Commercial Real Estate in San Antonio Improving

According to the San Antonio Business Journal, commercial real estate has improved drastically since 2009 in our large city. The numbers for the amount of leased space in 2010 may top historical averages and it's amazing what a differencea year can make. Reporter, Tricia Lynn Silva from SA's bizjournal stated that San Antonio's market is on track to absorb some 800,000 square feet of office space by the close of 2010.

"Absorption", of course, is the net amount of space lease in the market in a given time. 800,000 square feet by the end of 2010? Imagine what 2011 will bring to the commercial real estate market in San Antonio!

Compared to 2009's unimpressive numbers, 2010 has been kind to San Antonio's commercial real estate market. Read more about the improvements HERE

2011 should be BOOMING! :) Get ready to see more of THESE SIGNS around!

"The forms, they are a changin"

Recently, it was announced that the Texas Real Estate Commission has adopted a "slew of changes to the contract used by the vast majority of homebuyers and sellers." In Marty Kramer's article on TexasRealEstate.com, he explains how the contracts have grown and who is responsible for keeping track. These changes are expected to become mandatory by March 1, 2011. Texas REALTORS® must study and adapt themselves to the new forms come Spring.

Read more HERE!

New Listing! Spacious 4BR Family Home!

New Listing! Great 2 story family home, open floorplan! Click below for a visual tour...



CONTACT Listing Agent: Josh Seidel for more information 210-990-6720

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CENTURY 21 United-Northside-FREE Agent Training

CENTURY 21 United-Northside-FREE Agent Training

Dear Team Northside & Prospective Agents

This week, on November 30, 2010, a few courses are being offered at Century 21 United-Northside. Enroll and learn how to achieve success through the power of knowledge with FREE professional on-line training.

a. Learning to Learn Online Using WebEx.
b. Your Guide to CLS Online Training.

In addition to our massive on-line training platform, Century 21 United-Northside provides hands-on training through CENTURY 21 University, Faulkner University, Professional Development Programs, and Productivity Enhance Programs. To ensure Northside agents are able to maximize their learning opportunities with these resources the Broker/Owner mentors and coaches each member. These programs, with our follow-on accountability system, offers Realtor’s their greatest opportunity for SUCCESS.

Ask yourself. Am I receiving the training, support, mentoring, coaching, and accountability I want and need for success and growth? If the answer is no or you are not sure, call Shelia Knott or Jim Faulkner@ 210-979-6700

Thanksgiving Message from Broker!

Thanksgiving Message from Broker.:

On this day thank our Creator for your blessings large and small and the treasures of family. Also, give thanks for the wisdom of our Founding Fathers for our Constitution rooted in Judeo-Christian principles. On behalf of Northside Management and Staff, I want you to know what a Grand Blessing each of you are to each of us.

Happy Thanksgiving & God Bless,

Jim Faulkner

Last Weeks Feature! Newly Enhanced "My C21 Site"

GOAL: Deliver Superior Tools

HOW: Newly Enhance My C21 Site

This past summer, we launched the “My C21 Site” offering, which provides each CENTURY 21® Sales Associate, team, and sales office with a personalized, professionallydesigned, and feature-rich Web site, at no cost. “My C21 Site” is a free and easy way to improve your online marketing efforts, even if you already have a Web site. The collective power of these Web sites provides the
CENTURY 21 Brand with a dramatically increased Search Engine Optimization ranking, which in turn will help drive more leads to you.

Great news! We’ve taken this powerful marketing tool and added several strategic enhancements based on your feedback! Click HERE to learn more about what has been changed or added...

No Online Training This Week!

Due to the Holiday, there will be NO Century 21 CLS Free Online Training Courses this week.

Have a great Thanksgiving!!

New Listing! Newly Refinished Home in SW San Antonio!

New Listing! Beautiful newly refinished home with unique floorplan! Arches and spacious rooms. Gamerom and more, check out the visual tour below...



CONTACT Listing Agent: Nieves Arredondo for more information
210-330-8808

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Century 21 United Northside Free Online Training

Dear Team Northside & Prospective Agents

This week, November 15-19, 2010, following are a few of the courses being offered at Century 21 United-Northside. Enroll and learn how to achieve success through the power of knowledge with FREE professional on-line training.

a. Attitiude: Persevere and Stay on Track.
b. CRES EDG Reports.
c. Incorporating CREATE21 Into Your Local Training.
d. Listing Strategies for Today's Market.
e. Market Yourself as a Real Estate Expert.
f. Success Planning.

g. Turning Around Situations Gone Sour.

h. Anatomy of a House.

i. Basics of REO, Foreclosure, and Short Sale Properties.

j. CREST EDG Commercial Lease & Prop Mgmt.

k. FSBOs-Fastest Source of Business Opportunities.

l. My C21 Site-Creating Your Online Presence.

m. Pricing Your Listing to Sell.

n. Blogging.

o. PEP Overview for Managers.

