What the Fed Tapering Means for Your Clients » KW Blog
Last Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced it would begin gradually paring back on its purchase of non-traditional assets aimed at stimulating growth. Beginning in January the Fed will reduce it’s monthly purchase of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities by $10 Billion, from $85 to $75 billion. The statement also outlined forward guidance for the Federal Reserve’s primary policy instrument, short term interest rates...Read More here
Monday, December 23, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Help Your Clients Get $50,000.00 Closer to Home!
Looking for one more reason to share
your branded KW search app?
$20,000 for one KW agent + $50,000 for one lucky consumer =
The ultimate WIN-WIN!
http://mykw.kw.com/kwintranet/getSiteCTPost.action?pid=4983&id=264
Monday, December 9, 2013
Legal & Legislative Update- Earn CE Credits
“CE: Legal & Legislative Update”
Monday 12/16
1-4pm
Earn 3 CE Credits for Law & Legislative Update with JC Melvin
No Cost to KW Associates,
10 Scholarships Available to Non-KW Associates,
RSVP through the MC Intranet to Reserve your seat or email: NickelLowman@kw.com
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Need CE Credit?
“Correcting the Mystery of Corporations/LLC’s
for the Real Estate Professional”
Thursday, December 5th
1-4PM
6180 Brent Thurman Way Ste 100, Las Vegas
Subjects Covered Include:
· IS MY BUSINESS READY TO INCORPORATE IN 2014?
· ENSURE YOU ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REAL ESTATE DIVISION
· LLCS-FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTORS AND HOW TO UTILIZE THEM WITH TRUSTS
- WORKING WITH FOREIGN INVESTORS- MAKE IT EASIER ON YOU AND THEM! TAXES, BANK ACCOUNTS & ITIN NUMBERS.
This class provides 3 hours of Continuing Education units (general/personal development) CE# 3317001-RE.
Class is presented by Corporate Credibility, LLC
4550 W. Oakey Blvd. Suite T
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Please RSVP through the
Market Center Intranet as space is limited or email NickelLowman@kw.com
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Continuing Education Credit- Legal & Legislative
“CE: Legal & Legislative Update”
Monday 12/16
1-4pm
Earn 3 CE Credits for Law & Legislative Update with JC Melvin
No Cost to KW Associates,
10 Scholarships Available to Non-KW Associates,
RSVP through the MC Intranet to Reserve your seat or email: NickelLowman@kw.com
Friday, November 8, 2013
Continuing Education
“Correcting the Mystery of
Corporations/LLC’s
for the Real Estate Professional”
Thursday,
December 5th
1-4PM
6180
Brent Thurman Way Ste 100, Las Vegas
Subjects
Covered Include:
·
IS MY BUSINESS
READY TO INCORPORATE IN 2014?
·
ENSURE YOU ARE
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REAL ESTATE DIVISION
·
LLCS-FOR REAL
ESTATE INVESTORS AND HOW TO UTILIZE THEM
WITH TRUSTS
- WORKING
WITH FOREIGN INVESTORS- MAKE IT EASIER ON YOU AND THEM! TAXES, BANK
ACCOUNTS & ITIN NUMBERS.
This class provides 3 hours of Continuing
Education units (general/personal development) CE# 3317001-RE.
Class is presented by Corporate Credibility, LLC
4550
W. Oakey Blvd. Suite T
Las
Vegas, NV 89102
Please RSVP through the
Market Center Intranet as space is limited or email NickelLowman@kw.com
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Kinney Unplugged
Friday, November 22, 2013
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PST)
Red Rock Casino - Cherry Lounge
11011 West Charleston Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89135
Ben Kinney is a national trainer and speaker, award winning author who averages selling over 500 homes equaling over $100,000,000 sales volume for the last 3 years in a row!
100% of the proceeds go direct to the Tom Foster Scholarship Fund - which helps local Las Vegas gents attend real estate training to grow their business.
http://kinneyunplugged.eventbrite.com/
Please Email me if you have any questions at agentservices@kwlv2.com
Friday, October 18, 2013
Celebrating 30 years!
“We knew that the day we officially celebrate our 30th anniversary was the right time to unveil a completely new look for our associates,” CEO Mark Willis said. “It’s an exciting, more relevant brand for a company that’s growing and changing the entire industry – a company that’s attracting the next generation of real estate professionals.”
“With this evolution of our brand, we’re really staying true to our brand philosophy,” said Ellen Curtis, executive director of marketing and communications for Keller Williams. ”We stand behind our agents, not in front of them – and our new identity reflects that. It’s purposefully simplified to complement our agents’ brands – not compete with them.
“We also believe that it’s a look that will resonate with tomorrow’s home buyers and sellers and reinforce our agents’ position as forward-thinking, sophisticated and savvy,” Curtis added.
Keller Williams President Mary Tennant said, “The original Keller Williams logo has certainly withstood the test of time, and we knew it was time to revitalize, revamp and rethink our brand position in the industry. We’re thrilled to celebrate our 30th birthday this way.”
