Sales Agents: Implement Your 2015 Marketing Plan!

Successful real estate agents utilize marketing strategies.  Have you created and implemented a marketing plan for 2015?  Click here for a free marketing planning packet.

Here are some helpful tips to help you get started:

• Keep a weekly activity log of follow-ups, mailing sent, warm/cold calls and open houses.
• Communicate 4 ways:  email, phone, print/mail and social media.
• Plan a marketing budget.
• Tour local listings.
• Become more active in association activities and/or run for office.
• Attend office meetings.
• Develop a monthly newsletter.
• Conduct a buyer/seller seminar.
• Take classes:  Luxury Portfolio is available for all agents.  The next webinar sessions are March 12th and May 19th at 4pm.  Topics to be covered are:
• Luxury portfolio facts and statistics
• Customer communication tools
• Marketing materials and listing presentation resources
• Opportunities for additional media exposure
• A brief tour of LuxeXchange

 Click here to register for the March webinar and here to register for the May webinar. 

Are You Considering Contesting Your 2015 Tax Reassessment?

Carteret County recently mailed a letter to property owners with an updated tax value after reassessment.  State law requires that real property be assessed or revalued at least once every 8 years.  Carteret County has elected to reassess after 4 years.

According to the tax office, some property values will increase and some will decrease, but most will remain the same.

If you decide to contest your new assessment, the Board of Equalization will convene between the last week of April and the first week of May 2015.  The steps to make an appeal are included with the notification of your new property value.  Only data through January 2015 will be considered until the next reevaluation in 2019.