to kind of pick an area?

John Skrabec: I think it’s critical to your online success to pick an area. You know we’ve kind of focused on urban Denver and that’s our specific market opportunity and it’s where we wanted to focus our business, certainly that can be anywhere but having that focus in that priority area certainly helps create a brand, create an identity and starts crafting a brand image that you could build on for building your business.

Interviewer: I don’t think a lot of brokers know that even though they are online and they may be advertising with a portal here or doing something here that they can still zero in on a local area, a Greenwood Village or Cherry Hills, whatever it may be.

John Skrabec: Whatever it may be. And I think once you do that, then you have to start delivering the information.

Interviewer: Yeah.

John Skrabec: And becoming the expert in that area and proving to people that you know that area, whether it’s Park Hill or Wash Park or the Highlands or Greenwood Village or Brighton, whatever that might be.

Interviewer: Okay.

John Skrabec: Certainly once you decide that then you start delivering that hyper local information, you know; you have the information about those communities, the schools, the shopping, and the best local coffee shop.

Interviewer: So let’s talk about that because every realtor asks the ,000 question which is; “If I’m going to give them content, what do I give them, what do they want to see?”

John Skrabec: Well I think that today’s buyers and sellers want to see up to the minute online statistics. That’s where MetroList and PrimeAccess really comes in, we pull active up to the minute data, everyday, feed it into our website, so if you go to the page that’s about Bonnie Brae, you’re going to find out how many houses are on the market, what’s the average asking price, how long will they be on the market, and they will be able to quickly view those listings. And that’s what people want, they want that information quickly and it’s replicating, kind of that one-on-one experience, that you might have with a client at open house or the office, and replicating that experience online and that’s what I think is really important to do when you’re building an online presence.

Interviewer: Now one of the things that I’ve told realtors for ages is that, you know, you can’t constantly be selling, particularly when you are delivering content online. Every once in a while you should throw in a mixture of stuff that just kind of like ‘news they can use’, that type of thing.

John Skrabec: Well and I think that’s where kind of the social media, blogging, dialogue kind of comes in and using those channels to be able to do that. We have a lot of our brokers, we have a group blog and we’ve got 50 brokers in the office, and they are all blogging about those kinds of topics, what’s happening in the neighborhoods, what’s happening in the market in that specific pocket of homes, neighborhood events, things like that. So we’re creating that dialogue, that’s also helping people drive people to the site.

Interviewer: Yeah. I saw an interesting statistic, we’ve got to wrap up now, but the number one reason why people would unfriend you on social networking is too frequent, irrelevant posts.

John Skrabec: Right, and I think that delivering that data, relevant data that people want to hear is critical, we spend a lot of time thinking about that, timely messages that are about the market, people “friend” Live Urban real estate online because they want to know up-to-the-minute real estate information and that’s what we deliver to them.

Interviewer: Thank for being with us.

John Skrabec: Dan, a pleasure.

Interviewer: Appreciate it.

John Skrabec: You bet.

The Toyota Motor Corp. said last Friday that it plans to build a new factory in Fukuoka in southwestern Japan to produce components for gas-electric hybrid vehicles. Toyota, which leads the market in hybrid sales, said it plans to acquire about 340,000 square meters of land there and put production lines for hybrid parts together from other plants.

Toyota spokeswoman Yurika Motoyoshi said details, including the size of the investment and timing, are still unknown. The Nikkei, Japanese daily, earlier reported that the automaker would likely invest tens of billions of yen.

The Japanese auto giant targets to sell 430,000 units of hybrid vehicles worldwide this year. The figure is up by 37 percent from that of last year. The automaker also has said that it aims to boost domestic production of the popular Prius hybrid cars by 40 percent to 280,000 units this year.

The Toyota Prius, the first mass-produced and marketed hybrid car, went on sale in 1997 in Japan and in 2001 worldwide. In the United States, the Prius initially attracted purchasers interested in the vehicle’s low particulate emissions, advanced technology, and high fuel economy. The benefits are boosted by Toyota cold air intake, engines and other auto accessories.

Last year, the demand for the Prius increased because of various reasons that include the rising price of gas, tax credits provided by the federal government lowered the end-price to consumers, and some states introduced privileges for hybrid vehicle drivers.

Separately, the automaker also plans to invest 3M in its Kentucky plant in Georgetown to manufacture new vehicle. The board of directors of the company will make a decision soon about where it will make the new model, which has not yet been announced, according to Jim Kersteiner, the assistant general manager in the accounting and finance group for Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc. Kersteiner added that the project would begin by late 2008.

