This holiday season, HomeFinder.com is grateful for real estate agents…and it doesn’t stop there. In celebration of our 30 Days of Gratitude Contest,
we are sharing the top 30 things we are grateful for! We also want you to share why you are grateful for your real estate business for the chance to win $250 for you and a $250 donation to your favorite charity. From November 1 – 30, “Like” HomeFinder.com at Facebook.com/homefinderdotcom, enter the 30 Days of Gratitude Contest and tell us in 100 words or less what you are grateful for about your real estate business. Winners will be chosen on or around December 5, 2012 and contacted directly.
The top 30 things HomeFinder.com is grateful for are…
1.) On Day One…we’re excited to announce our 30 Days of Gratitude Contest! Real estate agents do more than sell homes; they are a fundamental part of their communities. We are grateful for all agents do and we want to know what YOU are grateful for about your real estate business!
2.) On Day Two of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…the improved housing market! Compared to September 2011, the Home Sales Index is up 14.5 percent, marking the 17th straight month of improvements.
3.) On Day Three of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…a relaxing fall weekend and the extra hour of sleep, thanks to the end of daylight savings.
4.) On Day Four of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…mortgage rates near record lows!
5.) On Day Five of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for… raising awareness and taking action. Apartments.com is donating $1 for every new Facebook “Like” to their campaign to end homelessness. Be sure to visit and “Like” them – each one counts!
6.) On Day Six of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest we are grateful for…our ability to exercise the freedom to vote!
7.) On Day Seven of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…charities that take gently used items to help those in need while streamlining your client’s home before it goes on the market. Kick off the holiday giving season and speed up the home selling process by encouraging donations to these charities.
8.) On Day Eight of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…the men and women who serve our country. With Veteran’s Day and the holiday giving season right around the corner, we’ve compiled the top ways you can work with your local military veterans, to make their home ownership dreams come true.
9.) On Day Nine of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…end of the year home buying opportunities.
10.) On Day 10 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…homebuyers who have more access to home listings now more than ever, thanks to the mobile app home search evolution. Perfect for those end of the year homebuyers!
11.) On Day 11 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…agents who continually educate themselves to stay ahead in the industry and to establish themselves as their local expert. Looking for ways to brush up on your digital marketing strategy? Watch the quick videos in our “Meet the Experts” video series.
12.) On Day 12 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for… a full housing recovery forecast and potential housing boom. Barclays Capital recently published a report that home prices, which fell by more than a third after the housing bubble burst in 2007, could be back to peak levels as soon as 2015.
13.) On Day 13 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…responsible financial planning. Learn the top six ways to budget your real estate commissions when your income schedule is just as unpredictable as the dollar amount.
14.) On Day 14 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…the American Dream of housing continuing to evolve. The “simple life” and “off the grid” living for sustainable, self-sufficient communities are sprouting up all over the world. Could this be the future of housing and the end of McMansions? How are you helping the American Dream of housing come true?
15.) On Day 15 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…Pinterest rolling out its new Business Pages to further help companies with visual marketing. Is your real estate business on Pinterest? If so, share your Pinterest link below and we will follow you! Check out our 30 Days of Gratitude board on our Pinterest page.
16.) On Day 16 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…social media to nurture client and industry relationships. Brush up on “the art of the retweet”, with this quick tip from Inman Next.
17.) On Day 17 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…drive-by Googling! Watch this video to learn one of the best ways to get your listings to the top of Google.
18.) On Day 18 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…weekends where we’re able to catch up on reading. As you plan for the Thanksgiving week ahead, share with us what you are grateful for about your real estate business for your chance to win $500. Do you need some ideas? Read up on the top 30 things we are grateful for below.
19.) On Day 19 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…kicking off Thanksgiving week! There is much to be grateful for in the real estate industry this year. Have you told us what you’re grateful for about your real estate business? Don’t forget to tell us in 100 words or less, for your chance to win $250 for you and $250 for your favorite charity. Hurry, there are only two weeks left to enter!
20.) On Day 20 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for… songs to get us in the Thanksgiving spirit! Check out our playlist of songs about gratitude and going home and listen for yourself!
21.) On Day 21 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…recipes that remind us of home! When the HomeFinder.com Senior Management team isn’t devising ways to help you market, sell and find homes, they are working on ways to turn their own houses into homes. They have shared some of their favorite holiday recipes for you to enjoy during your own Thanksgiving.
22.) On Day 22 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for… Thanksgiving! Here are 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Thanksgiving from Advantage Real Estate. Happy Thanksgiving!
23.) On Day 23 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for… technology! Check out these 5 digital shopping tools to bring some sanity to your Black Friday.
24.) On Day 24 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for… working with local heroes. Here are the top ways you can give back when working with military homebuyers.
25.) On Day 25 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…the start of a productive week ahead following the holiday weekend! Listen to our 30 Days of Gratitude playlist as you plan for a week of showings, appraisals and client meetings!
26.) On Day 26 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…tech tools that make selling homes on the go easier during the holidays!
27.) On Day 27 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…home buying during the holidays! Why are you grateful for your real estate business? Tell us in 100 words or less for your chance to win $250 for you and $250 for your favorite charity!
28.) On Day 28 of HomeFinder.com’s 30 Days of Gratitude Contest, we are grateful for…all the real estate agents who have entered and told us why they’re grateful for their real estate business!
29.) On Day 29 of HomeFinder.com 30 Days of Gratitude, we are grateful for…holiday home safety tips! Follow these tips to avoid any seasonal safety hazards.
30.) On Day 30 of HomeFinder.com 30 Days of Gratitude, we are grateful for…year-end home buying opportunities. Read up on why the end of 2012 is the right time to buy!
During the month of November, join the 30 Days of Gratitude conversation by posting what you are grateful for about the real estate industry on HomeFinder.com’s Facebook wall (will not count as an official entry) or by tweeting @homefinder1 using the hashtag, #HomeFinderGratitude.