In addition to our massive on-line training platform, Century 21 United-Northside provides hands-on training through CENTURY 21 University, Faulkner University, Professional Development Programs, and Productivity Enhance Programs. To ensure Northside agents are able to maximize their learning opportunities with these resources the Broker/Owner mentors and coaches each member. These programs, with our follow-on accountability system, offers Realtor’s their greatest opportunity for SUCCESS.

Ask yourself. Am I receiving the training, support, mentoring, coaching, and accountability I want and need for success and growth? If the answer is no or you are not sure, call Shelia Knott or Jim Faulkner@ 210-979-6700

Last Week's Feature: Plan for 2011!

GOAL: Future-Proof Your Business

HOW: Plan for 2011

Now is the time to focus on a strong finish to 2010 and a great start for 2011. Key to your 2011 plan is goal setting. Have you set your goals for 2011? Have you quantified your closed sides target for 2011? Have you quantified the number of producing agents you'll need to achieve your 2011 closed sides objective? We are committed to ensuring that you are well-equipped to be a market leader. In the past year, we’ve launched new and innovative programs and tools to support your growth, including:

• The Golden Ruler


• How-to TV


• My C21 Site


• Listings Central


• CENTURY 21 iPhone App

And we’ve enhanced the following programs and tools:

• The CENTURY 21 Learning System® (CLS™) Web site


• The Recruiting Roadmap to Success


• The CENTURY 21 Brand Center

Each of these tools can provide you with a competitive advantage. Have you planned your golden path to success in 2011? Let Century 21 United Northside help! CLICK HERE to read more details about the innovative tools, programs and enhanced features C21 has to offer!

Call 210-979-6700 for more information about Century 21's unique, helpful tools and programs we offer and how Century 21 United Northside can get you started on planning your path to success in 2011!!

TEAM NORTHSIDE SALES MEETING @ DR HORTON ALAMO RANCH, NOVEMBER 10, 2010

TEAM NORTHSIDE SALES MEETING @ DR HORTON ALAMO RANCH, NOVEMBER 10, 2010!!!

Len Carlton and Juan Aguirre, D.R. Horton Sales Counselors, sponsored this months CENTURY 21 United-Northside Sales Meeting at their models in Alamo Ranch. They had a delicious luncheon prepared and served by delightful hosts. Len and Juan sell different price ranges. After touring the models, we were briefed on the various price ranges, models, and locations. Everyone agreed, D.R. Horton has outstanding product and value. I’m sure Team Northside agents will sell more D.R. Horton homes in the future.

Century 21 United Northside welcomed new agents Timothy and Sonia Bray to Team Northside with open arms! These agents are already trained in C21 Leadrouter and are continuing to get the best training and knowledge from Jim Faulkner and his staff.

Jim Faulkner recognized Agents John Sanchez and Carolina Garcia for being top producing agents in October 2010! Way to go John and Carolina! Keep those numbers up!

Jim Faulkner also recognized a few agents for their outstanding scored on the Quality Service Surveys! Agents Mark Castricone, Nieves Arredondo and John Sanchez were praised for their fantastic services! Also, Jim gave kudos and recognition to Agents Anna Uriegas, John Sanchez and David Sawyer for great customer testimonials and participation in Century 21 events!

Don Gonzalez, Branch Manager,Wells Fargo Home Loan and team members Kim Kelman, Jerome Schneider, and Jeremy McCune briefed at the meeting. They spoke on the Wells Fargo’s seasoning program, the Homeowners Incentive Program (HIP), scenario of 2 FHA loans, Spooktacular event, and Wells Fargo/CENTURY 21 United-Northside Partnership program. Very informative and very important information for Realtors be aware of. Thanks WFHM Team, We Appreciate You!!

Maurice Mendoza, Owner, M&D Financial Services, and team members Louis Alvarado and Harley Walters, briefed everyone on credit repair. They shared statistics on credit repair and how they are able to help potential buyers improve their credit scores. It was clear, using this team will ensure your customers needing credit repair assistance will be able to buy. So, rather than turn away potential customers because of credit issues refer them to M&D Financial Services. This team will be back at CENTURY 21 United-Northside at our Monthly Forum, December 15, 2010 for a more indepth look at credit repair. Valuable Services, Thanks for Sharing!

Competition has been keen for the “Rock Star of the Quarter” award. The winning agent will be awarded a glamorous Night for Two Downtown. Several agents where close this past quarter. Only one qualifying agent per quarter will receive the award. The agent with the most production will win. 2010 Is Your Breakout Year—Go Team Northside!!

Mark your calendars for the next Business Meeting on Wednesday, December 1, 2010!!!

Overall, it was a great meeting! Everyone had a great time and enjoyed themselves!


Len Carlton and Juan Aguirre, D.R. Horton Sales Counselors with Jim Faulkner



Jim Faulkner and C21 United Northside welcome Tim and Sonia Bray to the team!