Rick Hesterberg, the assistant manager of corporate communications for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, said the company is not looking to expand the plant. The new investment would be used for the acquisition of new production equipment and for repairs of assembly and engine production areas in connection to the new model.

To encourage the Japanese automaker to make its investment at the Georgetown facility, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority gave preliminary approval for Toyota to receive million in tax incentives. The incentives were offered under the Kentucky Reinvestment Act, which offers tax breaks to companies with more than 1,000 employees that plan to invest 0 million or more in an existing facility. In 2006, the automaker also was granted million in state tax incentives under the reinvestment act for investing 8 million at the Georgetown facility.

If you ask most real estate professionals what their number one business asset is you’ll get a variety of answers.  Some answers may include their office, their listings, their agents or sub-agents, their marketing materials etc.  All of these are good answers but in this humble real estate entrepreneurs opinion they would all be WRONG!  It is my strong belief that an active buyers list is by the most valuable asset to have for your real estate business (when you think about it this probably holds true for any business).  In fact I believe a buyers list is the closest thing to a money machine as there is in the game of real estate. Craigslist Marketing Matrix

Let me give you a couple of examples illustrating my point.  Earlier this week I had a former client call and tell me that he had a rehab property to sell.  I had sold several of his properties for him in the past and so I was the first person he called.  We came to terms and the very first thing I did, before even getting the property on the MLS was I sent it to my own in house buyers list.  Here are the results.  I had 9 people respond to the email in less than 12 hour.  Three of them saw the property the very next day, one came to see the property the day after that and the rest of are seeing it over the weekend.  I already have one offer and will taking other offers through Monday.  This is all before even inputting into the MLS!  See what I mean about a cash machine?

Here is another illustration of how valuable this asset can be to your business.  Do you think have a strong and active buyers list could make a difference in a listing presentation.  You better believe it.  How many other Realtors in your market do you think would be able to make that same claim?  Not many I can assure you.  This immediately makes it a no brainer for that seller to work for you.  In fact just this week I had a seller call me to come take a look at his house.  I went out took a look and went through a presentation.  At the end I asked why he called me.  He said well I am on your buyers list and get your emails and I figured you have a big list of buyers already so it would only make sense to work with you versus someone else without a buyers list.

Let me give you one last reason why a buyers list is a cash machine.  Do you think there are other products and/or services that you have access to that might be of interest to your list?  Absolutely there  are!  Find something that is a fit for your list and offer it out to them.  In fact with this strategy you can make money with your list without selling them a home.  Of course you need to take into account any rules, stipulations or disclosures you must make, but this is a great way to add revenue streams to your business and make money from an asset that you have already built.  Some examples would be home warranties, lawn care, pest removal, radon, contractor services, credit repair services, etc.

If you aren’t building a buyers list, what are you waiting for?  Start building one today.  If you have one keep building your list and your relationship with the list as well as trying to add some revenue streams.

It’s not exactly easy learning how to build a real estate business, but the rewards can be tremendous. Life changing. Wealth altering. One of the common problems faced by entrepreneurs looking to build a real estate business is figuring out the “how”…perhaps it’s more better described in terms of “how” do you do it, followed up by “what” do you do to build a real estate business.

In that regard, there’s a few relatively simple steps to follow that first starts out with a question. Precisely “WHY” do you want to learn how to build a real estate business?

If you come up empty-handed – or worse still, say you just want to get rich quick – then go elsewhere…because the reality is that if you don’t know why, you don’t have enough “chutzpah” to cut it whenever a challenge arises. These types of people when faced with a potential obstacle get easily frustrated, then cut bait and run.

Similarly, anyone looking to jump on the next “get rich quick” bandwagon is an opportunist. And opportunistic minded entrepreneurs never focus on doing one thing great, typically meddle in something for a few days or few weeks at best, then as the next obstacle pops up – or if they haven’t done a deal in 30 days – they throw in the towel and go elsewhere.

So how to build a real estate business that dominates and crushes your competition? It first begins with an understanding of what is a real estate investor, and what investing in real estate really means.

Since there’s no dictionary definition for this one, I’ll give you my interpretation. A Real Estate Investor essentially is a problem solver. This is an individual – or group of individuals – seeking to solve the real estate needs of others, in a courteous, respectable, and enlightened manner. As a result of successfully solving the issues at hand, the real estate investor profits both within their heart and with their wallet.

