Metro Brokers 2010 President Elect Bob Luna looks to grow outlying areas

MetrobrokersTV: Hi. Welcome to Metro Brokers TV. I am Robin Wood and I have the pleasure today of speaking with Bob Luna from Metro Brokers Crescent Properties, LLC. Thanks for joining us Bob.

Bob Luna: Good to be here Robin.

MetrobrokersTV: So, congratulations first of all for becoming the President Elect for 2010.

Bob Luna: Oh thank you.

MetrobrokersTV: For Metro Brokers Organization. How long have you been with us, with Metro Brokers?

Bob Luna: With Metro Brokers, nine years now.

MetrobrokersTV: And how long have you been in the business?

ob Luna: It's 30 years. So, a long time.

MetrobrokersTV: Different companies?

Bob Luna: Different companies. Started out with Century 21, went to RE/MAX, and finally saw the light. I think that this is the place where I am going to be for a long time.

MetrobrokersTV: Excellent. Excellent. Well, you definitely will be at the helm next year for us, thank you. So, tell me a little bit about your business.

Bob Luna: Most of my business is out of Boulder County. I manage an office in Lafayette. It's a very traditional little Victorian house. We get a lot of walk in traffic, have the little brochure boxes out front and it's just a lot of fun. So, it's antique furniture, the whole bit, but lot of technology in there.

MetrobrokersTV: Yes, there is. We do have so much technology in Metro Brokers and I imagine you will be using that to help with our membership as you take [Voice Cross Over].

Bob Luna: Well, that's what I am hoping for and promoting the outlying areas is the area that you know I think that Metro Brokers really needs to grow in, you know getting the message out. There is... we just started a Fort Collins Metro Broker office. The agent up there in one month has already gotten two leads from other Metro Brokers for two listings. So, she has gotten two listings just because of joining Metro Brokers right away. So, that's great.

MetrobrokersTV: That is great. What other areas do you think that we could really focus on trying to draw into this group, the successful Metro Brokers group?

Bob Luna: That's a good question. Colorado Springs I think is another sleeping giant for Metro Brokers. Grand Junction and again that whole northern corridor from Longmont, Loveland, and Fort Collins. So, very excited on trying to get the word out there as to what Metro Brokers is all about.

MetrobrokersTV: Now, what types of tools do you think we can use to let these areas know what we offer?

Bob Luna: Well Robin, we are in one of the best tools that they have right here at Metro Brokers TV. The other thing it's our online, the metrobrokersonline.com. That's all web based and it is all maps for the state. It has all the leads from all the MLS'. So, your searches can all be done from one place. Now, it offers lead generation and lead capture to all of our brokers. So, it's a phenomenal tool and getting that word out is the most important thing.

MetrobrokersTV: Thank you so much Bob for all that great information.

Bob Luna: Well thank you Robin. It has been my pleasure.

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(Denver, CO) Jan 30, 2009 -Metro Brokers Inc. is looking to the future with great hope!  "As the year begins we are already seeing enrollment on the rise" said Maria Cook, Executive Director of Metro Brokers.  "We just had nearly 50 brokers graduate from our January New Member Orientation and we are on pace to see that happen again in the February class".  Maria Cook continued " the tide of Real Estate is changing and the 100% Concept that we were founded on over 30 years ago is the only real estate business model that makes sense."  

Over the years, Metro Brokers has had the distinct honor of having some of the top leadership in the industry.  This year is no exception with the 2009 President Kirby Smith.  Kirby is a level headed, smart, forward thinking Real Estate professional who brings a keen attention to detail and remarkable ability to excite and lead membership.  Kirby is the Broker-Owner of Cherry Tree Properties, Inc. and as with most Metro Brokers members brings over 15 years of real estate experience. Prior to his Presidential position, Kirby had served on the Trademark and Technologies committees as well as being a Metro Brokers Board Member. 

According to Smith, "The current landscape of Real Estate makes Metro Brokers the perfect choice for industry professionals."  Smith went on further to say, "I am always explaining to Buyers and Sellers that it is not all doom and gloom.  Throughout Colorado, houses are being bought and sold at a brisk pace.  I explain to other Brokers all the time, we are in a contraction and that precipitates making good fiscal decisions for your business.  The single best decision you can make for your business is to join Metro Brokers, the true 100% model in Colorado Real Estate."   

About Metro Brokers

Metro Brokers Real Estate, Inc. is an association of independent real estate brokers who specialize in Colorado residential, commercial and investment properties. Metro Brokers' 90 office location network of 1,700 highly caring, experienced real estate professionals have been helping buyers and sellers make the most of their real estate transactions since 1976, Unlike most other real estate companies, Metro Brokers, Inc. is wholly owned and controlled by its brokers. For more information visit www.MetroBrokersTV.com, www.MetroBrokersOnline.com and www.JoinMetroBrokers.com 

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MetroBrokersTV: It's another great episode at metrobrokerstv.com and I am talking today with Moe Giroux with Metro Brokers. Moe, thanks for coming down.

Moe Giroux: Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: Moe, tell us about your story with Metro Brokers. How long have you been with Metro Brokers?

Moe Giroux: I got into the real estate back in 1981, spent eight years with RE/MAX, got tired of paying the fees that they... most of their offices typically charge. I wanted to the independence of being my own broker. So, I started my own company in 1993. So, 15 years now.