Jim with Agent Nieves Arredondo


Jim with Agent Mark Castricone


Jim with Agent Anna Uriegas


Jim with Agent John Sanchez-Top Overall Producer October 2010!


Prize winners at D.R. Horton!

New Listing! Charming Starter Home!

New Listing!





CONTACT Listing Agent: Alfred Perez for more information
210-849-3886

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New Listing! Elegant Home in Boerne, TX!

Elegant single story home with inground pool in Boerne, TX! Amazing floorplan, click below for a visual tour.....

CONTACT Listing Agent: Christine Hagendorf for more information (830) 237-7724

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Don't Forget!!! Team Northside Sales Mtg Tomorrow in Alamo Ranch!!

Learn the Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate

Break into the Commercial Real Estate Industry!

This is another opportunity for you to expand your business that few residential Realtors ever experience. At Century 21 United Northside, under Jim Faulkner's supervision, we permit agents to conduct commercial business, unlike other companies. So it is important to do it correctly and understand the processes.

This is an opportunity to learn how from industry experts. Enroll in this course and add Commercial Real Estate to your portfolio.

The CENTURY 21® Learning Team is proud to present "Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate," an outstanding introductory course, specially designed for sales associates interested in breaking into the commercial market. This course is perfect for System members interested in discovering how to effectively market and sell Commercial real estate.

Course content includes:

• How to attract commercial investors


• Agricultural and rural properties


• Land development


• Retail development


• Commercial market dynamics


• Basic principals from buyers', sellers' and investors' point of view


• Lease and sales processes


• Specialization plans


• Case studies


• Formulas for calculating ROI


• And more!

If you're looking to branch out into the commercial market or simply to hone your commercial skill-set, you will enjoy and benefit from the information provided in this course. Course registration fee is $100, and classes take place over the course of two weeks (four live, instructor-led sessions in total). The next class begins Tuesday, December 7 at 1:00pm (EST) and continues each Tuesday and Thursday through December 16.

For more information, please refer to the attached flyer, Here's how to register:

On the CLS™ Homepage, type "Commercial Real Estate" in the search box located in the upper right corner of the screen, and then click on the magnifying glass to search.
Scroll down and click on the name of the course.
Click the "Request" link to the far right of the class listing.
* Important: To fulfill enrollment, you must click on "Register" and complete the payment step.

Last Week's Feature: Maximum Exposure Online!

GOAL: Generate Leads

HOW: Maximize Exposure on the Internet

Consumers today have access to infinite online resources and choices. This is especially true in the home buying and selling process. Our CENTURY 21® strategy is to make sure that the
property listings we have to offer consumers are easily visible and widely available on the Internet. That means that our listing distribution strategy has two critical elements:

1. We are dedicated to providing a preferred real estate
destination site – century21.com – that offers a rich, innovative user experience and property search functionality, and that it gives our Web site visitors the ability to view millions of property listings nationwide.

2. We will distribute all CENTURY 21 property listings to as many real estate and aggregator Web sites as possible, so that we make sure our listing choices are in front of as many consumers’ eyes as possible.

When you input a property listing into CREST EDG, it will appear on century21.com. In addition, your listing is automatically sent to potentially over 500 other national, local, and segment specific Web sites.

CLICK HERE to read more about this fantastic benefit from Century 21!

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage & Century 21 United Northside Partnership

Thank you Don Gonzales, Kim Kelman, and all the other Wells Fargo Home Mortgage participants involved in this "Spooktacular Home Mortgage Day" event. Their hard work and commitment to building on our CENTURY 21/Wells Fargo Bank relationship is bearing fruit and very much appreciated. Evidence is the results of the event hosted by Abraham Torres at his Wells Fargo location.

As we continue to build upon this valued relationship Century 21 United Northside invites your participation. Together we can make this partnership a truly remarkable and unparalleled relationship. Two iconic American Brands bringing the power of their brands together for the benefit all in pursuit of the "American Dream of Home Ownership".

Thank you Wells Fargo.

Congratulations to Century 21 United Northside's Top Agents for October!

C21 United Northside Welcomes New Agents!

CENTURY 21 United - Northside is excited to welcome: Tim and Sonia Bray to the Century 21 family. We are happy to have them in our office and look forward to a successful partnership. Welcome!

DON'T FORGET! Agent Power Hour TOMORROW Nov. 4th!

This month’s Agent Power Hour will be on GOAL SETTING and PLANNING for next year!! This is a crucial step to your success – please join Angela Rose and the South Central Team THIS Thursday, November 4th at 11 AM Central. See below for instructions to join this session.

Plan on Profit Let’s Get a “SUCCESFUL VISION” for 2011
Less than 4% of People have Written Goals
“No one ever plans to fail, Many Fail to Plan”

Topic: Power Hour "Agents 2011 Planning Session"

Host: Angela Rose

Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010

Time: 11:00 am, Central

CLICK HERE

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