Monday, October 27, 2008

Good Press for Corpus Christi

It is always nice when a nationally recognized news organization such as Newsweek cites Corpus Christi Texas as a good stable economy. Click here to read more.

Then the Today show added praise by naming Corpus Christi as one of the five best national real estate markets. Click here to watch.

Not that we didn’t already know our market wasn’t bad but the good press always helps.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Coastal Bend MLS Stats - September 2008

Here is the September 2008 Coastal Bend MLS statistics. The following data is based on residential closed sales and the information comes from the Coastal Bend MLS from September 1, 2008 through September 31, 2008.

Data pulled: October 22, 2008

Sales Closed: 309 (September 2008) 313 (September 2007)

Sold Dollar Volume: $50,974,128 (September 2008) $48,058,095 (September 2007)

Average Sales Price: $164,965 (September 2008) $153,540 (September 2007)

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Friday, October 17, 2008

Photo Thursday

On Thursday October 23, 2008 here at the association office we will be discussing photo editing using Google’s Picasa.

Picasa is a free photo editing and sharing program that is easy to use and has many useful tools.





In addition, we will also be looking at Microsoft’s Photosynth, a revolutionary photo stitching software that creates a beautiful and cinematic photo experience.

Monday, October 13, 2008

MLXChange Tip


Tired of that boring MLXChange print out? Ever want to add a little “bling” to a report? You can by adding stationary to any report in MLXChange. To do so pull up any listings, go to Details, and at the top left of the page you will see a pallet with a paint brush icon. Click on the icon to bring up the stationary options. Simply click on the stationary you would like and click apply to add it to the report, then print. A little color can always liven up a boring print out and make flyers look awesome.

MLS News

We currently have over 500 pending (PEND) listings in MLXChange; almost half of those pending listings have been pending for over 6 months. In order to clean up the data we are asking that everyone check and see if they have any pending listing that they have forgotten about. Please close the listing if it has sold or provide the appropriate paperwork (ex: termination of listing agreement) to remove the listing and avoid a fine.

Currently under Coastal Bend MLS rule 12.06 any listing that is pending for more than 6 months is subject to a $50.00 fine. We would like to correct this problem before fines have to be issued.