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HomeGain Agent Raves About AgentView

I'm A Raving Fan of HomeGain's AgentView - Yes, I Admit It!

 

I started working with AgentView, formerly known as Source4Sellers, mid November 2006.  Since then much has changed with my business model and with AgentView.

My business grew from a fledgling concept to a full team model.  I had started the month before with HomeGain's BuyerLink.  The traffic from BuyerLink helped build my faith in Internet marketing and build my lead database.  Even then, I knew that HomeGain was very interested in my success and building a true business partnership.

The AgentView product suite continues to develop and is now a full service ad-free solution which highlights and promotes the participating real estate agent.  When I first started with the product, the Source4Sellers solution contained an agent profile and a full CRM with built-in email campaigns.  Now AgentView is so very much more.  Some of the features include:

  • Agent Profile
  • Homes For Sale
  • Home Values
  • Agent Centric Blog
  • Local Information
  • Home Seller Tools

Agent Profile

The AgentView blog offers so much opportunity to help promote the area real estate agent and my Denver real estate website in an ad-free environment. This page is about the agent and their credentials.  The "Have a Real Estate Question for Brian?" is to the right of your contact information as a call to action.

Homes For Sale

I was recently introduced to and have implemented the XML feed available for the AgentView listings.  This is a very nice listing enhancement.  While I was quite capable of entering my offices Denver property listings this new XML feed makes this process of updating listings effortless.  I simply love this feature.  This also exclusively promotes your client's listings in an ad free environment, by search and by map, and with a link back to your website it can bring traffic back to your website, to your blog or profile.  Other listings packages make you pay to feature your listings alongside other listings that are not your own and alongside third party or competing ads!

Home Values

This is the bread and butter of AgentView.  The "What If?" feature can help make adjustments for unrecorded bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.  This also allows you to show your knowledge of the local market upon a request for a home valuation in your market area.  Upon a consumers request for a "Custom Home Value" you get the opportunity to shine.  These requests can come from home owners looking interested in the market, looking to sell, or even an interested property buyer.  And, the two way interaction available can generate leads.  And, your AgentView solution it includes built in SEO and HomeGain traffic flows into the home valuation tool.

Agent Centric Blog

The AgentView blog is ready to roll, SEO friendly and built for speed.  Within minutes you can post your content to your blog and be seen online.  One of the notable benefits if you are not an experienced blogger is the HomeGain Blog School blog coaching program.  This is a great ongoing blogging tutorial to help you generate traffic to your blog.

Local Information

Demographics and neighborhood data on this page are readily available upon request in an easy to read graphical format.  This represents even more available content to make your blog sticky.

Home Seller Tools

This page includes the Home Sale Maximizer feature and tips to home improvement guidelines.  The Home Sale Maximizer helps consumers calculate which improvements will increase the sales value of their home.  This feature too promotes the agent at the end of the process.

 

Here's the icing on the cake:  

Beyond the obvious, as stated above, the ancillary benefits of your AgentView account, brings you a greater web presence including niche area marketing and branding, additional buyer and seller leads.  If you don't have a presence when you start, if you follow the training you'll receive, you'll get one.  If you already have a web presence, more presence certainly can't hurt your well placed and hard earned positioning.

Over the years, I have learned that given the appropriate tools anyone can succeed.  The question really boils down to desire, commitment and persistence.  Some of the leads I have connected with on AgentView I have closed and some of them I will close.  For me, the question is not about if, it's more about when. 

My attitude is indicative of what I recently heard at our Colorado Realtor Rally from Larry Kendall, "Don't just survive when you can thrive".  Do you want to thrive?

I invite you to visit my HomeGain Denver Real Estate Blog to get an idea of what I am excited about.

Listen to Brian's interview about AgentView on HomeGain Radio!

Sign up for AgentView Here

1 commentLouis Cammarosano • October 10 2009 08:40PM

HomeGain adds another 39 Club members- Celebrates Agent Appreciation Month

It's been a busy week at HomeGain.

Earlier this week, HomeGain.com announced that another 39 members reached commission dollar milestones of $500,000, $125,000, $75,000 and $50,000 by using HomeGain's Agent Evaluator program.

HomeGain also kicked off its Fourth annual Agent Appreciation campaign late last week.

Yesterday we released our Sept/Oct Agent Success Newsletter.

Become a HomeGain Member!

