Realty Times wants to assist you in making the most of your market reports. That's why we put together the following guidelines for all active members. Based on feedback by consumers, Agents who've learned by the leads they have generated through the Market Reports, and in agreement with our partnerships through AOL, Google, REALTOR.com and others. The following information will help you benefit the most from your reports, and ensure everyone adheres to the Market Conditions Policies.

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TIPS

The following tips have proven successful, and work!

1. Think of your report as a relocation tool. What would you want people to know to entice them to move to your area and buy a home from you? That is the information that should go into your report.

2. Include as much unique information and detail as possible. Include hard figures such as the number of homes on the market, number of homes sold in the last month, number of homes closed year-to-date compared to last year, etc. The more interesting your report is, the more interesting you are to the consumer. In addition, you never know which factoid you include that will trigger a consumer to contact you.

3. Include information about as many housing types as possible so you and your report are more appealing to a wider variety of consumers.

4. Update your reports at least once a month. The most recently updated opinions appear first on the page, and are thus more likely to be viewed first!
   (Note: Realty Times may delete any Reports older than three months without notice).

5. Take advantage of all of the Market Conditions Reporting Program features including the "About me" section. The more you tell the clients before they contact you... the less you have to tell them once you talk to them. You can concentrate on helping them buy or sell... not going over basic details.

6. Please do not copy/paste others' research, work, or words. If you want to use comments or research by others, please include the name of the report, where it was published, the date of publication and the author.

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POLICIES:

In order to adhere to our partnership agreements and keep your reports professional looking, please see below for acceptable/non-acceptable styles, information, etc. in your posts.

NOTE: If your reports contain any non-acceptable styles, code, etc. you will be notified via email to update your report within 48 hrs, or you report will be removed from Realty Times and all partner sites.

ACCEPTABLE:

Tables (maximum 335 pixels wide)
Bold Font
Italic Font
Font Size (maximum 3pt)
Links to your website
(Note: You must close all the tags, or put the code in correctly for it to remain acceptable.)

NOT ACCEPTABLE:

ALL CAPS
Font Colors
Graphics
Photos (other than your main photo)
Banner Ads
Plagiarism
Marquee Tags
Scrolling Text
Blinking Text
Java Script
Flash
Excessive Break Tags (3 maximum)
Animation