july 22, 2008

in this issue:



mark your calendar


July 22-24 - “Power Pricing, Positioning & Presentation” course

July 25 - Power Presentation Refresher Course

August 4 - Unique Homes Magazine deadline (October 17 publication date)

August 13 - Wall Street Journal Global Edition Deadline (September 5 publication date)

August 15 - Northern Offices Habitat Build Day

September 5 - CE and Contracts Update Class in West Metro area (TBA)

September 8-12 - CB Ride the Range for Charity

November 25 - CE and Contracts Update Class in Longmont area (TBA)

December 17 - CE and Contracts Update Class in Central Metro area


web trends for ColoradoHomes.com

The Web statistics for ColoradoHomes.com indicates nearly 250,000 listing views last month. That means more exposure for you, your listings and your clients! For detailed Web trend information, click here or visit the “Web Stats” link at the top of the page.


Coldwell Banker home loans alive and well!

There is good news on the Coldwell Banker Home Loans front! The underwriting and processing challenges we were facing due to the unprecedented increase in FHA and VA loan volume has been alleviated through the addition of increased staffing to handle the added business. Thank you for your continued support of Coldwell Banker Home Loans.



AVP3: Coldwell Banker client appreciation events are a huge success!

Congratulations and many thanks to all of you who participated in the Client Appreciation AVP series! The Fort Collins and Loveland client appreciation picnic drew more than 1,100 attendees and more than 3,000 came out to root for the SkySox in Colorado Springs. We also had more than 11,000 people at the Rockies game the evening of June 30, which made it an all-time Coors Field record! What a great success!


don’t miss bonus AVP: Coldwell Banker rendezvous in winter park

There are just a few days left
until “Bonus AVP,” Coldwell Banker’s Rendezvous in the Rockies, which is set for Saturday, July 26 in Winter Park. This is a great opportunity to contact your clients and invite
them for a fun an
d FREE day in the mountains. There will be a delicious barbecue lunch, fishing derby at Mary’s Lake, bounce houses for
kids, 600 miles of trails for biking
and hiking, a marshmallow roast, games and so much more. The Bonus AVP mailers for this event are a series of electronic postcards that you can e-mail to your clients, friends and family. Now is the perfect time to verify that you have your entire sphere loaded into your e-mail distribution list. Click here for complete details and click here to download or e-mail your Office Administrator your completed RSVP form that is due TODAY.


the benefit of outgoing referrals

Each year, many of our best Agents earn extra money by remembering to place outgoing referrals within the CARTUS Network. Not only do they earn thousands of dollars, but they also recognize the lasting value of staying at the center of their clients’ “real estate world.”

Place an outgoing referral from now through August and receive a copy of the Expect More book. There are many benefits to utilizing the outgoing referral program, including:

  • The average referral check received by a Sale Associate is $1,025.00.
  • Our CARTUS relationship helps give your client the confidence to “buy smart” as we help you and your clients select the right Agent on a local, national or even global basis to ensure the best possible service.
  • Create customers for life! Place your outgoing referral through the Relocation Department and contribute to your overall client service.
  • It may be the easiest $1,000 you will ever make with very little effort!

To place your referral or for more information, contact Nancy Frank at 303.409.6303.

Congratulations to our top outgoing referral Agents for the month of June! Click here to view the showcase. Don’t miss the third quarter outgoing referral contest happening now. To view the flyer, click here.


sponsor, donate, participate and ride the range!

Mark your calendars for the week of September 8 and get ready for the annual Coldwell Banker Ride the Range. Our 300 mile charity bike ride will take us to each of our 14 offices from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins. To donate, sponsor, order a t-shirt or ride one of the three community rides, log on to CBRidetherange.com or click here to
get involved!


mongofax®

If you haven’t heard the news, the Colorado Association of REALTORS® will
be providing every Sales Associate with a free MongoFAX ac
count. This way you can send and receive faxes right from your computer. With MongoFAX already in use by more than 500,000 real estate professionals, it is quickly becoming an industry standard for delivering your most important paper-based transactions. By simply replacing your existing fax cover page with the MongoFAX cover page, your standard fax machine becomes a high-powered scanner and delivers your documents as PDF attachments directly to your recipient’s e-mail account. This valuable tool does not require any extra hardware, software or sign-ups to get started. Click here to get started.