{"id":457,"date":"2014-01-07T20:29:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T03:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realestatemarketingtools.org\/?p=457"},"modified":"2020-07-20T00:02:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T07:02:23","slug":"the-real-estate-market-is-returning-what-should-i-be-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reamark.com\/blog\/the-real-estate-market-is-returning-what-should-i-be-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Estate Market is Returning: What Should I Be Doing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty-two housing markets out of the approximately 350 nationwide metro areas have returned to or have exceeded the levels of activity they enjoyed before the recession (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nahb.org\/news_details.aspx?newsID=16472\">NAHB<\/a>), and agents are turning to <strong>real estate promotional materials<\/strong> as a way to gain visibility.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Association of Home Builders, the housing market is running at 85 percent of normal activity on a nationwide scale.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s promising data for realtors that are just entering the field as well as those that are eager to take advantage of the returning market.<\/p>\n<p>When asked which realtor promotional tools an agent should focus on, our answer is <strong>real estate marketing post cards<\/strong> that can be sent throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reamark.com\/catalog\/new_postcards\/selling_season.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-458\" title=\"realtor-marketing-post-cards\" src=\"http:\/\/realestatemarketingtools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/realtor-marketing-post-cards.jpg\" alt=\"Promotional Post Cards for Real Estate Agents\" width=\"672\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reamark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/realtor-marketing-post-cards.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reamark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/realtor-marketing-post-cards-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reamark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/realtor-marketing-post-cards-1024x703.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Promotional post cards are a key part of real estate marketing strategies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most of the successful realtors in today\u2019s market employ the use of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reamark.com\/catalog\/postcards.htm\">real estate post cards<\/a> to help increase name recognition and sales.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not the only <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reamark.com\/catalog\/magnetic_real_estate_products.htm\">real estate promotional material<\/a> that can help agents with their marketing; in fact, Reamark specializes in helping realtors customize a marketing program based on experience, target market, budget and sales goals.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on promotional items or to contact us, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reamark.com\">www.reamark.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty-two housing markets out of the approximately 350 nationwide metro areas have returned to or have exceeded the levels of activity they enjoyed before the recession (NAHB), and agents are turning to real estate promotional materials as a way to gain visibility. 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