An Unlikely New Business Buzzword: Why It’s Time to Stop Obsessing Over Numbers and Start Nourishing Your Culture
RISMEDIA, August 20, 2010—Despite all the hopeful talk of “recovery,” it seems clear that Corporate America is stuck in the...
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HUD Secretary Donovan Announces That over 8,000 Affordable Homes Will become More Energy Efficient as a Result of the First 100 Recovery Act Green Retrofit Awards
RISMEDIA, August 21,2010—U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced a major Recovery Act milestone: 100 affordable...
Exceeding Expectations: SharperAgent Partners with Shutterfly, Bringing the Best of Online and Print Marketing to Its Clients
RISMEDIA, August 21,2010—As we all know, things change. The market has changed…and, by now, so has the real estate industry’s...
New Rules Limit Too-Low Estimates of Closing Costs
RISMEDIA, August 20, 2010—(MCT)—Facing new penalties if they lowball estimates of upfront mortgage costs, lenders and brokers appear to be...
U.S. Census Bureau Releases Detailed Information on Nation’s Housing
RISMEDIA, August 20, 2010—The nation's homeowners paid a median of $1,000 in monthly housing costs in 2009, compared with $808...
Habitat Turns Crisis to Advantage by Rehabbing Foreclosures
RISMEDIA, August 20, 2010—(MCT)—Faced with the realities of the foreclosure crisis, nonprofit homebuilder Habitat for Humanity is adding a piece...
NRT Announces Executive Appointments
RISMEDIA, August 20, 2010—NRT LLC, one of the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage companies, has announced the promotion of...
Vendor News: RES.NET Asset Management Software Completes Data Feed to Bid4Assets.com Auction Platform
RISMEDIA, August 20, 2010—RES.NET, a leading asset management software company, announced a data integration agreement with Bid4Assets.com, one of the...
Harvard Researcher Shares Insights on Housing Comeback
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2010—(MCT)—As director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, Nicolas Retsinas has had a front-row...
1parkplace Offers Broker Webinar on Hyper-Local Marketing
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2010—1parkplace announces an informative webinar workshop for brokerage leadership that is designed to reveal the secrets to...
Five First-Time Homebuyer Budget Traps Newlyweds Should Avoid
“A two-week low can make buyers feel like their budget has improved, even when the monthly savings are small,” says one real estate professional. “Newlyweds should calculate that difference before increasing their price range. Higher property taxes, insurance and maintenance can quickly outweigh those savings.” Read more.
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