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Open and Ongoing Communication Vital to Keeping Transactions Alive and Well

December 19, 2017

Quicken Loans positions real estate professionals at the center of it all For Deborah Robinson, a real estate professional with ...

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Housing Starts Rise in Surprise November

December 19, 2017

Home-building activity rose in a surprise November, with housing starts up 3.3 percent to a rate of 1,297,000, according to ...

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NAR: Even With Economic Gains, Homebuyers and Sellers Unsure

December 18, 2017

Even with economic gains and employment growth, homebuyers and sellers are less optimistic about their prospects, according to recently released ...

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Social Skills: Creating a Powerful YouTube Persona

By Liz Dominguez

December 18, 2017

Cold calls and door-to-door visits are taking a spot on the backburner, being replaced with the modern way of procuring ...

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Using Training and Communication to Stay Relevant

By Liz Dominguez

December 18, 2017

In the following interview, Lynsey Engels, president of Mel Foster Co., a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the ...

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American Home Shield® Raises the Bar, Bringing the Client Experience to a Whole New Level

By John Voket

December 18, 2017

As Gordon Miles, president and COO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California/Arizona/Nevada Properties, witnesses the expansion of pro sports teams in ...

Choosing & buying furniture; a mattress bed or sofa. Here a man touches to test the plushness before purchasing from store. (SEE LIGHTBOXES BELOW for more in this series & other concept photos...)

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Need a New Mattress? Read This First

By Barbara Pronin

December 18, 2017

Thanks to a myriad of ads, promotions and persuasive marketing ploys, buying a new mattress can be confusing. But when ...

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Net Neutrality Rollback Threat to Real Estate Industry

By Liz Dominguez

December 17, 2017

The net neutrality controversy came to a head last week when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the Obama-era open ...

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Marijuana’s Impact on Real Estate

By Megan Booth

December 17, 2017

While the cultivation, distribution and possession of marijuana remain illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), nearly all states* ...