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The SAR Blog has Gone the Way of the Touch

Monday, April 13th, 2009

For those of you that have been visiting the blog using your iPhone/iPod Touch, you may have already noticed that our blog has been tuned for an iPhone application-like experience (including accelerometer support). While we’ve only seen reports of people viewing the site with an iPhone/iPod Touch, the site has also been optimized for viewing with the Google Android and Blackberry Storm mobile touch devices. And don’t worry; the site is still complete with comments, search, login, categories, tags, archives & more.

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April 13th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Press Release, Website | Leave a comment

The Simple Truths about Real Estate SEO

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is possibly the most bandied-about phrase on the Web. Gurus are everywhere claiming to be able to get you top search engine positions in a hurry… at a price. Some actually can help you in this regard, but any fast results are usually based on techniques the search engines soon negate once they figure them out. So, how does the average real estate professional approach SEO for their personal or brokerage website or blog?

Here are some simple truths:

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April 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Marketing, Website | Leave a comment

Median Price Stagnant, Sales up Nearly 10% Over February

Monday, April 13th, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2009
(RESIDENTIAL RESALE STATISTICS March 2009)

Single family home sales increased in the month of March while the median sales price showed a change of less than 1%. This data, compiled by the Sacramento Association of REALTORS®, is collected from the MetroList® multiple listing services and covers Sacramento County and the City of West Sacramento. The 1,725 sales in March is a 9.5% increase over the 1,575 sales in the month prior. Year-over-year, this marks a 61.4% increase over the 1,069 sales of March 2008. A high level of distressed properties – 70.5% of all sales – greatly contributes to the favorable rate of sales, and also keeps the median sales price low.

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