Blogging from the LeadingRE Annual Conference

Good morning from Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Leading Real Estate Companies of the World 2009 Annual Conference has been great so far, with opening sessions being held yesterday and Networking Night last night. There were some great speeches at the opening session, which I'll post more about soon.

I'm getting ready to head down to my speaking panel, FutureTense: Fundamentals of Building a Killer Web Presence, where I will discuss blogging, among other things.

More info to come on the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Annual Conference. Keep checking www.dripmarketingblog.com or follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/seancutright for updates.

Delta Media Group departs this morning for LeadingRE Annual Conference

I'll be departing shortly for Scottsdale, Arizona to attend the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World 2009 Annual Conference, where I'll be speaking Friday morning.

My speaking panel is FutureTense: Fundamentals of Building a Killer Web Presence, and I will discuss improving your real estate Web presence, traffic and lead generation through an integrated Web marketing plan, Search Engine Optimization and Social Networking. I will be joining LeadingRE's Jennifer Sciortino, Towne & Country Realtors' Gerry Bourgeois, and Realty Video USA's Stephen Schweichart on the panel.

If you'll be at the conference, I'd love to meet you. If you can't attend my session, please stop by booth #15 to meet myself, Jonathan Blood and Lee Shaw of the Delta Media Group real estate technology team.

If you won't be at the conference, please visit www.SeanCutright.com or contact me at scutright@deltagroup.com for more information on my speaking session or on Delta Media Group's real estate website and lead management systems.

Delta Media Group's Sean Cutright to speak at LeadingRE Annual Conference

I had not officially posted it yet, but I am very excited to announce I'll be speaking at the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World 2009 Annual Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona this week.

I am on the FutureTense: Fundamentals of Building a Killer Web Presence panel, which will be held Friday, March 27 from 8:45-10 am.

My co-panelists include: Moderator/Panelist: Jennifer Sciortino, LeadingRE, IL; Gerry Bourgeois, Towne & Country, Realtors, MA; and Stephen Schweichart, Realty Video USA, FL.

If you will be attending the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Annual Conference, try to sit in on the session, or stop by booth #15 to visit with myself and other members of the Delta Media Group team. If you are a member of LeadingRE and will not be attending, I'd be happy to forward you information from my session. Please let me know.

Visit SeanCutright.com to contact me, or E-mail me at scutright@deltagroup.com. Visit DeltaGroup.com for more information on Delta Media Group's real estate website and lead management systems.

The numbers behind the national home sales increase

The Wall Street Journal takes a closer look at the February existing homes sales increase I blogged about this morning.

According to the WSJ, "home resales climbed to a 4.72 million annual rate, a 5.1% increase from January's unrevised 4.49 million annual pace, the National Association of Realtors said Monday...

"The February resales level of 4.72 million reported Monday by NAR was above Wall Street expectations of a 4.48 million sales rate for previously owned homes. The 5.1% increase was the largest since 5.6% in July 2003."

The article went on to discuss the decline in median price for existing homes. Though this is being portrayed by the media as a bad thing, I've yet to talk to a real estate broker or owner that would agree. Most believe home prices needed to come down from the over-inflated prices we experienced from 2004-2006. The decline in prices should help "reset" the housing market, and home sales should continue to increase as result.

I'm sure this and many other real estate market topics will be discussed this weekend at the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World conference in Scottsdale, AZ, where I will be speaking. I'll keep updates of the happenings there...if you'll be in attendance, make sure to stop by booth #15 for more information on Delta Media Group.

-Sean Cutright

Home sales increase, surprising analysts...again

Home sales have unexpectedly increased again, helping boost the stock market this morning.

Yahoo! Finance has the story, which briefly mentions the homes sales increase, stating:

The [stock market] advance gained momentum after a surprise increase in sales of existing homes. Home prices fell sharply but traders were encouraged to see sales pick up rather than fall. That's the second bit of good housing news over the past week -- last Tuesday, the government issued a better-than-expected housing starts report.