Louis Cammarosano

 

 

 

0 commentsLouis Cammarosano • October 03 2009 08:22PM

What do Agents Think of Obama? Home Prices?- HomeGain Member Survey

HomeGain.com recently published the results of our quarterly home prices survey.

The press release noted the the dip in Obama's approval rating nationally and Realtors' view on the direction of home values.

The HomeGain Survey was covered in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Orange County Register, The Tampa Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, the Dallas Morning News, The Boston Globe, The Brandon News and Tribune and other news outlets. 

The Boston Globe noted the massive difference in opinion on Obama in Massachusetts vs Texas.

What do Realtors think in your state? Here are the links:

National and Regional Home Values survey data

Arizona home prices

California home prices

Colorado home prices

Florida home prices

Georgia home prices

Illinois home prices

Massachusettes home prices

New Jersey home prices

New York home prices

North Carolina home prices

Pennsylvania home prices

Texas home prices

Virginia home prices

Washington home prices

View all Home Prices survey data

Louis Cammarosano

0 commentsLouis Cammarosano • September 02 2009 11:09AM

HomeGain Live Nation Videos

See more videos on HomeGain YouTube Channel Videos of the individual sessions coming soon!
0 commentsLouis Cammarosano • August 11 2009 10:23AM

HomeGain Live Nation a Hit!

HomeGain "Live" Nation 2009 Is A Hit

... 1 gorgeous day in San Francisco ... 1 amazing hotel ... 15 presenters ... 6 real estate sessions ... 3 product breakout sessions ... breakfast ... lunch ... networking ... 10 Max bobblehead prizes ... over 300 tweets ... 65 satisfied attendees!

Thank you to all who attended and made the event a success. As Karen Breen Elia says below in her video, it was indeed a 2-way street of giving and getting of real estate strategies and insight for those who attended.

Read HomeGain Nation Tweets

HomeGain Nation Photos and Videos below:

Photos

real-estate-trends-panel

From left to right: Jay Thompson, Robert Hahn, Louis Cammarosano, Joseph Ferrara, Patrick Kitano

mitch-ribak-and-sarah-bandy

Mitch Ribak of The eHomes Realty Network and Sarah Bandy of The Bandy Group

Brian Kinkade: Winner of a Max Bobblehead

Brian Kinkade of Cherry Creek Professionals Realty: Winner of a Max Gorilla Bobblehead

See more photos on HomeGain Facebook Page and HomeGain Flickr Page.

Videos

See more videos on HomeGain YouTube Channel

Videos of the individual sessions coming soon!

13 Comments on "HomeGain "Live" Nation 2009 Is A Hit"

 

 Wow! Great energy and synergy! I'm jazzed and have already amended my business plan and bought new HomeGain services.

 

August 4th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

Dave Marron -->Dave Marron

 

Thank you for a fantastic event! It was so great to meet such fun, interesting people who are finding new and better ways to sell real estate. I learned a ton and had a great time in the process. HomeGain is an important partner for my company and my own personal practice. I look forward to a mutually beneficial, long term partnership. And I appreciate the effort the entire HG staff made to create such a successful event.

Louis, Jessica, Peter and everyone at HG - THANK YOU!

 

August 4th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

Jay Thompson

 

Even though my primary objective was not met - winning a Max Bobble Head - I thought it was a great event. Any and every Homegain user should attend the next one.

Spectacular venue, very well organized, good mix of speakers!

 

August 5th, 2009 at 7:44 am

Louis Cammarosano

 

@Kris
Thanks for coming. Great meeting you.Please contact me or any member of our team any time.
See you at the next HomeGain nation event.
I think we may call the next one HomeGain Unplugged to emphasize the real life aspect of the event.

@Dave Always a pleasure seeing you. Thanks for you participation in the buyerlink panel and for your support!

@Jay -thanks for coming and participating in the trends panel. There is still a chance to get a Max bobble head -
Recall this tweet:
HomeGain: #homegainnation Jay Thompson: to write on the HomeGain Blog about forced registration vs non - got it on video, we'll hold you to it, Jay!
1 day ago from web.

Produce it by end of month and we'll send a bobble head your way!

@everyone who attended and helped organize the event-Thanks!

 

August 5th, 2009 at 8:15 am

Eric Blackwell

 

@Louis (and actually everyone who commented), it was great to finally meet you all in person. The event was truly a success.

