Few people are immune from the dream of home ownership, but many dont have the means to take the leap. Fortunately, programs from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency promote affordable housing; they also facilitate the use of federal and state housing programs for first-time homebuyers and military veterans. As Realtors, its our job to [...]

The National Association of Realtors President Gary Thomas said, Homeownership matters to Americans, who consistently realize the many benefits it provides to communities, families and the nations economy. Of course, as Realtors, we already know thatbut are we doing enough to help those families get the support they [...]

It happens to the best of us. Someone whos interested in viewing several homes with you calls, seems very excited, sets up an appointment to meet you and then never shows up. While its really disappointingand frustrating, particularly if youve put other things on hold to work with themyou can still salvage your day and turn no-shows into an [...]

Traditional real estate marketing isnt as effective as it used to be. Personal communication is at a premium, and people are more interested in relationship-building than old-school sales tactics. People want to buy and sell homes through agents they trust; agents who are more than just a face on a [...]

When you work in a traditional real estate office, youre often trapped at a desk between four walls. Sure, thats how our parents did it, and their parents before thenbut studies increasingly suggest that being tethered to an office actually damages [...]

When you walk into a Benchmark Realty office one thing is obviously missing. Paper. Gone are the rows, after rows of filing cabinets found in the typical Real Estate Brokerage. Benchmark is a "paperless office". Due to proprietary Broker Manager software and utilization of the "paperless pipeline" all of our files and documents are available [...]

One of the things that sets Benchmark Realty apart is our caliber of agents. Not everyone who wants to be a Benchmark agent makes the cut. So, what are we looking for? For starters, all of our agents are members of the National Association of Realtors. What makes a real estate agent aRealtor? According to the [...]

Have you heard the buzz about the Benchmark Mastermind meetings? Held at the WCAR building on the first Tuesday of each month, these meeting have become greatly anticipated and well attended by agents for their networking opportunities, educational value and overall fun factor. [...]

A desire for new technology to handle his growing business was one of the reasons seasoned real estate agent Prentiss Holt made the switch to Benchmark Realty, but, at the end of the day, keeping more of his hard-earned money for re-investing in his business was key.

We chose Benchmark Realty for the integration of technology and for [...]

Walk into just about any Real Estate Broker's office and you are sure to see a familiar site; rows upon rows of filing cabinets. Not true of Benchmark Realty. Due to proprietary broker management software that was developed to streamline office paperwork and invoicing, [...]

Not knowing what we didnt know sure didnt stop Benchmark agent Jennifer Spergl from taking on one of the most challenging projects of a lifetime the annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway resulting in Nashvilles first fully-funded home project.

Held annually in the Middle Tennessee area, a new home is built and given away via a raffle ticket system live on [...]

It's a great time to be a real estate agent in the Nashville area.

If you are on Facebook, Twitter, or get a newspaper you can't have missed all the GREAT PRESS Nashville has gotten lately. Here are just a few of the articles/posts:

1. Nashville is NOW-ville- Forbes Magazine
2. Nashville's Big Hit Could be the city itself- New York Times
3. Metro Nashville leads the Nation in job growth- Nashville Business
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