Yahoo's first edition of the story is not very detailed, but I'll track down and post some better info and stats soon.

For more information on Delta Media Group's real estate website and lead management systems, contact Sean Cutright.

Another positive sign for the housing market

In a positive sign for the economy as a whole and housing market in particular, a report just released states that housing starts unexpectedly jumped in February after falling for the past eight months.

According to a CNN.com article:
Housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 583,000 last month, up 22% from a revised 477,000 in January, according to the Commerce Department. It was the first time housing starts increased since June, when they rose 11%.

Economists were expecting housing starts to decline to 450,000, according to consensus estimates compiled by Briefing.com. Still, starts are down more than 47% from February 2008, when over 1.1 million new homes broke ground.

New construction of single-family homes, considered the core of the housing market, increased 1.1% to an annual rate of 357,000 versus 353,000 in January.

Applications for building permits also increased by three percent, while new home construction increased by 89 percent in the Northeast, and also increased in the Midwest and South, the report notes. New home construction fell in the West.

DMG's St. Patty's Day Webinar

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Delta Media Group will host a very special St. Patrick's Day Webinar at 1pm Eastern today for new agents using the Delta Media Group real estate website and lead management systems. Why is it so special, you ask? Because it's Delta Media Group, and it's St. Patrick's Day, of course!

Today's Webinar is titled "Introduction to the Agent Delta System," and its description reads:
Associates will become familiar with DeltaNet features, functions, and navigation. Topics covered during this session include Agent Log-in and Navigation, Lead and Contact Management, Listing Management, Preferences and Passwords, and key system features that are important to buyers and sellers. This session is recommended for all agents that are new to the Delta Media Group system.

Delta Media Group has continued to host training Webinars, even though my blog has not been updated with that info as of late. Visit www.deltagroup.com/training for Delta Media Group's entire Webinar schedule.

Photos of Delta Media Group's ribbon-cutting of new HQ, data hosting center

Delta Media Group's ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new headquarters and data hosting center was a great success!

The Jackson-Belden Chamber of Commerce has posted several photos of the event to their website, and you can view them by clicking here.

More info to come soon on Delta Media Group's new headquarters, data hosting enter, ribbon-cutting event, and more!

Blogging from the Realty Executives Mid-America Regional Conference

I have TONS of new updates on the Realty Executives Mid-America Regional Conference on my micro-blog...aka: Twitter account.

Check www.twitter.com/seancutright for those details.

Micro-blogging is a growing form of Social Networking, and takes a LOT less time than posting actual blog posts (though, without the same Search Engine Optimization benefits, I will warn).

Either way, I'll be rapidly typing throughout the day to keep you posted on updates from the conference.

Blogging from the Realty Executives Mid-America Conference

Delta Media Group's table at the Realty Executives Mid-America Region Conference.

Delta Media Group builds the real estate company website and lead management system for the region, and the real estate agent websites for several hundred Realty Executives agents in the region.

More info to come from the conference! Follow Sean Cutright on Twitter for faster updates: www.twitter.com/seancutright.

A big week for Delta Media Group

As witnessed by my blog (or lack thereof) this week, it's an extremely busy, but very exciting week for Delta Media Group.

I'll have plenty more info coming soon, but here's a quick run-down:

-I'll be headed to Kansas City for the Realty Executives Mid-America Regional Conference. Delta Media Group builds the Web system for Realty Executives' Mid-America region, and will have a booth at the conference to help agents better understand the powerful agent website and lead management technology they have.

-Delta Media Group's new headquarters and data hosting center's ribbon cutting is Thursday. We expect a few hundred attendees at the event, which will inaugurate Northeast Ohio's largest data hosting center.

-Delta Media Group will be hosting several Webinars this week. Some are real estate company-direct, while others are public Webinars for the real estate agents and brokerages using our website and lead management systems. To view the complete Webinar schedule, visit: www.deltagroup.com/training.

I'll be updating my blog and Twitter account from the Realty Executives conference. Follow Sean Cutright at twitter.com/seancutright or www.dripmarketingblog.com for further details.