15% Referral Offered – Life Vision Developments is Agent Friendly

Life Vision Developments is offering an amazing 15% referral fee.

In an ongoing effort to work with agent and brokers,  Life Vision is now working with Agent Shield to provide tools to agents and brokers to help them to easily sell their development.  To access these tools, visit LifeVisionDevelopments.com and click on the “Agent Participation” button at the bottom of the page.

About: Life Vision is the largest developer in Trujillo, located on the Northern Coast of Honduras. We have over 400 private residential properties sold with permits and home construction underway. We offer exclusive estate size (1 acre) mountainside lots with panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea as well have beachside lots steps away from the beach. Trujillo has been designated by the government of Honduras as the location for the next cruise ship terminal. Life Vision is a partner developer in the cruise terminal aptly named, Banana Coast. We forecast to begin receiving ships as early as 2012/2013 season making Trujillo the next Caribbean Hot Spot!

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Partnership with Affluent Magazine

We are excited to announce our partnershipe with Affluent Magazine and AffluentMagazine.com. AffluentMag

Affluent Magazine is nationally circulated reaching 59,013 affluent households that have an assessed evaluation of their residenceof $3,000,000 or greater. Affluent Magazine is read by over 420,078 high net worth individuals each month. Additionally, Affluent Magazine is nationally distributed onboard private jets at over 100 private jet facilities throughout the United States.

AffluentMagazine.com, on schedule to be optimized by first quarter 2010 attracting approximately 50,000 unique visitors per month, is targeting a worldwide audience of affluent consumers.

 

Through this partnership with Affluent, we can bring some amazing exposure to everyone in the Agent Shield Network (real estate developers and real estate professionals alike) to a very desirable high end segment.

 

Exclusive Free Offer to Agent Shield Members (developers & real estate professionals):

www.AffluentMagazine.com will provide a listing for your brokerage/realty company at no charge in its Affluent Collections Luxury Directory through December 31, 2010. The directory will be composed of the finest real estate companies in the United States and abroad.

The redesigned real estate directory listings (launching in October) will allow brokerage companies to include not only background information but also showcase listing* photos and key property features including but not limited to: price, MLS#, number of baths, bedrooms, year built, address, style of home, etc. It will also include an active hyperlink back to your website great for SEO for your company. *Listing may also be updated if sold, taken of the market, etc.

Here’s an example of a present real estate listing. CLICK HERE

In exchange for the complimentary company listing through 12-31-10 in the luxury directory on www.AffluentMagazine.com, Affluent is requesting a text link on your website (i.e. on your News, Media, Partner, or Sponsor page) linking back to your listing on AffluentMagazine.com.

This is a limited time offer so if you are interested, please email publisher@affluentmagazine.com.

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Twitter Demographics for Real Estate Sales

twitter Twitter is all the rage right now.  Everywhere you turn, everyone is saying that you need to be Tweeting.  How well does Twitter lend itself to the real estate industry?  If we take a look at Twitter’s user demographics; Twitter can be condusive in growing a real estate business.

Key Twitter User Demographic Stats:

  • 32.1 Million Members (worldwide)
  • Attracts Educated Young Adults
  • Median Age: 31
  • 50% of Members with income of $60k+

Here’s an example of how Jay Thompson, a Realtor in Pheonex, effectively utilize Twitter in his real estate business.  Click Here

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How REALTORS® Should Use Social Media

Here’s an excellent presentation by Benson Wong on how Realtors should use social media.  He makes a great point on what Realtor’s should expect from social networking.  Click here to see the rest of his blog post.



How to Really Use Social Media from Benson Wong on Vimeo.

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Create a diverse resort section on your website

New Developments Map

Map Widget

While you may be in D.C. or Los Angeles, South Florida, etc, your prospects may be interested in a second home in Costa Rica or Dominican Republic, Florida, the mountians, etc. The idea is by having a diverse resort section on your webpage, you not only position yourself as an international agent, you can capture prospects and earn referral fees for sales in other areas — and provide information to consumers. Everyone wins!

Adding a resort section is very easy to do.  Go to www.AgentShield.com and sign up for a free account.  The site will walk you through the 3 steps simple steps.  If you don’t edit your own website, the last step gives you the option to send the instructions to your webmaster to complete.  It’s that EASY!

Note:  The information above includes an excerpt from a comment found on the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s blog.

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Social Media Tools for Real Estate Professionals added to Agent Shield

We are very excited to announce the release of Agent Shield’s social media tools.  Real Estate professionals can utilize these FREE tools to instantly market new construction properties on social media places such as their Facebook profiles, their WordPress/Blogger blogs along with many other sites/services.

Click here to learn more.

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2009 NAR Resort Symposium

Held once every 18 months, the NAR Resort Symposium is a networking and educational event for Realtors specializing in selling resort and second homes. Realtors in attendance either already have their Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS) certification or are attending to earn their RSPS certification. The symposium will consist of educational events, seminars, tours and social events.

When & Where: March 29-31 in Naples, FL
Hosted By: NAR and NABOR (Naples Association Board of Realtors).
Attendance: 200 – 400 Realtors with RSPS certification or in the process of acquiring

Agent Shield will be exibiting this year at the 2009 NAR Resort Symposium.  If you are attending the event, please visit us at Booth #6.

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Harrison Developments at Lake Chatuge Enhances Realtor Participation Program w/ Agent Shield

We are excited to announce the launch of HarrisonSpotlight.com with Agent Shield.  Please visit the website to check out the amazing new homes being built around beautiful Lake Chatuge.  Realtors, take advantage of this opportunity to earn referral fees of 4% for condos and 6% for land.  Log into your AgentShield.com account to view the special March and April offers.

About Harrison Developments:
Harrison Developments, developers of communities on or near the 7,000 acre sapphire-blue waters of Lake Chatuge.  With 128 miles of shoreline, this pristine lake is ideal for swimming, boating, camping and fishing. From a hike through the Georgia and North Carolina mountain trails, a whitewater trip down the Hiawasee or a casual boat ride across the Lake Chatuge, the possibilities are endless.

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A-S Partners with ILHM (Institute for Luxury Home Marketing)

We are excited to announce Agent Shield’s partnership with The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing (ILHM).   ILHM is the premier independent authority in the training and certification of real estate agents working in the luxury market and has trained over 8,000 agents worldwide.

The Institute offers the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) designation for member agents who complete our specialized CLHMS training and have documented performance in the top 10% of their markets.

Agent Shield will provide all ILHM members with our web tools to  increase their market reach to include new construction, second and vacation homes.  We are excited to work with ILHM and their Realtors.

For more information about ILHM, please visit: http://www.luxuryhomemarketing.com

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Agent Shield to Exhibit at 2008 REALTORS Conference & Expo

 

 

NAR, through its 1.2 million members, serves as the collective force in influencing and shaping the
real estate industry. The REALTORS® Conference & Expo provides an exclusive marketplace to come face-to-face with more than 20,000 of these professionals.

 

Agent Shield will be an exhibitor at the 2008 REALTORS® Conference & Expo.  Our exhibition booth will be in the International 2nd Home & Resort Pavilion.  This is a great opportunity to bring exposure to our client’s projects along with educating REALTORS® about using Agent Shield as a tool to market them. 

 

Visit us at booth #1040 in the International Second Home & Resort Pavilion.   We look forward to seeing you at the show!

 

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