My compliments to you and the team from HomeGain.

best

Eric

 

August 5th, 2009 at 10:04 am

Brad Bakersfield CA Homes

 

Thanks for sharing some of the fun. Maybe next year I will be able to attend.

 

August 5th, 2009 at 10:09 am

Jessica Dalton

 

Thanks for having us, we had a great time and learned a few things too!! : )

 

August 5th, 2009 at 10:52 am

Jef Werolin

 

Great event. Brought back some great ideas and have already shared them with my team. Congrats to the HomeGain team for all the hard work in putting this together!

 

August 5th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

Brandon

 

Glad it was such a success!

 

August 5th, 2009 at 3:03 pm

Peggy Aldinger

 

What a great event! Thanks for inviting me. I am sold on Buyerlink. I didn't realize what a great product it is and can't wait to get started. I really enjoyed meeting all the Homegain Team!

 

August 5th, 2009 at 5:02 pm

Brian Kinkade

 

HomeGain Live Nation was an incredible event and I truly enjoyed meeting everyone "Live" and in person.

The HomeGain team did an outstanding job of putting this together and a very big thank you for your efforts.

I am so very privileged to associated with such a high quality marketing partner as HomeGain.

I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

 

August 6th, 2009 at 5:37 am

Lise

 

I had an amazing time at the event and can't thank you enough for allowing me the opportunity to attend. The HomeGain staff is fabulous and the attendees were marvelous! What fun and education!!

Thank you again and I'm already booking my intentions for next year but I hope to see you all before that!

 

August 6th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

Joseph Ferrara

 

It was a wonderful event.

What most impressed me was the willingness of HomeGain members to share best practices with each other.

I admire HomeGain's leadership in committing to help agents use their products successfully. The growing number of members in their Clubs is testament that it does work.

I was pleased to join my friends and colleagues in sharing with the HomeGain community.

 

August 8th, 2009 at 10:36 am

0 commentsLouis Cammarosano • August 11 2009 10:18AM

HomeGain's Second Quarter Survey on Home Prices

HomeGain released today our 2nd quarter survey on home prices. There are some stark contrasts to the 1st qtr survey. We also asked HomeGain members what they thought of the Obama stimulus plan and of his performance as President so far.

While sellers seem to be getting realistic, buyers are expecting even greater bargains.

The full results are available on the HomeGain blog.

To review the results please click here 

Louis Cammarosano

homegain.com

0 commentsLouis Cammarosano • May 14 2009 04:43PM

Zillow vs. HomeGain: Who has the Better Better Business Bureau Rating?

 HomeGain announced today that it earned an A+ rating from the better business bureua. 

 

HomeGain's Better Business Bureau Rating

Click Here for Zillow's Better Business Bureau Rating.

From HomeGain's Press release today announcing the A+ BBB Rating

We are extremely proud of this rating from the Better Business Bureau," said Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain. "While our competitors like to tout their traffic statistics and press mentions, we prefer to focus on earning our real estate professional customers' satisfaction and loyalty as we strive to provide them with the best possible online marketing solutions. Our A+ Better Business Bureau rating reflects the result of this focus."

"A customer service minded approach permeates, not just the Client Services department at HomeGain, but throughout the entire company," said Matt Malmgren, Director of Clients Services at HomeGain. "We go the extra mile to develop relationships with our customers, listening to their needs and responding in a way that helps them the best we can."

http://www.prweb.com/releases/BBB-homegain/2009/prweb2422464.htm

Read more on the HomeGain Blog

 Louis Cammarosano

2 commentsLouis Cammarosano • May 14 2009 09:28AM

Just for Fun- Check out HomeGain's Seasonal Headers

Last year HomeGain began experimenting with seasonal headers on our web site.

Here are just a few of them below.

The star of just about all of our headers is Max the HomeGain Gorilla

To see a complete set of HomeGain seasonal headers, click here

HomeGain's first seasonal header for Halloween -October 2008

 New Year's Eve 2009

St. Patrick's Day 2009

 

Louis Cammarosano

homegain.com

0 commentsLouis Cammarosano • May 05 2009 11:41AM

HomeGain Adds Street View Maps to its Home Prices AVM

HomeGain, the first company to provide instant home prices, online launched street view maps from Google on its AVM.

The integration looks great.

Take a look below.

To read more about the launch of this new feature, you can visit the HomeGain Real Estate blog.

