tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25918742603589385592011-10-17T16:06:31.281-05:00Tidbits to help make you a more professional agent and updates to keep you informed and educated on industry trends.Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-68765323131422617892011-10-17T16:06:00.002-05:002011-10-17T16:06:31.389-05:00

Colorado Spring real estate market continues to fluctuate. Although the market is up comparing year over year data, the unfortunately the trend seems to be a little downward in the last 30 days. Take a look at this data to see what I am talking about.Colorado Springs Homes For Sale

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-91230417454249436642008-05-10T16:53:00.003-05:002008-05-10T17:36:06.843-05:00

I recently accepted a new position within our company. The first two weeks of this change found me running nonstop, working from early in the morning to late at night. I have been reminded during this time that it is so important to live a balanced life. For me, taking time to slow down and enjoy life makes me so much more productive when I am in the office.One of the ways that I escape is to get

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-11575613664638448012008-03-11T09:33:00.006-05:002008-03-11T14:39:10.464-05:00

As I look around our industry these days, I am really taken with how technology continues to change and evolve. Personally, I struggle to keep up, but I try to learn something new as often as I can. The hard part for me is taking time to learn. However, I fear being one of these people who wake up some day to realize I am out of touch.Do you know how to download a podcast whether you own an mp3

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-2731983843207073512008-01-16T16:38:00.000-06:002008-01-16T19:17:56.662-06:00

The new year is well underway and most of us have already failed at some new year's resolution, but it is not too late to make changes in your business that will lead to a successful year.One of the people who I work for, Jim Fite, says that if you do the same thing this year that you did last year, you will NOT get the same results. Rather, you are likely to get worse results if you do not make

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-49385228516303506432007-12-01T16:00:00.000-06:002007-12-01T16:41:12.402-06:00

It is the time of year again when good agents begin to think about their business plans for next year. I thought for this entry, I would share with you some of my thoughts on this topic and what makes a quality business plan.First, I would say to you that any agent who really wants to be successful in this business MUST have a business plan. It really isn't important what format the plan is in,

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-416707935153989752007-11-10T13:12:00.000-06:002007-11-10T13:48:52.538-06:00

Everyone is busy. In the day and age of technology, we are always trying to do more things in the same amount of time. The blessing of technology is that it has given us many tools to save time and be more efficient. The bad news is that all too often we try to cram more things into our time to use up all of this time we are saving.I think it is important for us to review our time periodically

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-7049984932907632562007-10-16T20:36:00.000-05:002007-10-16T22:17:36.868-05:00

My column in last week's Fort Worth Star Telegram was an article that contained a number of statistics regarding real estate in the state of Texas. You can read the full article here, http://www.star-telegram.com/117/story/266864.html . There is one little statistic there that I think is very important and I want to expand on it.The statistic I am talking about is that 63% of those surveyed said

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-73433391468382448392007-09-15T17:15:00.000-05:002007-09-15T17:50:38.364-05:00

This week I had an interesting conversation with an agent in my office who has been in the business for just about one year. The agent had just closed on a difficult transaction and our conversation turned to customer service and making sure that clients are happy after the transaction closes. This particular agent consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty in communicating to clients. A

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-36639537461489869422007-09-11T22:06:00.000-05:002007-09-13T23:36:35.872-05:00

Yesterday morning I attended a leadership breakfast for leaders of loacal Realtor associations from all over the state. The keynote speaker was current National Association of Realtors Chairman Elect, Dick Gaylord. Mr. Gaylord will be installed as NAR Chariman in November.Mr. Gaylord closed by reading the Ten Commandments of Leadership. After the meeting, I asked him to email it to me so I could

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-66483771694411286442007-09-09T18:36:00.000-05:002007-09-09T18:42:07.371-05:00

Recently I had the opportunity to address a group of Realtors who were joining the Arlington Board of Realtors and attending the board orientation.I had been covering an article from last January's Texas Realtor magazine that discussed professional etiquette. I will cover that in a future blog entry, but for today I wanted something new. So, last night I created the ten things every Realtor

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-17394530193215815302007-09-04T14:58:00.000-05:002007-09-09T09:07:46.644-05:00

This morning the Arlington Board of Realtors hosted a meeting of over 250 Realtors from all over the metroplex for a meeting on the Barnett Shale. The speaker panel consisted of TAR Chairman Avis Wukash, TAR attorneys Ron Walker, and Bill Jones, a broker from Temple who sits on the Broker-Lawyer Committee.Here are a few things that I learned:1. If nothing is stated to the contrary, mineral rights

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-89648874296185315592007-09-03T23:20:00.000-05:002007-09-04T14:57:55.100-05:00

Tonight my wife and I had the pleasure of dining with the TAR President, Avis Wukash, former TAR Vice President of Legal Affairs, Ron Walker, and TAR Secretary Treasurer and TREC Broker - Lawyer Committee member Bill Jones. President of the Board of the Arlington Board of Realtors, Larry Johnson and wife, Tommye.The topic of discussion was the current issue of mineral rights and the Barnett

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-2424866388145674782007-08-31T21:10:00.001-05:002007-09-01T15:53:54.658-05:00

Effective today, there are new disclosures that must be used when applicable.According to Tom Morgan, Texas Association of Realtors Senior Counsel, the new disclosures must be completed with any contract that is executed on or after September 1. The new forms are available on zipforms or on the TAR website. There is also a TREC version of the form that is available on the TREC website, but, in my

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-37892263447763838612007-08-31T16:46:00.000-05:002007-09-10T07:06:34.814-05:00

Today President Bush announced that he has a plan to offer some relief for the struggling mortgage industry in an effort to stem the tide of foreclosures.I have not studied the plan in detail, but Wall Street seemed to like the ideas.In other news, the Dallas Morning News reported today that Dallas area home prices were up 5% year over year at the end of the second quarter.Once again, there is

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-15148710131935098062007-08-30T08:04:00.000-05:002007-08-30T08:12:36.575-05:00

I get asked daily what is going on with the real estate market locally.I am not an economist or a statistician, but I do know that in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, we are having one of the best years in real estate ever when viewed in historical terms.General economic conditions remain favorable and job growth is steady. Median home prices are actually up and home ownership continues to out perform

Patrick Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961724809400276242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591874260358938559.post-2184872070441412872007-08-29T22:36:00.000-05:002007-08-30T08:02:25.921-05:00

I have been looking for a way to share my experiences with others and recently it came to me that I might be able to create a blog that would discuss things that I have learned or encountered that might help other real estate agents be better at what they do.This blog will be dedicated to just that. As I travel to real estate conferences, read articles from the industry, or experience real life

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