MetroBrokersTV: Great and you have an office with Metro Brokers, correct? <watch video>

Moe Giroux: I do. I own the Littleton South West office in the Ken Caryl Business Center down by Kipling and Chatfield basically.

MetroBrokersTV: So, now, Metro Brokers allows you to run your business the way you want to run your business, allows you all the options, correct?

Moe Giroux: That's right. As your own broker, you are allowed to do what you want to do and do it the way you want. There is no corporate upstairs telling you what to do. You are your own broker and to a lot of people, that's very important.

MetroBrokersTV: Now, the real estate industry, you had a shift this year due to the economy and the way things were going. Where do you see Metro Brokers being positioned in the upcoming years with the real estate industry?

Moe Giroux: Well, there is no doubt the market has slowed down. There is less deals. A lot of agents are getting out of the business and lot of agents are looking to cut their costs and Metro Brokers offers you that opportunity to do so.

MetroBrokersTV: So, it is the best name, best price out there right now, right?

Moe Giroux: I won't argue with that Scott.

MetroBrokersTV: All right. For more information, go to metrobrokerstv.com.

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Metro Brokers Real Estate News

MetroBrokersTV: Good afternoon. We are in the lobby of the Palace Hotel. We are at Inman Real Estate Connect in San Francisco 2008 and I have Moe Giroux. Moe is the president of Metro Brokers and welcome Moe.

Moe Giroux: Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: So which office do you work out of Moe?

Moe Giroux: The Littleton South West office in the Ken Caryl Business Center.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, I have been... we have been wandering around here on the floor and the seminars. It looks like there are a lot of Metro Brokers attending this year's Inman event.

Moe Giroux: I think we have about 22 this year. It is pretty exciting. 

MetroBrokersTV: Yeah, I bet that is truly exciting because I think there is... the people that come here realize that a lot of the things that come to shape the future real estate start here one or two years ahead of time.

Moe Giroux: It is the cutting edge, that is what is happening between real estate and technology. This is my fourth Inman conference and I hope to keep coming for the rest of them.

MetroBrokersTV: So, what are you looking to find out this year? I mean what is your take on this?

Moe Giroux: Oh, I just enjoy listening to them here. Obviously, we are in a tough real estate MetroBrokersTVet now. They don't know where prices are going. Foreclosures are up. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, where everyone is hearing about this stuff and it seems to fit in [phonetic] here with the other people's take on it.

MetroBrokersTV: Yeah. I guess we've been here kind of during good times. Now, we are here during some downtimes, but it looks like most of the people [Voice Cross Over]

Moe Giroux: Well, it is interesting, but actually, I am having the best year of my career right now. I mean there are opportunities out there, when there are properties to be bought, and investors are taking advantage of it. Denver is a little bit different than the rest of the United States anyway. You know we are always kind of out of cycle; when things are up other places, we are down and vice versa and I think we've hit our bottom in Denver and we are moving forward.

MetroBrokersTV: Excellent. How about today's keynote? Did you catch that?

Moe Giroux: Oh, yeah. Very interesting. You know listening to different economists from across the country and they all have different takes on it too. Nobody knows where we are going you know. It is just going to take time. We will get out of it.

MetroBrokersTV: Yeah, I think we all know the definition of what an expert is. So, it is nice to get other people's opinions.

Moe Giroux: Absolutely.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, we appreciate your sharing your views and opinions with us and enjoy the rest of the show.

Moe Giroux: Thanks.

Posted in From The President, Industry Events

MetroBrokersTV: We are at the Palace Hotel here in San Francisco at Brad Inman's Real Estate Connect 2008 and I am with the President of Metro Brokers Moe Giroux and Moe, welcome.

Moe Giroux: Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: So, last day here of the event and any insight or tips you picked up? This is your fourth Inman right? So, you are a pro?

Moe Giroux: This is my fourth. The first one was overwhelming, very intriguing, very eye opening, and I think maybe the thing to do is skip a couple, come every couple of years or so. I mean a lot of it seems to be like old hat.

MetroBrokersTV: So, anything that really stuck out in your mind? What was the biggest thing for you here?

Moe Giroux: The Real Estate Market overall in the United States is kind of sad. The foreclosures, the short sales, the drop in values; it is going to take a few years to get us out of this.

MetroBrokersTV: Yeah, but I think good revelation and fact that the Denver Real Estate Market is doing really well.

Moe Giroux: Well, it is and I think the thing is you know we are in a buyer's market and what do you do in a buyer's market? You buy. So, people need to be taking advantage of this now. Ten years from now, people are going to look back and say, hey, why didn't...oh, wait, why didn't I buy a few of those properties? Well, take the action now.

MetroBrokersTV: Yeah. It kind of reminds me back of what was happening in Denver say in the '80s and we thought we would never come out of that market and now to think that you could have bought a house for $40K grand...

Moe Giroux: Yeah, I remember that and it is true. That is just what history has proven up to be true, but you know rates are down, inventories are up, sellers are motivated, incentives are there, take advantage of it.

MetroBrokersTV: Yeah, great. Well, thank you Moe for sharing your thoughts and views.

Moe Giroux: All right. Thanks.

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