Feb 28 - A John Staub Home
For Sale in River Oaks Homes designed by John Staub are coveted by Houstonians. Located in
exclusive River Oaks, this home also has a (rare) complete set of Zuber's wallpaper, Views of North America, rarely
seen outside the museums and the White House. [When renovating the White House in 1961, Jackie Kennedy rescued a full set
from an old residence in Maryland and had it restored and installed in the Diplomatic Reception Room, where it remains today.]
Feb 3 - "If the House Isn't Selling, I Can Always Drop the Price" This is NOT the attitude you want from your listing agent when putting your home onto the market. Read
some things you can do to avoid getting stuck with one of those agents. Believe me, they're out there --- and operating
in the luxuy home market (too)!
Feb 1 - January 2010 Monthly
Report End of the month statistics showing how often
each SMARTePLAN is accessed off of MLS by interested buyers.
Jan 10 - Features & Benefits
of SMARTePLANS - Easy to Read Bullet Point Format Shows Why Smarteplans are so effective for high end
luxury homes.
Jan 6 - SMARTePLAN'S December 2009 Monthly Report - End of the
month statistics showing how often each SMARTePLAN is accessed off of MLS by interested buyers.
Dec 26 - SMARTePLAN'S Best Wishes for A Happy New Year
- Sending my best wishes out to all with my annual Happy New Year Card!
Dec 20 - Hey! The Seller Took My Lawn Gator! - A funny story about what was
perceived to be "installed" in the house.
Dec 13 - A
Lot for Sale in River Oaks - Unusual for River Oaks .... a 5 bedroom red-brick Georgian with a LOT
next door ALSO for sale. It is unusual to have two side-by-side properties for sale in River Oaks ... obviously, a GREAT opportunity
for the right buyer!
Dec 9 - Christmas
Gift Suggestions For Soldiers Deploying Soon - A short list of thoughtful items soldiers will appreciate
during their upcoming deployment.
Dec 8 - Cool
Stuff Inside Houses - 2009 I see a lot of houses, and this is a list of some of the cool appliances and
"thingies" I've bumped into recently.
Dec
6 - SMARTePLANS November 2009 Monthly Report: SMARTePLANS upload onto MLS and become a part
of your property listing. My website tracking package "reads" how the files are accessed,
and compiles data --- like how often the floor plans are viewed from the MLS? ..... which room photos are viewed most
often? ..... which search strings are used to find data? At the end of every month, I share this information
with realtors who have active SMARTePLANS on MLS.
Nov 29 - Dentils - Features & Finishes in a Home The series
describes features and finishes found in a property so you can become familiar with the "lingo". Custom millwork
& molding really enhance a property's appeal to Buyers, so be sure they are featured appropriately in the marketing
materials for your property.
Nov 25
- Marketing Your Beach House to Vacationers: By request, I've started doing SMARTePLANS
for owners of beach houses. And of course it makes such perfect sense ... what a difference when potential renters can "SEE"
the property and the layout, and the accomodations. The photos are embedded right into the floor plan -- what a difference!
I'm available to do Beach Properties from November to February each year.
Nov 24 - SMARTePLANS October 2009 Monthly Report: SMARTePLANS
upload onto MLS and become a part of your property listing. My website tracking package "reads" how
the files are accessed, and compiles data --- like how often the floor plans are viewed from the MLS? ..... which room
photos are viewed most often? ..... which search strings are used to find data? At the end of every month,
I share this information with realtors who have active SMARTePLANS on MLS.
Oct 3 - Coffered Ceiling - Features & Finishes in a Home - Part 2 in
a Series: The series describes features and finishes found in a property so you can become familiar with
the "lingo" used in property brochures.
Oct 1 -
SMARTePLANS September 2009 Monthly Report: SMARTePLANS upload onto MLS and become a part of your property listing.
My website tracking package "reads" how the files are accessed, and compiles data
--- like how often the floor plans are viewed from the MLS? ..... which room photos are viewed most often? ..... which
search strings are used to find data? At the end of every month, I share this information with realtors who have active
SMARTePLANS on MLS.
Sep 26 - 940 Plantation
- The House is Better than the View in Clear Lake, Texas: Update 9/26* - SOLD after 76 Days On
Market - The view is spectacular, but the interior features were even better! This property
has now sold. *The original blog about this property listed by Patricia Savage of Martha Turner Properties
was published on August 12, 2009.
