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• 5 Spaces to Consider When Creating a Flexible Home
• By Melissa Birdsong
• RISMEDIA, November 6, 2009—The definition of family has expanded far beyond the traditional image of a married couple and 2.2 children, and daily lives are busier than ever. Understanding a family’s unique needs and lifestyle is important in helping them find a house that really feels like home.  Flexibility may be the buzzword of the millennia. Flexible schedules, flexible work hours, flexible space—Americans are regaining control by rearranging the flow of their day-to-day lives. Very few of us lead cookie-cutter lives, so cookie-cutter home solutions
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• Professionalism of Providing Feedback

  RISMEDIA, November 7, 2009—Taking the time to stage your home so that prospective buyers can envision themselves living in the space is a crucial part of getting

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• Number of Home Listings Declines Nearly 3% in October 2009

  RISMEDIA, November 7, 2009—The number of home listings within 27 major U.S. metropolitan areas slipped 2.82% in October 2009, compared to a month prior,

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Today's Marketplace

• Home Buying 101: College Towns are Undiscovered, Affordable and Stable Markets for Homebuyers
• Professionalism of Providing Feedback
• Number of Home Listings Declines Nearly 3% in October 2009
• 5 Spaces to Consider When Creating a Flexible Home

Products

• PropertyMinder adds Text-to-Speech Technology to Real Estate Websites
• How Much Value Do You Provide Your Clients?
• Bank of America and John L. Scott Real Estate Team Up to Provide Financing with Response Mortgage, LLC
• New Book from NAHB Gives Sales Professionals Tools to Sell Homes in a Slow Market

Training

• How to Use Financing Incentives to Make Your Listings Sizzle and Lure More Buyers
• The State of Sales Training in America
• Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Why Is It That Even the Very Best Receive Coaching?
• A Coach without a Journal is Like a Runner without Shoes

Technology

• Real Estate Marketing: Dominating a Niche Market
• @properties Launches New Chicago Real Estate Website
• Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC Launches iPhone Application For Today’s Unique Home Buyer
• Long & Foster Leverages Neighborhood & School Reports from LPS Real Estate Group to Enhance Consumer Experience

Today's Home Spun Wisdom

Around the Home – 5 Rules to Break When Decorating

By Aisha Sultan

RISMEDIA, November 7, 2009—(MCT)—Too often, when decorating our homes, we tend to gravitate toward what we have seen in catalogues or other people's homes.

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Staying Ahead of the Market

By Paige Tepping

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