November 20, 2009
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Upcoming Events
Short Sales & Foreclosures
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News & Updates
REALTORSŪ Credit Union
Tax Credit Extended
NVAR Health Benefits
Immobel Expands Global Tools
MLS Rule: Auctions
MLS FAX Manager
Short Sales Commissions Policy
The Face of Foreclosure
Food & Basic Needs Drive

Special Features
MLS Tip - Proper Use of Status
Legal Byte
Code of Ethics Spotlight
GLVAR Political Update Newsletter
CSA 'REALTORSŪ Who Care'
10 Tips to Boost Your Business
SPAM Email Refresher
Partial Payments Help Budget

Association Services
Set Up Auto Pay Today
GLVAR Short Sales/Foreclosure Guide
GLVAR Computer Learning Center
Technology Hotline
GLVAR Social Networking
REALTORŪ Trademark
Showcase Listing Enhancements
ListHub and Your Listings
MLXChange Document Manager!
MLS Statistics
MarketLinx Wireless
Immobel.com MLS Translation
Property Panorama

Education
Education Schedule
RRG Course Schedule
MLXchange Training
REALTORŪ University Online


GLVAR Inductees


 

"If I'm selling to you, I speak your language, but if I'm buying, dann müssen Sie Deutsch sprechen!"
Willy Brandt, Former Chancellor of West Germany


"It's A Global Economy…
Isn't It Time You Started Selling To It?"

Introducing the International Business package from the
Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS®

A Members' Only Exclusive
In our profession, one thing has been made absolutely clear:
It's no longer business as usual. You can't afford to ignore international buyers anymore.

Real estate today is truly a global enterprise. Modern communications and the internet have ripped apart the concept of physical borders to your market.

International Buyers – 2.6 Billion Dollars In Commission Revenues
Every year, over 2½ billion dollars in commissions alone are generated from sales to international buyers. But here in the United States, 2/3 of the country's REALTORS® never come in contact with these paying clients, because their English language listings are missing the mark!

Your potential customers and clients are literally a world-wide audience. But this new opportunity also brings new challenges.

One of the thorniest difficulties is: Language. As Willy Brandt said, buyers with money expect to do business in their language, not yours. These days when "money talks" it doesn't always speak English.

The conclusion is crystal clear: If you're not making your listings understood across international borders, you're just leaving money on the table for the competition.

Are You Abandoning Incredible Potential?

Almost all real estate listings in this country are available only in English, even though 71% of the world searches for that information in other languages.

That means 7 out of every 10 of your customers are being turned away or lost, simply because you haven't effectively communicated with them. Don't continue to lose this business.
 Instantly expand your market to 90% of the active buyers world-wide with Immobel.
Immobel Creates a Seamless Global Presence for your business……

In this we stand alone - no other company offers you the in-depth international exposure and business connections you need to effectively compete in today's multi-cultural marketplace.

Connections to the 500,000 members of the Global Referral Network, eager to send business your way

Instant Global exposure for your listings through the Global Listing Exchange 
International Listings content for your own website, providing your clients with exclusive access to lucrative property deals internationally. Listings other agencies do not have, and that your clients will thank you for.

Globalization of your own listings, making them easily understood by buyers all over the world, in their own languages.

A Power-Packed Package of Intense Selling Tools

We've left nothing to chance when introducing your business to the world-wide community of real estate professionals and motivated buyers.

Every essential system and process is included in order to thoroughly and skillfully showcase your real estate business.  

The Global Referral Network

·  The 500,000 real estate professionals who are members of the Global Referral Network are eager to refer business your way. The sun never sets on your new business development team as you create opportunities for one another.

·  Using the latest in map search technology, referral partners will find you quickly and easily  with just the click of a button! Information is shared almost instantly – no matter where the partners are located.

·  Thanks to Global Referral Network's cross-language technology, you can receive qualified referrals from all over the world, breaking down language barriers that had once made doing business all but impossible.

·  Global Referral Network Makes Communications a Breeze - Not only is your professional profile translated into 13 different languages making you easy to find for international professionals, but all communication between partners is translated as well.  It's like having a team of private translators on call – 24/7!

