RISMEDIA, July 30, 2010—(MCT)—The White House’s recent prediction that the deficit would hit a record $1.47 trillion this year poured new fuel on the fiery argument over whether the government should begin cutting back to avoid future inflation or instead keep stimulating the economy to help the still-sputtering recovery. ...

RISMEDIA, August 4, 2010—Each and every month you invest in occupancy, utilities, technology and other needed items to run your business—those ongoing expenses that you must have, but don’t create revenue. Truth is, the quickest way to a profitable office

RISMEDIA, July 29, 2010—The ability to manage change, a structure that supports execution, employee involvement in decision making, alignment between leader actions and company values and priorities and company-wide coordination and cooperation are the five bridges that enable a company to execute well. But how do you go about building these bridges? First, you need to get comfortable with the fact that it’s a never-ending process. Then, you put certain time-tested tools and techniques in place and implement them relentlessly.

RISMEDIA, July 28, 2010—The Real Estate Investment Securities Association (REISA) will hold its 2010 Annual Conference October 17-19, 2010 at the Paris Resort in Las Vegas. REISA’s Conference brings together leading real estate securities professionals including

RISMEDIA, July 27, 2010—The time has come for us—especially those in real estate—to seriously rethink online display advertising. Before deciding what this revolution should consist of, let us consider what we know. On the supply side, we know that the market

RISMEDIA, July 26, 2010—Bankruptcy filings in Connecticut rose 19.7% in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2009, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

RISMEDIA, July 26, 2010—In order to find profit in your brokerage in 2010, you will need to recruit. By now, you’ve probably cut the expenses about as far as you can because the last two years in this industry has forced that for most everyone. If you cut any further,

RISMEDIA, July 24, 2010—Finding a job in today’s job market can be like conquering a new frontier for many job seekers. With the unemployment rate still over 9%, the job market has been flooded with tons of competition for job seekers—many of whom

RISMEDIA, July 23, 2010—(MCT)—Shrugging off investors' fears of a double-dip recession and punishing deflation, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke predicted that a moderate U.S. economic expansion is likely to continue despite numerous threats to growth.

RISMEDIA, July 23, 2010—There has never been a better time than now for you and your agents to take advantage of NAR products and resources being offered for free and at-cost through the “RIGHT TOOLS, RIGHT NOW” initiative.

RISMEDIA, July 22, 2010—There is nothing more effective to increasing a broker’s bottom line than the recruiting of experienced, productive agents. When a broker successfully recruits 4 or 5 experienced agents, it can be the financial equivalent to recruiting 25

RISMEDIA, September 25, 2010—Facebook provides an incredible opportunity for today’s real estate professionals. If you are looking for simple ways to improve your exposure on Facebook, Lindberg offers the following concepts from his new book

RISMEDIA, July 20, 2010—In order to find success in today’s real estate market, real estate professionals must not be content with simply having great content. Instead, they need to go one step further and focus on how they distribute that content and how quickly they get it to their intended audience. Industry experts L.P. Finn III and Thomas Skiffington discuss how to raise the value of information in today’s real estate market in this month’s RREIN Roundtable debut.

RISMEDIA, July 19, 2010—There are simple truths about selling real estate, truths that exist whether real estate sales activity is brisk or slow. Some real estate professionals might refer to these truths as Real Estate 101 or even something as simple as getting back to,

RISMEDIA, July 17, 2010—(MCT)—With final Senate passage of the broadest overhaul of financial regulation since the Great Depression, the hard work really starts. Regulators must fill in the blanks in the legislation, and a new agency to protect consumers must be erected from scratch. The landmark legislation will bring lots of changes. Here are some answers to common questions about the changes that will come about under the overhaul of financial regulation, and how it will address some root causes of the deep financial crisis.