Season's Greetings from the Donovan Team

It may surprise some of you to know that we at the Donovan Team are as passionate about music as we are about real estate! Please check out this year's Singing Christmas Card!

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With the holidays in full swing, we wanted to share something special with you today.

As many of you may know from prior posts - when we aren’t busy helping our clients buy and sell real estate or helping our team members design their dream real estate career, we love writing and performing music!

We are proud to present our 5th Annual Singing Christmas card for your musical entertainment! This year's presentation is entitled: “Memories Are Evergreen”. With guest vocalist Paul Donovan on lead, Joe Donovan, musical producer on harmonica, and Karen Donovan, singer/song writer, on backup vocals. Warning - this video could bring a tear to your eye as you recall happy memories from your past!

Click here to hear the track and see the music video, which is comprised of our home movies from years ago. You may even recognize a few members of the Donovan Brothers Realty team in it!

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Wishing you and your loved ones a Christmas & Holiday Season that is truly Evergreen!

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From all of us at the Donovan Team, we’d like to wish  all of our Clients, Friends, Colleagues & Loved ones a Blessed Holiday and Happy and Healthy New Year and may all your wishes come true!

In the meantime, if we can help you or a Real Estate Colleague you care about with Real Estate endevors 2017 - don't hesitate to give us a call!

What Real Estate Career Path Is Right for You?

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If you're considering a career in real estate, you're probably wondering whether you should become a listing agent or a buyer's agent. The answer to that question is complicated; it depends on your personality type and the opportunities available to you.

Listing agents have to be responsible for locating homeowners who are thinking about selling by prospecting FSBOs, expireds, sending postcards, and doing advertising. After this is done, listing agents then need to prepare a CMA, do all the paperwork, and get the seller to agree to list with them through a listing presentation. Then, the agent has to spend 3-6 months helping that homeowner through the process - holding their hand, giving them advice, helping them with advertising and promotion, and then negotiating the sale through closing.

A buyer's agent, on the other hand, may also need to prospect listings by doing door knocks or cold calls. They will often get leads from the broker or their sphere of influence. Once they have a buyer, they meet with that buyer, do research on properties for that buyer, do showings, and follow up. Then, it's the buyer's agent's duty to write up a contract, negotiate the contract, go through all the inspections, and ensure there is a smooth closing.

Generally speaking, the personality traits of a listing agent are:
- They are a 'take charge' person
- They are empathetic, but decisive and knowledgeable
- Make homeowners feel comfortable by being confident

Traits of a buyer's agent are:
- A people person
- A very good listener
- Adaptable and flexible

Which one is right for you? It depends on your personality! If you're interested in further reading, check out this incredible write up by Bernice Ross. In it, she summarizes Mike Ferry's thoughts on the differences between buyer's agents and listing specialists.

If you would like to further explore what type of agent you want to be, don't hesitate to reach out to us! We want to help you get your career off to a quick start!