·  When your own clients are looking for a second home abroad, or making corporate transfers, these are no longer lost opportunities for you.  With just a few clicks you'll be cementing referrals abroad that would have been almost impossible to take advantage of before.

·  Refer in Confidence! You'll have peace of mind, knowing the person at the other end of your referral is a qualified professional in good standing with their local association of real estate professionals. This Global Referral Network is light years ahead of the free-for-all  "referral networks" which are little more than on-line messaging boards, offering no protection or security whatsoever. 

·  Immobel further protects your interests by date stamping and permanently archiving all referral correspondence and agreements made through the Global Referral Network.

·  The Immobel Global Referral Network is based on the agreements and protocols of the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations ( ICREA ). ICREA members are the national associations of real estate professionals in 35 countries. NAR is a member of ICREA.

·  Thanks to the ICREA international protocols and arbitration process, if a referral fee is owed, it doesn't matter where the parties are physically located.  Each ICREA country has pledged to uphold properly executed international referral fee agreements signed by their members.

Connections:
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·  Global Listing Exchange - Imagine hundreds of thousands of motivated selling agents – eager to find qualified buyers for your listings. That's what you'll soon be realizing with our comprehensive network of international real estate professionals.

·  Over half a million potential partners, wanting to do business with you. Paris brokers are showing their clients listings of Miami condos (in French) and happy Miami Realtors are already cashing in on the referrals this exposure brings. Get this same edge for your business today.   

The power of the Global Listing Exchange is not to be underestimated. Not only will your listings be seen on the websites of professionals across the entire Global Exchange, but you have the option of showing EVERY listing in other member markets on your own website.

·  Places like Paris, Nice, Cannes, or closer to home, Florida, California, Long Island. All these listings can be yours to show with just a few clicks. Great deals are to be had – and you can be in the center of every deal.

·  Instant International Listings - Starting today, you can begin marketing over 600,000 international listings on your website- in English. Listings that will earn you commissions and increase your market exposure.

·  Talk about making a good impression! With your obvious Global reach and Global connections you will find it easy to get more trophy listings than ever before.

Global Advertising:

·  SEO Friendly Foreign Language Website Content – You've already read that over 70% of internet searches are made in languages other than English. For instance, when a foreign speaking prospect logs onto a search engine at home they are doing it in their own language. Since they use Google.ru (Russian) or Google.cn ( Chinese) and conduct a search, if your site doesn't have the specific & appropriate language content, forget it. Never mind wondering if you are in the top 20. Basically, you don't even exist.
·  This is where 2/3 of American Realtors get left out of the game with International buyers. Don't let this happen to you!

·  With Immobel, your website will show up on the major foreign search engines – because we insert the necessary foreign language content and keywords for you.

·  Your local MLS listings Professionally Translated To The Viewers Language – You never have to worry if an international buyer will understand what your property offers. Someone who speaks Spanish here or abroad clicks on your listing? They'll see it in Spanish. The same is true of our 12 other languages. That specific property description always appears in the client's own language - automatically!  You can show the entire translated  MLS/IDX search on your own website. TODAY AT NO CHARGE.

·  All Translations Made By PROFESSIONAL Translators – Ever see translations made by AI (Artificial Intelligence)? They don't call it artificial for nothing. Even a simple sentence could make you look ridiculous.  Immobel translates your real estate listings using professional translators, each an expert in their respective languages.
       Your listings look polished—and you look professional and savvy.

I think you'll agree, with this unique package GLVAR and Immobel have pulled out all the stops and filled in all the possible pitfalls when it comes to helping you break into the vast international real estate marketplace.

Now for some excellent news

Through our agreement with the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, the entire package of services and benefits you've just seen described is available to you right now as a benefit of membership 

Every service and advantage you've read about here will be yours,

FAQs
You may be wondering what the 13 languages are, so here goes: Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, and all International listings are translated back into English.

 Log in with your usual GLVAR MLS ID and password to complete the set-up of your Global Referral Network profile, and set your preferences for MLS search and International listings

There is no charge to you.  GLVAR has bought this service for GLVAR members.

 GLVAR Member Support:
MLS Department
(702) 784-5050
mls@glvar.org

Immobel Support:
James Marketon
(800) 432-9467
jmarketon@immobel.com
support@immobel.com

 

 



If you don't care where you're going any road will get you there.