A piece of Toyota technology is making Allen Tate open houses more accessible than ever.
Last weekend, we unveiled our new Open House ad in the Winston Salem Journal HomePlace insert. In the right hand corner of the print ad you’ll find something that looks like a barcode. What is it you may ask? Well, that [...]

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So the pundits and talking heads are busily analyzing the relative merits of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania vs. Green Bay, Wisconsin. Apparently, there is some big competition looming between the two cities. Not one to miss a good debate, I thought I should weigh in.
As an Allen Tate, REALTOR®, I have access to a wealth of tools [...]

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It is officially awards season: the Golden Globes, the Grammy’s, Screen Actors Guild and the Academy Awards.  From the red carpet to the grand finale, we eagerly anticipate our award show of choice to see what outstanding entertainment performances will be recognized.
But January isn’t just about entertainment because January is also awards season in the [...]

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My first job in real estate began in January 1977 in the Washington D.C. suburb of  Sterling, Virginia (I note the month since it was during the great blizzard of ‘76/’77 in Buffalo, NY where I lived and couldn’t wait to get out).  My Uncle Paul was in the new homes’ business in Virginia and [...]

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During the holiday season, we often hear about the spirit of helping others. It warms my heart to hear about agents in our company who have compassion and care for the less-fortunate. This time of year I reflect on our agents who have given to the community, asked for nothing in return, and touched the [...]

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The holidays visit us only once a year (sad but true). This year we were fortunate to have Steve Harney visit us not once but several times across the footprint and this week he made a holiday travel stop at our offices.
For those who may not know, Steve Harney is the leading expert in negotiation [...]

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This past week the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association (GRRA) had their Annual Realtor Awards Luncheon.  We are always thrilled to see an Allen Tate Realtor win a GRRA award, demonstrating valuable service to the Realtor Industry and to the Greensboro Community. This year our results were simply incredible!

Sandra O’Connor, who has been a Realtor for [...]

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I spent 20 years as a rock & roll DJ. I grew fat and deaf sitting on my butt and tethered to too-loud headphones. My last segue was not Beatles to Stones but rather radio to real estate. But my love for music and popular culture remains with me. Now, I try to bring a [...]

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When I graduated as a Vanderbilt economics major, I accepted a “good” job in corporate banking with Wachovia. It was not my “passion” but it was a career. My main focus after college was surviving on my own and moving to a fun city. As long as those two basic needs were satisfied, I didn’t [...]

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The real estate headlines continue to be confusing.
Two weeks ago I read a headline that said “10% jump in September Existing Home Sales.”
Last week there was a headline that read “September Pending sales slip 1.8%.”
How can that be? The first article references CLOSED transactions.  The second article references transactions that went UNDER CONTRACT in September.
Both reports [...]

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