Sep 25 - ePlans in
Houston: The term "ePlans" means they are INTERACTIVE
and MAGNIFIABLE, ... these are not scanned builder's plans, read about the difference, and why its important
to you.
Sep 14 -
14+ Acre Horse Farm - View the Floor Plan: This is step-out marketing for Farms & Ranches. Using
a series of nested SMARTePLANS, embedded with photos & inter-linked with text descriptions, you can "see" the
entire 14+ acre property including the 8-stall horse barn, 7 fenced & cross-fenced pastures, riding arena w/stadium
lighting, practice pen, 3-bedroom house and 1 acre lake stocked with brim, bass & catfish.
Sep 13 - 105 Blue Water Way - EXTRA Features on the
Waterfront at Clear Lake, Texas: View this waterfront property and see all the "extra"
features the Seller's have put into this home ... the SMARTePLAN shows it all!
Sep 12 - Builders - You Need INNOVATION to Move Your High-End Inventory: SMARTePLANS
are a step-out product and NOW have the ability to allow prospective buyers to ARRANGE FURNITURE
INSIDE THE FLOOR PLAN ONLINE! People are not as interested in seeing staged furniture in a home as they are seeing
if THEIR furniture fits into the home. With SMARTePLANS they can do that online 24/7 --- for less cost than
staging consultation + staging + rental on furniture. Take a look.
Sep 10 - Wainscoting - Features & Finishes in a Home - Part 1 in a Series: The series describes features and finishes found in a property so you can become familiar with the "lingo"
used in property brochures.
Sep
9 - Median Price vs. Average Price? What does Median Mean? Housing Market statistics are reported
every month as "Average Price" and "Median Price" read this short explanation of what those terms
mean, and how that data is obtained. If you are buying or selling a property, you need to understand these terms so you can
comprehend reports on market conditions, comparables for your neighborhood, etc.to help you make the best decision for you.
[ I promise this is an easy-to-understand explanation and NOT statistical double-speak!]
Sep 8 - SMARTePLANS August 2009 Monthly Report: SMARTePLANS upload onto MLS and become a part of your property listing. My website tracking
package "reads" how the files are accessed, and compiles data --- like how often the floor plans are
viewed from the MLS? ..... which room photos are viewed most often? ..... which search strings are used to find
data? At the end of every month, I share this information with realtors who have active SMARTePLANS on MLS.
Sep 7 - $ 3.9M French
Chateau in Sweetwater; Sugarland (View Online Floor Plan with Embedded Photos): Exquisite interiors
are showcased in the SMARTePLAN .... take a look ... you will be amazed.
Aug 28 - How Do You Measure Rooms?: Ever
walked into a room and it "seemed" a lot smaller than the dimensions reported? ... it happens all the time!
Read how SMARTePLANS are measured and created.
Aug 13 - Compare a Builder's Floor Plan to a SMARTePLAN: A Floor PLan
is NOT the same as a SMARTePLAN... and this shows a side-by-side comparison of the SAME PROPERTY ... you get soooo
much more with a SMARTePLAN... take a look.
Aug 12 - 739 Cortlandt: Exquisite Re-Do in the Heights: A "jewel"
of a property in Houston's historic Heights district. View the SMARTePLAN and see how they were able to use every inch
of space when they renovated --- and BONUS ---- the photographs in the SMARTePLAN clearly show the high end finishes
and materials in this property.
Aug
09 - SMARTePLANS July 2009 Monthly Report: SMARTePLANS upload onto MLS and become a part
of your property listing. My website tracking package "reads" how the files are accessed, and compiles
data --- like how often the floor plans are viewed from the MLS? ..... which room photos are viewed most often? ..... which
search strings are used to find data? At the end of every month, I share this information with realtors who have active
SMARTePLANS on MLS.
Jul
26 - SMARTEPLAN Marketing Materials for a $12M Property: View the SMARTePLAN of an exquisite
high end property in Houston. View the photos and read the room-by-room descriptions.
Jul 5 - SMARTePLANS - June 2009 Monthly Report: SMARTePLANS upload onto MLS and become a part of your property listing. My website tracking package "reads" how
the files are accessed, and compiles data --- like how often the floor plans are viewed from the MLS? ..... which room
photos are viewed most often? ..... which search strings are used to find data? At the end of every month,
I share this information with realtors who have active SMARTePLANS on MLS.
Jun 3 - Judith-the-Floor-Plan-Lady:
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