Typically, the financial rewards of being a real estate investor far exceed those of the average corporate or hourly wages of many. This is a lucrative profession, but when you’re building a real estate business, it requires persistence, confidence in one’s abilities, positive attitude, and ethical practices in order to truly profit in an ongoing basis.

From my corporate background, I recognized there were 6 Pillars of Successful Businesses that all had to be in place in order for someone to succeed. They are:

1) Vision & Planning
2) Specialized Knowledge
3) Applied Strategy
4) Mentorship & Advisors
5) Strategic Partners
6) Systems & Processes

I’m sure this looks daunting to you, yet if you chunk down these 6 Pillars into bite-sized chunks, within two weeks you’ll have the strategic elements in place to go out and dominate in your marketplace. Because in order to build a real estate business that succeeds, and scales exponentially, these elements are critical and imperative to helping you generate a 6 figure bank account and realizing 7 figure gains in as little as 7 months, part time.

In the construction of town houses, the topography is critically assessed. In flat sites, the house is set out and the construction commences. In the design of the building, the topography of the land is considered. If the land is level, the entrance to the house remains on the ground floor. Since town houses have three levels of floors the entrance can be moved from the ground floor. The house plan should have ample lighting on the lower floors.

When commencing to build the town house on a sloppy terrain, mass excavations have to be undertaken. The procedure is to cut the ground at least one floor level below the natural ground level. The cutting of the soil should be done wider than the area of the house. The house design should have the main entrance facing the slope upwards. It is then bridged from the natural ground. A covered walk way is done joining the staircase at the first floor level.

The town house plan is then drawn on the new cut surface. The distance from the building to the soil embankment is at least ten feet. This will allow light into the windows and give access of walking round the house. The soil wall is retained and landscaped to give good aesthetics. On the opposite side the soil is filled and compacted to allow a garden in front of the lounge or veranda. This will allow the building and yards to be placed on a flat ground.

The town house design is set out and construction starts. The landscaper should provide stepped levels to create a benched terrain. This can be done using short retaining walls. The entrance door way should be large enough to allow movement upwards or downwards. In the design the entrance on first floor should be into a family room. The kitchen, dinning, lounge and guest wing are put on the ground floor. Bedrooms are put on first and attic floors.

What do the most successful MLM businesses have in common? If you answered that they have a great landing page that draws customers in, then you are on the right track. The landing page is a billboard that will help your potential customers see how valuable the product or service that you offer is. It makes them realize that they will be able to succeed if they use your product or follow your principles. Anyone who wants to have a legitimate home based business that is successful will need to know how to create one of these landing pages.

Entrepreneurial success depends on many things. You need to have the will to follow through with your plans that will help lead you to success, and you need to have the knowledge to get there. If you have never run a business before, you have no need to despair. If you are planning to work from home, then you know that it is going to take a lot of work and you are willing to work hard. After all, nothing worthwhile comes easily.

You can find companies that will offer you the success training that you need to create that perfect landing page and that will be able to steer your business in the right direction. They will be able to help you learn how to craft the words on that page that make it impossible for a customer not to click through and learn more about what you are offering. When you are creating a landing page, you have to make sure that the reader realizes that your product could change their life for the better.

Rather than simply finding a company that will only be able to help you with the page or teach you how to write one on your own, choose a training company that will teach you everything you need to know about growing a successful business. They can teach you about goal setting and how to gain leads, as well as how to drive them to your brilliant landing page. They can help you to understand time management as well as how you can make the Internet work for you with all of the social media marketing opportunities that are available. The road to success starts with the right training. One of the most important destinations on that road is the landing page.

When you think of it, what we thought of as media exposure not so many years ago has completely morphed and changed. Warhol would be proud. Not only is everyone going for their fifteen minutes, they’re now shooting for an hour. What made it into the media used to be decided by a handful that controlled what we saw, heard and read; now all of that has changed. But as the outlets have changed and the media terrain has morphed, the market has become so diffused that it’s more and more challenging to find a venue that 1) gives real information and 2) reaches a specific audience or market. TV shows and print publications that used to be the public’s main sources for news, politics, entertainment and information no longer have the reach or the impact they once did. Those outlets that once served as the primary venue for exposure are no longer the powerhouses they once were. But, they are still tremendously important and need to be a part of your promotional or marketing campaign. The traditional outlets are morphing. Newspapers are folding; more information in going online, but simply promoting yourself or your company on the Internet is not the end-all marketing-wise. Neither advertising nor straight Internet marketing offers the validation and legitimacy of traditional PR. That’s primarily due to the fact that anyone can post information on the net. There is very little vetting and fact checking. Overall, the Internet is Wild West of information, and although marketing online may get your message out there, it alone is not enough. To begin with, simply being on the net is not enough, you need to drive traffic to your information, But more importantly, that type of exposure seldom offers you the credibility, validation or build brand trust as being featured as a news story will. The most effective approach is a strategic marketing mix. You can reach your target market and gain validation and credibility through effective PR, and then utilize the Internet to amplify and maximize your message. That is the marketing strategy that you now need in order to build your business, land more customers and make more money. Copyright © Anthony Mora 2009 For further information visit: www.AnthonyMora.com

