Summer Time Fun!!

Summer time is here!  Come out and enjoy beautiful Lake Cypress Springs.  Memorial Day weekend has come and gone and the lake was full of people tubing, skiing, boating and riding their jet skis.  Don't get left behind, there's still plenty of time for you to enjoy our beautiful lake this summer. We have a magnificent fireworks show every year to commemorate the 4th of July.  Come out and ride in your boat and look around at the many wonderful lake homes or ride your jet ski.  Bring your kids and go tubing.  Come and bring all your friends and family!! 

Lake Cypress Sp rings Reaches Normal Pool Elevation!!!

Lake Cypress Springs has reached normal pool elevation of 378 feet MSL for the first time since July 14, 2010.   YIPPEE!!  Come out and enjoy the lake this summer and look at all our beautiful lakefront properties and make one YOURS!!

4 Reasons to have a Coldwell Banker Agent represent you

In the world where the internet makes marketing miracles possible and home data seems to flow free, every once in a while you'll hear of someone attempting to buy or sell without an agent.  While some stories speak of success, they also reveal the time, expertise, and energy that go into a sale and the indisputable benefits of having an agent.  Here are 4 ways showing that marketing and managing a home is a time-consuming undertaking and why now, more than ever, smart consumers need to use a real estate agent.

1. Online marketing takes time and expertise
According to various news sites, an owner may set up a website, blog, Twitter feed, YouTube videos, and a photo page for the home, taking hours of effort.  Most sellers don't have the online marketing experience that a good agent has, or the time to devote to that enterprise.
2. A home's information alone is not enough - every home lives in a market
Knowing about a home is just the first step.  The real key to moving a property is knowing how that home fits into the market - and only a professional brings that kind of focus and real experience.  Showing prospective clients a local market overview that demonstrates the deep expertise and knowledge an agent brings to the table gives the seller a sense of comfort.
3. Showings and connections sell homes
To sell his property, one owner had to develop a following and create connections online.  This is easy for agents, who are already tapped into a network of people buying and selling.  Agents connections in your local and agent community matter to sellers.  Their knowledge and buyers will remind them that they'll benefit by working with you.
4. Even the smartest use an agent for expertise
Despite all the online resources available to home sellers today, they still need agents.

Spring is nearing and the lake levels are coming up with the nice rains we've had.  If you'd like to have your dream home on the lake, come out see us today.  We can make your dream of owning a lake home a reality!

Motivation

The motivations behind selling a home have changed in recent years.  The top reason sellers sold their home in the latest profile was for a job relocation, tied with the home sellers home was too small...accounting for 17% of home sellers.  When you consider selling your home, let our experienced, committed agents help you!!  Call us today.

From the 2011 Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers, it shows 89% of recent buyers purchased their home through a real estate agent or broker.


Let Coldwell Banker United, Realtors put our experience and knowledge to work for YOU....we want to be YOUR real estate company!!

Coldwell Banker branded websites are #1 visited!!!

Coldwell Banker branded websites are most visited!!!

If you or someone you know are interested in the purchase or sale of real estate call me TODAY!!

Warmest Regards,

Cristy Orr

Sales Associate

903-588-4327

www.cristyorr.com

Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Jan. 26, 2012) – According to Nielsen and comScore Media Metrix, the two global leaders in digital measurement, Coldwell Banker branded websites had the highest number of unique visitors among all national real estate franchise brands for full-year 2011.  This marks the second consecutive year that the Coldwell Banker brand ranked No. 1 in Web traffic among all real estate franchisors. 

“The Coldwell Banker brand is clearly top of mind when consumers go online and search for a home,” said Michael Fischer, chief marketing officer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.  “Consumers know our great brand and have shown a desire to utilize the suite of online tools seen throughout the Coldwell Banker network at the national and local levels.”

According to Nielson, Coldwell Banker websites had 17.5 million unique visitors in 2011, which was more than 28 percent higher than the next nearest franchise brand competitor (13.7 million). Similarly, Coldwell Banker branded websites (26.1 million unique visitors) had the highest Web traffic ranking among real estate franchisors in the comScore Media Metrix full-year ranking for 2011, easily outpacing its next nearest competitor by 21 percent (21.6 million unique visitors).

The Coldwell Banker brand continues to place an emphasis on developing its website into a hub for consumers to find and prepare for the home buying and selling process.  Recent additions include the lifestyle search page and first time home buyer resource center.

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC accessed the aforementioned information through its subscription to both Nielson and comScore Media Metrix. The rankings encompass all consumer Web traffic (unique visitors) to national and local websites operated by the franchise brands as well as by their franchisees.