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RISMEDIA, September 7, 2007--To generate business, Brian Murtha tried the old-fashioned way--going door-to-door. Five million dollars in sales later, here are some insights as to how he did it and why we chose him as one of this year's Realtors on the Rise.Brian Murtha ...
RISMEDIA, September 6, 2007-In honor of Grandparent's Day on September 9th, this week's Trend Spot from Move.com, an online network for real estate search, finance, and moving, highlights popular housing and retirement communities for grandparents of any age at
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By Les ChristieRISMEDIA, September 6, 2007-(
CNNMoney.com)--Flippers and other speculators investing in single-family homes helped drive up prices in many hot housing markets during the boom. Now they're contributing heavily to mortgage delinquencies in several of those markets. ...
RISMEDIA, September 5, 2007--The First American Corporation has announced that the company expects to reduce personnel by approximately 1,300 full-time equivalents ("FTE"s) in the third quarter of 2007. This is in addition to approximately 600 FTEs eliminated in the second quarter of 2007.The personnel reductions in the second and third ...
RISMEDIA, September 5, 2007--(MCT)--A growing number of home builders are turning to a higher sales power -- [local or regional] Multiple Listing Services -- to jump-start sales in a sluggish market.[Local or regional] Multiple Listing Service[s], Realtor-owned networks that constitute America's biggest marketplace of properties for sale, are best known ...
RISMEDIA, September 5, 2007--The Marin Association of Realtors(R) has announced publication of "Profit by Publicity," the how-to reference book that shows real estate agents and brokers how to generate free publicity in a changing housing market to help build their reputations, get more listings and sell more properties.MAR President Valerie ...
RISMEDIA, September 4, 2007--(MCT)--Kitty Allen calls it "the causeway effect." She feels it every Friday night, a loosening of the shoulders and a smoothing of worry lines as the Galveston Causeway appears in her windshield. ...
RISMEDIA, September 3, 2007--One sign that Lucas Lechuga's techniques for helping out-of-state buyers are working is that some of his clients have bought properties from him without ever seeing the place in person. Read how his marketing approach and self-taught videography skills helped him stand out among Realtor on the ...
RISMEDIA, September 3, 2007-ZipRealty, a national full-service real estate brokerage providing home buyers and sellers with high quality service and savings, announced earlier this month the Company's plans to begin operations in New York State. The Company plans to operate in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties by the end of ...
RISMEDIA, August 31, 2007--The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is now one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States, as well as the fourth largest, adding 200 net new jobs every day and 370 residents, according to the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce.Given this growth, Briggs Freeman Real Estate ...
RISMEDIA, August 31, 2007-Baird & Warner, one of the largest independent residential real estate services providers in Chicagoland, recently announced the appointment of Donna Burge, 55, to the role of president, Baird & Warner Financial Services.Baird & Warner Financial Services ranks among the top mortgage companies in Illinois, offering a ...
RISMEDIA, August 30, 2007-Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC has announced it has expanded its global network to Singapore with the opening of a new firm, Singapore Sotheby's International Realty. ...
RISMEDIA, August 30, 2007-Stewart Title Guaranty Co. has settled a claim of $46,700,525 for $1,000,400 in an administrative proceeding filed by the California Department of Insurance (CDOI) concerning Stewart's purchase of reinsurance from alleged captive reinsurance companies. ...
RISMEDIA, August 30, 2007-Stewart Title Guaranty Co. is sponsoring the Tribal Land Title and Recordation Office Study, a research partnership between First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) and the National Congress of American Indians' (NCAI) Policy Research Center to offer a set of options for Native nations seeking to improve ...
RISMEDIA, August 29, 2007-Avalar(R) Texas Real Estate has announced that the Smart(R) Car by Mercedes will help drive its marketing message to the real estate industry in Texas. Avalar Texas Real Estate will showcase its Smart Car at the Texas Association of Realtors convention in Galveston, Texas, scheduled for September ...