It’s not exactly easy learning how to build a real estate business, but the rewards can be tremendous. Life changing. Wealth altering. One of the common problems faced by entrepreneurs looking to build a real estate business is figuring out the “how”…perhaps it’s more better described in terms of “how” do you do it, followed up by “what” do you do to build a real estate business.In that regard, there’s a few relatively simple steps to follow that first starts out with a question. Precisely “WHY” do you want to learn how to build a real estate business?If you come up empty-handed – or worse still, say you just want to get rich quick – then go elsewhere…because the reality is that if you don’t know why, you don’t have enough “chutzpah” to cut it whenever a challenge arises. These types of people when faced with a potential obstacle get easily frustrated, then cut bait and run.Similarly, anyone looking to jump on the next “get rich quick” bandwagon is an opportunist. And opportunistic minded entrepreneurs never focus on doing one thing great, typically meddle in something for a few days or few weeks at best, then as the next obstacle pops up – or if they haven’t done a deal in 30 days – they throw in the towel and go elsewhere.So how to build a real estate business that dominates and crushes your competition? It first begins with an understanding of what is a real estate investor, and what investing in real estate really means.Since there’s no dictionary definition for this one, I’ll give you my interpretation. A Real Estate Investor essentially is a problem solver. This is an individual – or group of individuals – seeking to solve the real estate needs of others, in a courteous, respectable, and enlightened manner. As a result of successfully solving the issues at hand, the real estate investor profits both within their heart and with their wallet. Typically, the financial rewards of being a real estate investor far exceed those of the average corporate or hourly wages of many. This is a lucrative profession, but when you’re building a real estate business, it requires persistence, confidence in one’s abilities, positive attitude, and ethical practices in order to truly profit in an ongoing basis.From my corporate background, I recognized there were 6 Pillars of Successful Businesses that all had to be in place in order for someone to succeed. They are:1) Vision & Planning2) Specialized Knowledge3) Applied Strategy4) Mentorship & Advisors5) Strategic Partners6) Systems & ProcessesI’m sure this looks daunting to you, yet if you chunk down these 6 Pillars into bite-sized chunks, within two weeks you’ll have the strategic elements in place to go out and dominate in your marketplace. Because in order to build a real estate business that succeeds, and scales exponentially, these elements are critical and imperative to helping you generate a 6 figure bank account and realizing 7 figure gains in as little as 7 months, part time.

In the construction of town houses, the topography is critically assessed. In flat sites, the house is set out and the construction commences. In the design of the building, the topography of the land is considered. If the land is level, the entrance to the house remains on the ground floor. Since town houses have three levels of floors the entrance can be moved from the ground floor. The house plan should have ample lighting on the lower floors. When commencing to build the town house on a sloppy terrain, mass excavations have to be undertaken. The procedure is to cut the ground at least one floor level below the natural ground level. The cutting of the soil should be done wider than the area of the house. The house design should have the main entrance facing the slope upwards. It is then bridged from the natural ground. A covered walk way is done joining the staircase at the first floor level. The town house plan is then drawn on the new cut surface. The distance from the building to the soil embankment is at least ten feet. This will allow light into the windows and give access of walking round the house. The soil wall is retained and landscaped to give good aesthetics. On the opposite side the soil is filled and compacted to allow a garden in front of the lounge or veranda. This will allow the building and yards to be placed on a flat ground. The town house design is set out and construction starts. The landscaper should provide stepped levels to create a benched terrain. This can be done using short retaining walls. The entrance door way should be large enough to allow movement upwards or downwards. In the design the entrance on first floor should be into a family room. The kitchen, dinning, lounge and guest wing are put on the ground floor. Bedrooms are put on first and attic floors.