The Announcer says “RE/MAX. Outstanding Agents, Outstanding Results” So What??

Advertising and marketing are powerful.  Jingles get stuck in our head. Beloved cartoon characters sell us everything from breakfast cereal to sinus pills. Clever catch phrases will disarm and sway even the savviest consumer. 

Quite a bit of money is spent advertising real estate companies on both a national and local level.
Catchy jingles during drive time, or large billboards advertising websites all work to grab our attention.

Here in Cincinnati, the local brokers and national companies alike have good, dedicated agents working under their banner.  So, does it really make a difference what company you choose?

I’ll Report – You Decide

The Real Estate Professional is a nationally distributed trade magazine, provided to us by REBAC, The Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, Inc. The September/ October 2008 edition reports that two separate surveys clearly state that RE/MAX Sales Associates are assisting more buyers and sellers!

Survey #1 – RE/MAX sales associates outperform their fine competitors at brokerages affiliated with the other major, nationwide franchises.  This information was based on closed sales, 2007, from The RIS Media/Power Broker Survey. RE/MAX agents averaged 39% more transactions than the #2 broker.     39% !!

Survey #2 – A separate survey with data compiled by The REAL Trends 500, summarized that RE/MAX sales associates were also ranked the highest of all national real estate franchises. RE/MAX realtors averaged 19% more transactions per agent than their closest competitor, local and national. The average realtor closed 7.6 transaction sides….. assisting fewer than 8 families with their home buying or home selling needs!!

So, that’s the data. I know. I know. I can hear you saying “Congratulations. So What?”

An experienced agent brings ideas, and solid market knowledge. Experience has contract negotiation skills, tips on selling your home, combined with the best market exposure for your home. Experienced agents know how to explain the paperwork in terms you can understand, not “legal speak”. An experienced agent has a network of professionals to assist them with mortgage, title, home inspection, and home repair. Experience can provide to you the market stats needed so you make good purchase decisions.  Experience can give you market stats, pricing suggestions and sales trends, so you don’t waste time trying to sell your home…..making house payment after house payment, when you hoped to sell fast.

According to the Greater Cincinnati Multiple Listing Service, in the residential market, (single family homes and condos) in Butler, Warren, Clermont and Hamilton counties, as of today there are 14,042 active listings, 2135 homes under contract, and 9670 homes sold in the last six months. A ranking report of the top 10 offices places RE/MAX Unlimited  #1 in market share of all homes in the market, regardless of status. 

Of the 9670 sold homes, our office was involved with 854 transactions…..or 4.06% Market Share
 #1 Again!
Our fine competitor’s 523 transaction sides ranked them at #2, with 2.49% market share.

When it’s your time to buy or sell, tap into our experience ….and go with a winner!

“Outstanding Agents. Outstanding Results”