Inside Job: Why Dealing with ‘Difficult’ Colleagues Will Lead to Happier Customers
Too often, organizations promise satisfaction to external customers and then allow internal politics to frustrate their employees’ good intentions to...
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How-To Make Sure a Home Is Appraised Accurately
(MCT)—Despite a steadying housing market, sellers and real estate agents still complain that low appraisals delay or kill up to...
Pending Home Sales Slip in June, Remain above a Year Ago
Pending home sales declined in June but marked 14 consecutive months of year-over-year gains, according to the National Association of...
No Power? Some Foods OK to Keep
(MCT)--Recent power outages, coupled with the extreme heat, prompted several reader calls to the Free Press Test Kitchen about whether...
Housing Remains Bright despite Overall Slowdown
Recent data indicate a slowdown in economic activity for the remainder of 2012, yet modest growth is still expected, according...
Apps, Social Media to Transform Olympic Viewing
(MCT)—Rewind four years to the Summer Olympics in Beijing, and you’ll understand how this year’s marquee sporting event will be...
Hot Markets Boil and Bubble
June existing home sales might be down 5.4 percent nationwide, but hot weather is heating up hot markets to boiling,...
ERA King Staff: ‘Call Me Maybe’ Music Video
Everyone loves a viral video! ERA King Real Estate agents and staff felt inspired by the Harvard Baseball Team to...
The Prius Effect: Green Home Labels Add Significant Value, New Study Shows
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles recently released a new study on...
Vintage or New? Sorting through Your Furniture Options
(MCT)—Today, we are experiencing a demand for the designs of midcentury American furniture, when America was in a period of...
4 Tips for Adapting to Generational Shifts in the Housing Market
With fewer affordable single-family homes available, more buyers are looking for homes that can accommodate multiple generations. Read more.
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