HomeGain Polls and Surveys

HomeGain frequently engages its customers with surveys, seminars and emails in order to stay current with home values and home prices trends. HomeGain uses this feedback and data to make improvements to our marketing solutions and services, and to provide HomeGain Realtors with information that will benefit their businesses.

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2008 Polls

Home Buyer and Seller Polls

How valuable is a real estate agent's BLOG to you? August 2008 Poll
	Not Valuable 55% Extremely Valuable 19% Somewhat Valuable 15% Valuable 11%
How important is it to see a Realtor's photo on the Internet? June 2008 Poll
	Extremely Important 40% Not Important 24% Important 21% Somewhat Important 15%
What's most important to you when evaluating agents online? March 2008 Poll
	Experience 46% Comission Rate 22% Area Specialist 14% Personal Referral 14% Accreditations 4%

Real Estate Agent and Broker Polls

Do you require Web visitors to provide their contact info before viewing your MLS listings? November 2008 Poll
	Yes 67% No 33%
What's your main secret to a great blog? September 2008 Poll
	Quality of content 56% Frequent posts 22% Networking & marketing it 22%
What is your biggest challenge with short sales? September 2008 Poll
	Length of time 47% Banks and Lenders 47% Homeowners 3% Paperwork 3%
How important is securing "buyer's contracts" to your business? August 2008 Poll
	Extremely Important 67% Very Important 19% Somewhat Important 10% Important 5% Not Important 0%
Are you attending NAR's Annual Expo in November in Florida? August 2008 Poll
	Yes 40% No 40% Maybe 20%
Compared to last year, how's business? July 2008 Poll
	Transactions and total sales down 55% Number of transactions and total sales up 37% Transactions up, total sales down 5% Transactions down, total sales up 3%
What's your general 'phone calling' etiquette for reaching new prospects? June 2008 Poll
	Call 1-3 times a week, with message 32% Call 1-3 times a week, no message 26% I don't call, only email 26% Call at least once a month for a few months 16%
What's most challenging for you with handling foreclosures? June 2008 Poll
	Bank processes 62% Buyers not understanding the "as is" sale 16% Home not meeting the appraised price 14% Repairs 5% Lenders/inspectors not dependable 3%
Agents: How much time daily do you spend "doing business" via Internet? May 2008 Poll
	5-6 hours 50% 3-4 hours 36% All day, 7-8+ hours 7% 1-2 hours 7% Less than an hour 0%
How valuable are client references to your business? May 2008 Poll
	Extremely Valuable 68% Valuable 16% Somewhat Valuable 13% They don't make a difference 3%
What is your average monthly "online marketing" budget? May 2008 Poll
	Up to $100 28% More than $1,000 29% $500 - $1,000 24% $100 - $250 19% $250 - $500 0%
How often do you read RSS Feeds? April 2008 Poll
	Daily 47% What's an RSS feed? 20% Once a month 17% Once a week 10% Never 6%
How often do you read real estate blog/s? February 2008 Poll
	Maybe once a month 44% What's a blog? 32% Every day 15% I have my own blog, so A LOT! 9% A few times a week 0%
What's your prediction for 2008? January 2008 Poll
	Business will be strong for me 64% I'm upping my marketing spend 18% I'm throwing in the towel 14% I'll be able to raise my commission 4%
What is your main marketing goal in 2008? January 2008 Poll
	Improve my communications 32% Focus on my website 22% Develop more tools for my prospects/clients 20% Make more goals 10% Continue off-line marketing strategies 8% Get my listings posted online 8%

Surveys

2008