Taking Responsibility for Communication
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate. Some men you just can’t reach.” --Strother Martin, as the warden...
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Foreclosure Activity Remains Near Record Level in August
RISMEDIA, September 15, 2009—RealtyTrac, one of the leading online marketplaces for foreclosure properties, released its August 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market...
The MLS of the Future – A Seismic Shift, Technologically and Generationally Driven
RISMEDIA, September 15, 2009—Once MLS 5.0 has been fully implemented, the changes that will have occurred in the real estate...
Lose Your Job, Keep Your Home – Ask for Help Before it’s Too Late
RISMEDIA, Sept 11, 2009—(MCT)-Few words sting like the ones that inform you that you're being laid off — especially today,...
First-Time Buyers, Tighter Lending Requirements Spark Home Warranty Demand
RISMEDIA, September 11, 2009—A dramatically changing housing market dominated by first-time buyers, tightened financial lending requirements and higher down payments...
Positive Signs: Home Prices Rise 1.7% in Second Quarter
RISMEDIA, September 11, 2009—Freddie Mac announced that its Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index (CMHPI) Purchase-Only Series registered a 1.7% quarterly...
HUD Announces $50 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Assist Local Communities Hit Hard by Foreclosure
RISMEDIA, September 11, 2009— U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced HUD is launching a $50...
Tax Credit Helps Spur Pending Home Sales
RISMEDIA, September 10, 2009—(MCT)—A gauge of future U.S. home sales rose more than expected in July 2009 to the highest...
Working the Foreclosure Market: Pre-Foreclosure Properties
RISMEDIA, September 10, 2009—With all the buzz about bank-owned homes—REO properties—in the mainstream media and trade press, the entire market...
Recruit Experienced Agents Through Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Recruiting & the Advantages of RPO RISMEDIA, September 10, 2009—Today’s brokers are being pulled in many directions in an effort...
How to Calm Jittery Sellers When Similar Homes Close by Are Also for Sale
While you as the seller’s agent or broker understand all the intricacies and strategies of working a listing, your clients very likely are first-timers, vulnerable to emotions and worrisome opinions precisely because they don’t have prior experience. Read more.
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