The company will immediately begin rolling out the new branding across its platforms, products and tools, including its proprietary marketing system, eEdge, and its new mobile app, which powers more than 90,000 agent-branded real estate search apps – one for each of its agents.
“We’re introducing the world to the next evolution of Keller Williams,” Willis said. ”We have always been an industry thought leader, a maverick, and we want our entire identity to reflect that.”
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Top Producing Real Estate Agent
0-100 Spotlight Roundtable with MEGA AGENT Brian Gubernick
LUNCH & LEARN
10/24
12:00 -3:00
RSVP REQUIRED: NickelLowman@kw.com OR call vm:702-347-5730
The
'Spotlight' will be how he got from 0-100...what he does to focus...how
he has expanded...what helped him expand...etc Great material for the
individual associate or team building. Round Table Led by Jason Lindstrom
Team Lead Brian Gubernick is now the top-producing agent at Keller
Williams Arizona Realty, and in the top 10 most productive in the
Southwest Region. His office has nearly 200 transactions in some phase
of the short sale process at any given time. He completed over 700 short
sales to date. #1 in production in market center (300 agents), Top 10
in region (18,000 agents), Top 50 in North America (80,000 agents).
Specialties: Short Sales, Foreclosures, First Time Homebuyers.In 2007, Brian joined Keller Williams Realty and co-founded Homehelper Consultants. In the last 12 months HHC has negotiated and closed over 300 short sale transactions at an impressive 92.4% success rate (listing to closing ratio).
"I am a very firm believer that attitude is everything," Brian says. "I love coming to work. I love working with lenders. I love knowing we've saved hundreds of people from foreclosure. No matter what you do in life, you need to do it right, and do it big."
Monday, October 7, 2013
Top Real Esate Talent
September 2013 Recognitions
Congratulations to our Top Realtors & Real Estate Teams last month!
Top 5 Agents:
Top 5 Teams:
Great work KW!
Friday, October 4, 2013
Ignite Starts Monday 10/7
Ignite has a single objective: to propel agents into immediate productivity.
To achieve this goal, the course contains a wealth of fundamental and foundational real estate content, enhanced by productivity-based exercises, an online tracking system (MyTracker), practical job aids, and powerful scripts.
Ignite develops the habits, and delivers the activities, models and systems, that create momentum for a productive real estate career.
Each session will have you engaged in real estate activities – you’ll be getting leads, working your business in class and learning to service buyers and sellers, from setting the first appointment to closing the deal.
Objectives:
Build your career with KW systems, models and tools.
Do daily lead generation activities that will fill your pipeline with prospects.
Time block for maximum effectiveness and productivity.
Develop job aids that are customized to your style and area of specialization.
Learn powerful scripts – know what to say in every situation.
Audience:
This course is targeted for all agents.
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| Ignite Calendar, Keller Williams Realty Southwest 6180 Brent Thurman Way, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89148 |
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Real Estate Training
Join us for great real estate training. Our courses are open to everyone looking to grow their real estate business.
Call Nickel at 702-347-5730
to reserve your seat in class.
Log on to http://kwrs-calendar.com/ to sync our calendar to yours
Party at Fidelity
Hi KWSW!!!
We are looking forward to
seeing you tonight 4-7 pm, next door for our Grand Opening Party!
Please share this invite with
an agent you are working a transaction with at
another company- invite them to see
your office and mine!!
See you tonight!
Your Fidelity Team!!
J
Julie
IGNITE Your Business
Closing less than 16 transactions this year?
IGNITE your Business...
Classes start Monday
IGNITE
is the signature Keller Williams University training course for all
real estate agents. The emphasis in this course is on action - we call
it learning for earning's sake.
- Productivity-based exercises
- An online tracking system
- Streamlined job aids
- Powerful new scripts
POWER SESSION TOPICS
-
REV UP
- YOUR DATABASE
- OPEN HOUSES
- PROSPECTING
- ACCOUNTABILITY- Check in on your GOALS & BIG Why
- PREPARE TO WORK WITH BUYERS
- THE BUYER CONSULTATION
- FIND AND SHOW HOMES
- MAKE & RECEIVE OFFERS
- ACCOUNTABILITY- Check in on Time Blocking
- Market Center Topic
- NEGOTIATE WIN-WIN Agreements
- BOLD COACHING
- FIND SELLER LEADS & ACCOUNTABILITY- Check in on the 4-1-1
- YOUR PRE-LISTING PACKET & LISTING CONSULTATION
- PRICE RIGHT & PRESENT YOUR CMA
- MARKET & SERVICE YOUR LISTINGS
- CONTRACT-TO-CLOSE & POST CLOSING SYSTEMS
- ACCOUNTABILITY- Check in on YOUR NUMBERS & WHAT'S NEXT
Daily:
8:00-9:00am
Prep for the Day/ Finish Homework
Mondays-Thursdays: 9:00-11:00 Training
Fridays: 9:00-10:00 Training
October 23rd: 8:30-3:30 BOLD 1st Step in Henderson at TiCore Title
October 24th 8:00-9:00
& 9:00-12:00 Training
October 25th No Class
6180 Brent Thurman Way, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89178
Call Nickel to RSVP and reserve your seat or email NickelLowman@kw.com
6180 Brent Thurman Way, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89178
Call Nickel to RSVP and reserve your seat or email NickelLowman@kw.com
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Today's Buzzzzzz....The Government Shutdown and its effects....
