RISMEDIA, July 28, 2010—This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: free tips on successful client prospecting through NAR’s Right Tools, Right Now initiative; REALTOR Benefits® Program Partner HP is offering REALTORS® an exclusive deal on HP Virtual Rooms; and existing-home sales slow in June but remain above year-ago levels.

Right Tools, Right Now – No Cost Tips on Successful Client Prospecting
View a FREE Right Tools, Right Now video clip on REALTOR® TV showing how Phoenix practitioner Anna “Banana” Kruchten, CRS, CRB, GRI, has a knack for using unique strategies to land new clients. Learn these tips and more for FREE at www.REALTOR.org/RightTools ^[1] through the end of 2010.

Meet Face-To-Face Live From Your PC with HP Virtual Rooms
REALTOR Benefits® Program Partner, HP is offering REALTORS® an exclusive deal on HP Virtual Rooms, a 20% discount off an annual license. HP Virtual Rooms allows you to exchange ideas one-on-one, meet with small teams, conduct presentations and participate in training classes, all while reducing your employees’ overall carbon emissions by replacing travel with virtual collaboration techniques. For details on this offer and free U.S. shipping, visit http://realtors.org/realtor_benefits/benefits_partners/_hewlett_packard/hewlett_packard?wt.mc_id=HP0001 ^[2].

Existing-Home Sales Slow in June but Remain Above Year-Ago Levels
With the scheduled closing deadline for the home buyer tax credits, existing-home sales slowed in June ^[3] but remained at relatively elevated levels, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.

For more information, visit www.REALTOR.org ^[4].