VENTURA AGENT CLOSES MORE THAN $1-MILLION

IN JUST TWO WEEKS THROUGH "HOUSEHUNT" LEADS 

Huntington Beach, CA (April 25, 2000) – Blake Mashburn, a top agent with California Oaks Realtors in Ventura, CA, has closed on the sale of four homes during a two-week period in April thanks to leads he received as an exclusive HouseHunt.com agent.

“I purchased my HouseHunt.com territory last year, but didn’t work it all until just recently,” said Mashburn, who works with partner Celie Freeny as part of a team at the independent brokerage located on the Southern California Coast. “Earlier this year, I attended the free training offered to HouseHunt members and decided to start working the leads. At first I tried to use another agent in the office as a buyer’s rep, but it didn’t work out. I finally decided to follow-up myself and it has made all the difference.”

Mashburn said his system is simple, but very effective. “As soon as I received a lead from the site, I call the prospective client immediately. If they are not home, I leave a message to let them know to contact me at their convenience. I also follow-up with a return e-mail, including a hyperlink to my HouseHunt.com Web site. Out of every 10 leads I get, between one and two make appointments. And I am closing about 70% of those leads once I have the appointment.”

Mashburn and Freeny are among a growing number of top-producing agents who are part of the exclusive network. With more than 200 territories in 17 states, HouseHunt.com is becoming the premier Internet lead-generation tools for agents such as CENTURY 21 Hall of Famers Ed Stanfield of CENTURY 21 Advantage in Santa Maria, CA; Marge Smith of CENTURY 21 Alliance Group in Valparaiso, IN; and Dody Donahue of CENTURY 21 Beachside in Huntington Beach, CA. Karen Bernardi, the former ReMax sales champion is also a HouseHunt.com member.

HouseHunt.com is the only destination portal on the Internet that exclusively features pre-qualified, top-producing agents from throughout the nation. The typical HouseHunt agent is the number one agent in his or her marketplace and sells 10 times more homes per year than the average agent. 

 And now, Mashburn and Freely – who will be involved in more than 100 transactions this year -- are showing why the HouseHunt.com system is growing while other real estate-related Internet companies are losing money and market share. Simply put: it works.

            “Almost as soon as we completed the training, and began following the HouseHunt.com “Steps To Success” program, we began to see results,” Mashburn said. “The leads are real. All you have to do is work them. With one sale, I paid for the program for three years. With four sales and another pending, the rest is pure profit. The program costs more than some of the other programs out there, but it is much more effective.”

Known for the synergy they create for their clients working as a team, Mashburn and Freely have been successfully helping clients find their dream homes and sell their current properties since 1981. The pair are known for their vast knowledge of the Ventura real estate market, their skilled negotiations and their quick responsiveness and accessibility to their clients.

For more information on HouseHunt, call Rich Hudson at 1-888-832-2244 or e-mail him at Rich@Househunt.com. Mashburn can be reached  by calling 1-888-444-SOLD or by e-mail at: califoaks@aol.com .