Here’s how one thing leads to another. A couple of years ago, we shot a virtual tour for a home whose owner turned out to be Nicole Williams, vice president of marketing and public relations for Swedish Medical Center. Intrigued by the process and the results, Williams contacted Mediamax about doing virtual tours of units […]
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Tracy Hulsey, RE/MAX Southeast in Castle Rock, was looking for a change. The online platform she’d been using to market her listings for many years didn’t seem to be keeping up with the times. Then Jon Eady, master photographer, told her about the new Mediamax virtual tour platform. “When I looked through the layouts, the
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Brandi Broadley always orders professional photography when she lists a home, even if it’s a lower price point, for one simple reason: “It sets the stage for the house to look professional and just visually more appealing,” she says. Broadley, broker associate with Coldwell Banker Devonshire in Fort Collins, has been in real estate about
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There’s a reason why your sellers didn’t go the for-sale-by-owner route. It’s the same reason they might turn to a financial planner for help mapping out the path to retirement. It’s also the reason anyone would go to a surgeon for a knee replacement. With some things there’s too much at stake to do it
Do your sellers know how important photography is? Read More »
What’s in your trophy case? In a recent blog post, I introduced the idea that the photos you include in your listing presentation are like trophies in a trophy case. They’re evidence of your “wins.” They help you tell your success stories and demonstrate to your prospects why you’re the best agent for them. In
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With over 100,000 residential properties photographed since 2002, you’d be right to call Mediamax residential real estate specialists. But did you know we also provide photography and video services for the commercial real estate world? Whether it’s photographing retail sites, office complexes, new residential developments, construction sites and more, we do it all. It’s our
You know Mediamax for homes. Now think Mediamax for apartments, too Read More »
Here’s one way to tell your business is growing – it gets harder and harder to get everybody together for a group photo. I speak from experience. The first time around, we got snowed out. On the second try, we went ahead but several people couldn’t make it. Top it off, we’ve added people since
20+ photographers and growing – Mediamax expands its crew Read More »
With this hot market we’re enjoying right now, you could get the feeling houses are selling themselves. But Lauren Matthews, design director and co-founder of White Orchid Interiors, offers a reality check. Here are her 5 reasons to stage even in a hot market: 1) “Staged homes just show better – regardless of the market.”
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Marlene Maxon with RE/MAX Alliance, Arvada, takes the long view. It’s not just about making the sale today, it’s also about winning the listing tomorrow. “Everyone that you touch, if you do your job right, will have 7-8 referrals in the next 24 months and that’s your end goal,” she says. In this hot market,
How Marlene Maxon Sets Herself Apart to Win the Listing Read More »
Like every real estate agent, every listing presentation is unique – or should be. It should reflect your special skills. It should demonstrate to sellers your unique abilities, your expertise and what makes your approach different from every other agent’s. Of course, you also should tailor your message to sellers’ particular needs. In essence, your
Winning listing presentations: what’s in your trophy case? Read More »
The next time you pass one of the Denver Metro’s many construction sites, look up. You might see our one of our quadcopters at work. Mediamax is doing “construction progression reports” using aerial video for a builder working a large residential in-fill project on the west side of town. Certified Aerial Specialist Dale Honning will
Mediamax Aerial Video – not just for real estate listings anymore Read More »
John Koliopoulos didn’t exactly take the direct route to becoming a real estate photographer. He has a degree in criminology. He has a few decades in high-tech to his credit – where we was, among other things, an analyst and a product manager for global services. Along the way he even acquired a couple of
Meet John Koliopoulos: problem solver, patent holder, dedicated team player Read More »
This is the tragedy of bad real estate photography: it doesn’t have to happen. As I continue my occasional series of bad photos I found on realtor.com, here’s an example of something that’s not horrible but could have been so much better. You see right away, I’m sure, that this photo is too dark and
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Do you prove your value as a realtor to your sellers? Colleen Teitelbaum, associate broker with Coldwell Banker/Southeast Metro at DTC, says there’s a simple reason why it’s important. If the house sells the first day on the market and you’ve done nothing, she says, “they’re going to say, what do I need you for?”
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Does the photographer really make a difference in the sale? Sandy Mazarakis, with LemonLime Group/Your Castle Real Estate, certainly feels that way about Senior Photographer John Koliopoulos. “I do think he’s exceptional,” she says. “He helps sell the house.” Her listing in the Harkness Heights neighborhood in west Denver offers a great example. Built in
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One of the easiest ways to please your sellers is to showcase their home with great photos by Mediamax. Here’s what Kathleen Spano’s sellers said recently about one of our master photographers: “Melissa Jo Stoffle is a gifted artist, as well as professional. Exceptional use of light and angle. Thank you for making her part
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Master Photographer Andy Gould was scheduled to shoot a high-end home for Steve and Lorri Hose, broker associates with Your Castle Premier, Lakewood. But when he arrived, the cleaning crew was still at work. The house wasn’t ready. “It wasn’t like Andy could walk right in and start shooting,” Steve says. But it didn’t phase
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When the subject of video comes up, people nod their heads and say, “Yeah, I should really do that.” But they don’t. Why? Well, most people haven’t produced a video before, haven’t seen one produced, probably haven’t even been on camera. What you probably think when somebody says video is “I’ve got enough on my plate,
Here’s How We Make Video Production Easy for You Read More »
With most buyers doing their home shopping online these days, it almost goes without saying that you have to market your listings with some form of “virtual” tour. But how do you make sure your tours and, therefore, your listings stand out? Well, I’m sure you’ve heard the latest tips and tricks – and so
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Great news for our real estate friends on the west side of the Divide! Mediamax now has a photographer based in Buena Vista. Mark Siegfried is a familiar name and face to many of our clients in the Metro area. He’s an accomplished architectural photographer with a quiet, easy-going manner. He actually got his start
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“I always tell people, if you want somebody to date you, you better look good online.” Kelly Nichols with RE/MAX Professionals in Littleton is, of course, talking about selling homes, not matters of the heart. But the metaphor is apt. When you’re trying to attract interest online, presentation is everything. For Nichols, the best way
Kelly Nichols: To Look Good Online, It’s Gotta be HDR Read More »
When you hear fast-sale stories like Tom Witzel’s you probably picture something high-end and show-homey. Witzel himself admits he thought this 2-bedroom/1-bath home in Thornton would take a little longer to sell. But 24 hours was all it took. Yes, as he’ll tell you, it was priced right and the market is still short of
Tom Witzel’s listing sold fast and $10,000 over asking. Was it the photos? Read More »
I probably don’t have to tell you the Denver housing market is hot. CNN and Realtor.com put it in the top 10 markets in the country for 2015, forecasting double-digit growth. Denver’s population also is growing. “Right now Denver is getting about 270,000 newcomers annually,” says Jamie Froyd, associate publisher for ARG Publications’ Denver Relocation
New Partner, Denver Relocation Guide, Helps You Tap Hot Market Read More »
Steve Sandifer, broker/owner at TLC Brokers in Littleton, practices what he calls “proactive marketing.” He doesn’t just post his listings in the MLS and wait for buyers to discover them – a form of “reactive marketing” if there ever was one. He uses a variety of online sites and tools, including the Obeo platform, his
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