February 2010 • Issue 4 2009 Q4 Home Sales Surge. What Does It Mean for Your Market? Did you read the good news in the NAR press release on February 11? If you missed it, here is the lead-in: “Strong gains in existing-home sales were the predominant pattern in most states during the fourth quarter, with many more metro areas seeing prices rise from a year earlier, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Realtors®. Sales increased from the third quarter in 48 states and the District of Columbia; 32 states saw double-digit gains. Year-over-year sales were higher in 49 states and D.C.; all but three states had double-digit annual increases.” Read Full Article      Let VisualTour Help You Convince Sellers to Hire You! If you are new to listing appointments or don’t have time to learn all of the direct benefits to consumers provided by VisualTour, you’ll really benefit big time from the VisualTour Listing Presentation CD Packet! So what is this tool and how can it help you to reach a new level of success? Read Full Article Bullet Proof Your Listing Presentation! Would you like an advantage over your competition in your listing presentations? Would you like an ice breaker that would almost instantly make the seller comfortable with you and your capabilities? Well, read on! Read Full Article      Dynamic Inventory Widget Remember Widgets from your Econ 101 class? Oh you slept in that day too? Well, we’ve got the 21st century Widgets for you now, and they’re much more exciting than the Econ 101 version! Read Full Article Helping You Win and Market Listings Learn from some top real estate professionals how they use VisualTour as a competitive advantage to attract more listings, and market them effectively! Watch the Video (6 min 24 sec)      Still Not Using Social Networking Proactively? It’s easy, free and can only help you to make 2010 a great year!  Fan us on Facebook Join VisualTour’s Facebook Fan page today! Read and share great ideas for improving your marketing and social networking with Realtors all over the U.S.! Click here to see how VisualTour helps you leverage the popularity of Social Networking to gain maximum exposure with top quality, rich media content on your own accounts as well as let your sellers and buyers share your information with their network of friends. With all the blizzard conditions around much of the U.S. lately, maybe a second home adjacent to a world class ski resort isn’t what you’re looking for right now. But you’ll still enjoy how Larry Sabo uses the rich media features of VisualTour to market this 5 bedroom / 5 bathroom home Click here to see and hear Larry in action with Cinema View Larry does a great job including a voice narration to enhance the tour’s appeal and keep the viewer’s attention while previewing his listing. Using your own voice to narrate your VisualTours is easy! Great work Larry! Larry Sabo $abo $ells, Inc. Paradise Real Estate South Lake Tahoe, CA www.LarrySabo.com Fan us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter   Please do not print this newsletter. Instead‚ forward it by email by using the link below. VIEW IN BROWSER FORWARD SUBSCRIBE ABOUT VISUALTOUR PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT VISUALTOUR © 2010 VisualTour. All rights reserved.