Social Media Sells Homes

Picking the right Realtor® to sell your home can be a daunting step, however the choice is more simple then you think. Today 88% of buyers used the internet in their home search. So if you want to sell your home fast then it must be listed on the internet, in addition to being listed on the MLS®, it should also be advertised by your agent with social media. 

Finding an agent who is "social media friendly" has never been more important in selling your home because it is what you and people who are looking for a home interact with on a daily basis. A huge part of your Realtors job is advertising your property in an efficient way to secure a quick sale of your home. 

Here are my 5 favorite ways to market and sell my clients homes with social media.   

1. Facebook

For most people, facebook is a daily if not hourly part of life, smart phones are connected to every status update, photo or uploaded video.
Savvy agents have a huge network of personal friends, realtors and businesses and when they post information about you property, it instantly exposing your property to the world.
Facebook also allows you, your friends and other realtors to instantly access and share your amazing property. 

2. Youtube

At any given moment, there are hundreds of thousands of users watching videos on YouTube. How many times have you been forwarded a link to a funny YouTube video, only to find yourself staying there and browsing additional clips?
Successful realtors use Youtube to give buyers the inside scoop on what your home looks like as well as neighbourhood features that make your home amazing. 

3. Twitter

A Realtors profile is like a “micro-blog” Twitter is like a typical blog (aka web-log) in that it lets you say anything you want to say to anyone and everyone who will view it. Looking for fun things to do in Kelowna, search #kelownafun? What to know what is happening in the Kelowna Real estate market, search #kelownarealestate. It is quick, easy and informative. 

4. Pinterest

This is a huge addiction for many people, it has become a virtual scrap book of thoughts, ideas and inspirations."Home" is the No. 1 category of "boards" on the site, accounting for 17.2% of all pinning, according to a study by business-intelligence firm R.J Metrics.
I love collecting ideas for clients renovations, new building trends and interior design inspiration. Personally I found a great photo of a home exterior renovation, I was able to “pin” this photo and share it with my clients which inspired them see what their future home could look like.
Have a great kitchen or bathroom in your home? You bet I am going to “pin” it. 

5. Instagram

“In the first 12 months, Instagram acquired 12 million users. In the first two years it acquired 30 million users. And now, as of May 2012, it has 50 million users” Inman news. Images are tagged in the same way Twitter is tagged. I love to post photos of my clients beautiful homes and tag them with #kelownarealestate or #kelowna. If someone searches for photos of Kelowna or Kelowna real esate, guess whose house is going to pop up...yours!

When picking a real estate agent to sell your home, it is important that they are willing to work with you to create a custom marketing plan. Remember the nursery rhyme Dem Bones - “The leg bone's connected to the knee bone”, well think social media as the same thing... “The instagram picture is posted on facebook, the facebook picture is tweeted on twitter”....you get the idea. A "social media friendly" Realtor has never been more important and the stats prove it!

Realtors + Internet / Social Media = Homes Sold Faster!

Source:  The 2011 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers

When you are ready to sell your home, call me! Lets make a plan to sell it fast and for the right price!

Happy Selling!

Tiffany Munsey

REALTOR®
778.214.4843

tmunsey@coldwellbanker.ca

www.tiffanymunsey.com

The Next Generation of Real Estate Agents

I work at Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty in Kelowna, BC and I am the youngest real estate agent in our office. I personally "grew up" with facebook when it was first launched in February 2004. For me, social media became an essential way to communicate with my friends and family, and today it is an integral part of how business all over the world is conducted.

If you have met me, you know that I am a bit of a social media/technology geek and I should be paid by apple for the amount of sales that I generate and the endorsements that I give the brand on a daily basis. I love my iphone, ipad and my macbook, it allows me to not only be mobile with my business but efficient as well. Instant access to the web, documents in a cloud and staying on-top of the next social media trend or technology gadget is what sets agents apart from the crowd as the next generation of Real Estate Agents. 

The business of Real Estate Sales in Kelowna and across the world is changing at a rapid pace. Goodbye to the highly sought after thick bound books printed weekly containing the MLS listings, environmentally damaging print advertising, paper contracts and what is a phone book? Say hello to contracts being signed electronically, social media marketing, environmentally friendly business practices that save time, money and energy for both the client and the agent. 

So why is it important to deal with the next generation of real estate agents who are social media and tech savvy? For sellers; your property is marketed better, faster and more efficiently, which means it is sold faster. For Buyers; instant access to customized searches and less time wasted looking at less than desirable potential homes which means you are able to save time, money and find the home of your dreams faster. The way real estate is being done has changed and it is changing everyday, hiring the right agent with an edge on the competition is becoming more important than ever. 

The next generation of real estate agents are mobile and efficient. They twitter, text, youtube & facebook, the come equipped with a iphone, an ipad and every resource you need at the touch of a finger to help you buy and sell your dream home whenever and where ever you are. The world of real estate has already change and will change again tomorrow, luckily today we can keep up all with the touch of a button. 

I am in the next generation of real estate agents and I cant wait to work with you! 

Call...or text...or twitter...or facebook...or email me! (no carrier pigeons accepted)

Tiffany Munsey

778-214-4843

tmunsey@coldwellbanker.ca

@tiffanymunsey

www.tiffanymunsey.com

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