Or you can check out the feature directly by clicking here!

 

 Louis Cammarosano

 

 

 

0 commentsLouis Cammarosano • May 01 2009 09:26AM

HomeGain Member Raves About AgentView!

HomeGain Agent Brian Kinkade recently blogged his enthusiasm for HomeGain's marketing solution AgentView.

With AgentView you get an SEO friendly blog, a place to post your listings and profile-all in an ad free and exclusive environment.

In addition you get built in traffic from HomeGain's popular instant home prices tool.

Here is what Brian had to say:

I'm A Raving Fan of HomeGain's AgentView - Yes, I Admit It!

I started working with AgentView, formerly known as Source4Sellers, mid November 2006.  Since then much has changed with my business model and with AgentView.

My business grew from a fledgling concept to a full team model.  I had started the month before with HomeGain's BuyerLink.  The traffic from BuyerLink helped build my faith in Internet marketing and build my lead database.  Even then, I knew that HomeGain was very interested in my success and building a true business partnership.

The AgentView product suite continues to develop and is now a full service ad-free solution which highlights and promotes the participating real estate agent.  When I first started with the product, the Source4Sellers solution contained an agent profile and a full CRM with built-in email campaigns.  Now AgentView is so very much more.  Some of the features include:

  • Agent Profile
  • Homes For Sale
  • Home Values
  • Agent Centric Blog
  • Local Information
  • Home Seller Tools

Agent Profile

The AgentView blog offers so much opportunity to help promote the area real estate agent and my Denver real estate website in an ad-free environment. This page is about the agent and their credentials.  The "Have a Real Estate Question for Brian?" is to the right of your contact information as a call to action.

Homes For Sale

I was recently introduced to and have implemented the XML feed available for the AgentView listings.  This is a very nice listing enhancement.  While I was quite capable of entering my offices Denver property listings this new XML feed makes this process of updating listings effortless.  I simply love this feature.  This also exclusively promotes your client's listings in an ad free environment, by search and by map, and with a link back to your website it can bring traffic back to your website, to your blog or profile.  Other listings packages make you pay to feature your listings alongside other listings that are not your own and alongside third party or competing ads!

Home Values

This is the bread and butter of AgentView.  The "What If?" feature can help make adjustments for unrecorded bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.  This also allows you to show your knowledge of the local market upon a request for a home valuation in your market area.  Upon a consumers request for a "Custom Home Value" you get the opportunity to shine.  These requests can come from home owners looking interested in the market, looking to sell, or even an interested property buyer.  And, the two way interaction available can generate leads.  And, your AgentView solution it includes built in SEO and HomeGain traffic flows into the home valuation tool.

Agent Centric Blog

The AgentView blog is ready to roll, SEO friendly and built for speed.  Within minutes you can post your content to your blog and be seen online.  One of the notable benefits if you are not an experienced blogger is the HomeGain Blog School blog coaching program.  This is a great ongoing blogging tutorial to help you generate traffic to your blog.

Local Information

Demographics and neighborhood data on this page are readily available upon request in an easy to read graphical format.  This represents even more available content to make your blog sticky.

Home Seller Tools

This page includes the Home Sale Maximizer feature and tips to home improvement guidelines.  The Home Sale Maximizer helps consumers calculate which improvements will increase the sales value of their home.  This feature too promotes the agent at the end of the process.

 

Here's the icing on the cake:  

Beyond the obvious, as stated above, the ancillary benefits of your AgentView account, brings you a greater web presence including niche area marketing and branding, additional buyer and seller leads.  If you don't have a presence when you start, if you follow the training you'll receive, you'll get one.  If you already have a web presence, more presence certainly can't hurt your well placed and hard earned positioning.

Over the years, I have learned that given the appropriate tools anyone can succeed.  The question really boils down to desire, commitment and persistence.  Some of the leads I have connected with on AgentView I have closed and some of them I will close.  For me, the question is not about if, it's more about when. 

My attitude is indicative of what I recently heard at our Colorado Realtor Rally from Larry Kendall, "Don't just survive when you can thrive".  Do you want to thrive?

I invite you to visit my HomeGain Denver Real Estate Blog to get an idea of what I am excited about.

Learn more about Denver real estate and Denver home prices.

 Louis Cammarosano

 

0 commentsLouis Cammarosano • April 28 2009 07:59AM