Many of the readers of my blog have said that it is sometimes tough to keep up with everything I post. So in an effort to make sure that no one misses anything, at the end of each month I will do a review of the blog posts for the month.
Of the real estate articles I posted here are the ones that I feel are most significant to my Omaha subscribers.
The All New Realtor.com: Realtor.com has a new look.
Zillow Real Estate Market Report: New statistics regarding the housing market.
How many Homes are Selling in Omaha and how many aren't?: Not all homes sell. Find out how many do and how many don't.
Average Sales Price of Omaha Homes : Sales prices have dipped over the last three years.
Seller's Biggest Obstacle to Selling is the Seller Themselves: Are you standing in the way of your home selling?
If you are looking for homes for sale in Omaha, check out the new properties I am selling. These are the homes that I put on the market this month.
6304 N 157 St in the Stone Creek subdivision of Omaha
1928 S 50 St in the Ambler subdivison of Omaha
Omaha's Creighton Prep High School continues a 41 year tradition through Operation Others, a program of giving food to others for the holidays. Every year the program gives food to over a 1,000 families in the Omaha area. It is anticipated that food will be distributed to more than 1,600 families this year.
Operation Others is currently headed by Jerry Kinney who is the Spanish teacher at Creighton Prep. The program began in 1967 in combination with a canned food collection at the school and the fact that some students had an excess of turkeys after they had gone hunting. So, they donated the turkeys to the food drive.
Many Catholic high schools have long since joined the program and there are nine high schools that participate. Coordinating the project begins each summer with organizing fundraisers and coordinating Community organizations to help in the form of pancake feeds, spaghetti suppers, dances, etc.
Once money is obtained, the next step is getting the food and then distributing it. Operation Others works with Catholic Charities in getting the list of families. This has become a spirited activity that includes many people. Not only students, but their families, alumni, and other volunteers from the community help in sorting, packaging, and delivering the food packages. The food is delivered on December 21.
Troy Trumm, Trumm Team - Omaha, NE
Two Omaha children elude intruders in a grown-up manner. When Nathan, 8, and Nicole, 15, heard someone knock at the door, they knew better than to open the door to strangers since they were home alone. They did not respond to the continued knocking at the door.
Nicole told her brother to go hide. They both hid under the bed in her bedroom. When Nicole heard a basement window being broken and the alarm went off, she called her mother and then 911. Nicole knew what to do and remained on the phone until the police arrived. However, once the alarm went off, the intruders ran.
Troy Trumm, Trumm Team - Omaha, NE
Realtor.com is the most widely used real estate website in the world with over 6.3 million unique visits per month and it just had a complete facelift. While the previous version was great, the newly updated Realtor.com is incredible.
Here is the new Realtor.com homepage. It features an easier to use property search, scrolling property listings, and quick links to request information on home values and neighborhoods.
Realtor.com displays every property for sale that is listed by a Realtor. Listings on Realtor.com come in two flavors: standard and Showcase. The standard listings are available to every Realtor and are free. These are the vanilla listings. The Showcase listings cost a premium but also have much more information. The Showcase listings are the Rocky Road with chocolate sauce of real estate listings.
The standard listings now allow for four photos whereas previously only one was displayed.
The Showcase listings have expanded the number of photos from ten to twenty-five. They also have custom headlines, scrolling banners, and virtual tours. Additionally the Showcase Listings include agent contact information whereas the standard listings do not.
Here is a sample of what Showcase listings used to look like.
And here is how they look now.
Hopefully you have learned two things from this blog. One, the new Realtor.com is a great improvement over the old site. And two, if you are a seller be sure that your Realtor advertises your home using the Showcase Listing.
Troy Trumm, Trumm Team - Omaha, NE
The Nebraska Department of Roads has opened a traffic-control center located at 4425 S. 108th St. Through the use of a newly installed system of cameras and sensors, traffic conditions will be monitored and the control center will be alerted so that traffic problems and accidents are dealt with quickly. Currently Omaha streets have 23 cameras and 46 sensors installed.
As soon as problem areas are noted, message boards will be posted giving the best routes to use in order to avoid the problem areas and congestion. This system enables traffic to flow efficiently. Not only do the sensors and cameras monitor traffic, but also speed and weather conditions. When necessary, the control center could automatically close gates on exit/entrance ramps to curtail traffic in problem areas.
The current plans are for Omaha to have a total of eight traffic-control centers.
Eventually the Department of Roads will install similar systems in Lincoln, Norfolk, Ainsworth, Grand Island, McCook, North Platte, and Gering.
Troy Trumm, Trumm Team - Omaha, NE
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With over 50 sales per year, I am in the top 2% of Realtors® nationwide.
Agent of the Year, Alliance Real Estate 2007
Agent of the Year, Alliance Real Estate 2006
Agent of the Year, Alliance Real Estate 2005
In 2007, completed 52 transactions with an average market time of 41 days.
In 2006, completed 51 transactions with an average market time of 39 days.
In 2005, completed 56 transactions with an average market time of 43 days.
Professional Organizations
National Association of Realtors®
Nebraska Realtors® Association
Omaha Area Board of Realtors®
Great Plains Multiple Listing Service
Nebraska Notary Public
I initially started in real estate as an investor. Once I learned everything I could on real estate investing it only seemed natural to become a Realtor to assist others in the Omaha area with buying and selling real estate. I still actively invest in real estate and own seven investment properties. Buyers and sellers that utilize my services can have great confidence in my ability because I actually put my money on the line. In my opinion, hiring a Realtor that does not invest in real estate is like hiring a stock broker that does not invest in the stock market.
While showing homes to buyers is definitely seen as the more glamorous side of real estate, it is also the easier side of the business. My area of focus is working with sellers. I enjoy the challenges of selling a home - everything from proper pricing and positioning of a home to expanding my marketing and networking with other Realtors.
Want more information on Omaha? Check out these sites.
http://www.omaha.com/
http://www.discoveromaha.com/.
Sarpy County Assessor
Douglas County Real Estate Valuation
Douglas County Treasurers Office
Omaha Jobs
From a letter sent by an out of state seller who is also a Realtor:
Thanks for all your help getting both of my homes sold. I feel lucky to have found you to handle these transactions. You truly have been professional, pro-active, and easy to work with. I'm even incorporating some of your techniques into my own business.
From feedback surveys sent by my broker to my clients:
I always felt like I knew what was going on with constant updates & Wednesday check-ins. Fast sale was nice of course.
We needed a quick sale and that is exactly what you delivered. Thanks!
Thank you for helping us sell our house and for a smooth transaction. It was a very stressful 2 months but Troy kept us calm and helped us make the necessary adjustments to get that offer! I will definitely spread the word about Alliance & Troy!
Troy is the definition of Professional.
I really appreciated the service I got from Troy. My home was less than $100,000. He had several listings over $150,000 on up. I never felt that I was slighted by Troy because my house was not as valuable as his other homes.
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