It is official but the question is how long will it last? Previous shutdowns have lasted anywhere from 1 to 3 days on average, with the longest shutdown taking place back in 1995 for 21 days. And the more important question on your minds, is, how will this affect our business? Do your best to remain optimistic! In the meantime, the processing and underwriting of residential mortgage loans will be impacted in many ways:
Please know that we are doing everything in our power to ensure closings are not affected.
1) IRS tax transcripts must be ordered from the IRS for ALL LOANS.
Usually takes a day or two to get these.
Expect lengthy delays here during the shutdown.
2) Social Security number verification must be ordered from the Social Security Administration for ALL LOANS.
Usually takes a day or two to get these.
Expect lengthy delays here during the shutdown
3) FHA and VA Case numbers must be ordered for these types of loans.
As of today, the online portals were working fine.
We are hearing that if the shutdown goes more than a week that this service could be affected.
4) VA appraisal orders
This is an automated system that should not be affected. Could be if the shutdown goes on for any length of time.
5) VA Certificates of Eligibility
Should not be effected as they are ordered through online portal. Could be if the shutdown goes for any length of time.
If unable to pull through the automated system, expect delays as has to be done manually and agency will be closed.
6) USDA
This is probably the BIGGIE! – The loan file is underwritten completely by the lender and sent to the USDA for a second underwrite and final sign approval. Due to the shutdown, RD is not processing any loan reviews and commitments. Expect delays until RD is back up and running and once they do there will be a back log in processing.
7) Verifications of employment could be delayed for ALL LOANS if your client is a government employee.
Expect delays here during the shutdown as well.
8) Lock Agreements
For borrowers that are currently locked (interest rates) and the closing is delayed, due to any item above, this could become a cost for your client.
9) New purchase contracts
How long do you write an offer? Just something to think about...
A “short” shutdown will create some inconveniences and small delays in the processing, underwriting and closing of loans. However, a longer shutdown will certainly have a serious impact on the process so ALL transactions should be discussed on an individual case basis. Contact your clients and make sure the lender they are working with is keeping you informed of all above.
Is this a reason to close up shop, ABSOLUTELY NOT! Loans will still get done, buyers will still buy real estate and sellers will still sell. This is merely a speed bump on the road to success. Just be mindful of the possible challenges and go out there and get more than your fair share!
Have an amazing rest of the day.
Respectfully,
Grant Hopkins
Sales Manager
Movement Mortgage, LLC
10100 West Charleston Blvd, Suite 160
Las Vegas, NV 89135Main: (702)472-9830
Please know that we are doing everything in our power to ensure closings are not affected.
1) IRS tax transcripts must be ordered from the IRS for ALL LOANS.
Usually takes a day or two to get these.
Expect lengthy delays here during the shutdown.
2) Social Security number verification must be ordered from the Social Security Administration for ALL LOANS.
Usually takes a day or two to get these.
Expect lengthy delays here during the shutdown
3) FHA and VA Case numbers must be ordered for these types of loans.
As of today, the online portals were working fine.
We are hearing that if the shutdown goes more than a week that this service could be affected.
4) VA appraisal orders
This is an automated system that should not be affected. Could be if the shutdown goes on for any length of time.
5) VA Certificates of Eligibility
Should not be effected as they are ordered through online portal. Could be if the shutdown goes for any length of time.
If unable to pull through the automated system, expect delays as has to be done manually and agency will be closed.
6) USDA
This is probably the BIGGIE! – The loan file is underwritten completely by the lender and sent to the USDA for a second underwrite and final sign approval. Due to the shutdown, RD is not processing any loan reviews and commitments. Expect delays until RD is back up and running and once they do there will be a back log in processing.
7) Verifications of employment could be delayed for ALL LOANS if your client is a government employee.
Expect delays here during the shutdown as well.
8) Lock Agreements
For borrowers that are currently locked (interest rates) and the closing is delayed, due to any item above, this could become a cost for your client.
9) New purchase contracts
How long do you write an offer? Just something to think about...
A “short” shutdown will create some inconveniences and small delays in the processing, underwriting and closing of loans. However, a longer shutdown will certainly have a serious impact on the process so ALL transactions should be discussed on an individual case basis. Contact your clients and make sure the lender they are working with is keeping you informed of all above.
Is this a reason to close up shop, ABSOLUTELY NOT! Loans will still get done, buyers will still buy real estate and sellers will still sell. This is merely a speed bump on the road to success. Just be mindful of the possible challenges and go out there and get more than your fair share!
Have an amazing rest of the day.
Respectfully,
Grant Hopkins
Sales Manager
Movement Mortgage, LLC
10100 West Charleston Blvd, Suite 160
Las Vegas, NV 89135Main: (702)472-9830
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