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RE/MAX Ranked No. 1 in National Report

RE/MAX agents continue to lead the industry, ranking as the most productive among the elite national real estate franchises, according to preliminary results from the 2013 RISMedia Power Broker Report Top 500. ...


REALTORS® Urge Preserving Homeownership Tax Policies

As Congress pursues comprehensive tax reform it should focus on doing no harm to housing and America’s 75 million homeowners by maintaining current tax laws for homeownership and real estate investment, the National Association of REALTORS® said in a recent testimony. NAR President Gary Thomas testified before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee concerning Federal tax provisions that affect residential real estate.


Home Builders Call on Congress to Improve Immigration Bill’s Guest Worker Provisions

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) commends the bipartisan Senate sponsors of legislation to advance comprehensive immigration reform and called on lawmakers to improve the guest worker provisions


Maximizing Your Online Reputation, Part 4: Tackling Reviews: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of a seven-part series from Homes.com on how to manage your online reputation. Homes.com has put together a free playbook on the topic, which can be downloaded here. Watch for this series in RISMedia’s Friday Weekly Business Builder e-newsletter. On the Internet, word travels at a million miles a minute. When you start delving in to managing your online reputation, you may come across reviews of you


People Buy from People

The salesman greeted me with a friendly smile as I approached the shiny SUV on the showroom floor. “That’s a pretty one, isn’t it?” he asked. “It sure is,” I agreed, “But can you tell me about its towing capability?”


New-Home Sales Rise 1.5 Percent in March

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000 units in March, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. “This is the second-best sales number we’ve seen since early 2010, and a good sign of the continued, gradual headway that our industry is making toward recovery as more buyers jump off the fence in time to take advantage of today’s low interest rates and prices,” said Rick Judson, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Charlotte, N.C. “The latest sales report is right in line with our forecast for continued, modest increases in home prices and sales through 2013,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “At this point, we are about half-way back to what would be considered a ‘normal’ level of sales activity


New Study Reflects America’s Changing Views – Purchasing Homes before Marriage

First comes love, then comes…mortgage? Times are changing, and a new study from Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC uncovered that about one in four married couples between the ages of 18 to 34 purchased their first home together


REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo

Next month REALTORS® will gather together in Washington, D.C., at the National Association of Realtors® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, May 13-18, to address critical housing issues with their members of Congress.


ERA Real Estate Inducts Inaugural Class into Hall of Fame

ERA Real Estate, a leading global real estate franchisor, has recognized the first members of its newly established Hall of Fame. The most recent addition to the ERA® Awards and Recognition program, the ERA Real Estate Hall of Fame consists of companies and individuals who have consistently earned high levels ...


Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners Celebrates Accomplishments

Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners gathered for what it called a very special brunch meeting on April 10rd, 2013 at the Crosswinds Golf Club. This particular occasion was held to recognize the Company and its Agent’s 2012 accomplishments. The Award Meeting opened with a delicious brunch and mingling with co-workers and ...


Prudential Network Realty’s Avondale Office Named Top Office

Prudential Network Realty’s Avondale office, located in Jacksonville’s charming historic neighborhood, was recently named the No. 1 Prudential real estate office in the Southern U.S., the company has announced. ...


McColly Real Estate Recognized for Superior Marketing

McColly Real Estate was the recipient of a Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Marketing Contest Award presented at the network’s Annual Conference at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the company announced. The conference was part of LeadingRE’s Conference Week, which attracted a sell-out crowd of nearly 2,000 top ...


Expanded Errors and Omissions Protection for REALTORS®

NAR PULSE—Victor O. Schinnerer, a REALTOR Benefits® Program partner, has expanded their errors & omissions policy with additional coverage enhancements for REALTORS®.


Broker Webinar: What’s Happening to Your Web Leads?

PCMS Consulting, a real estate business management services company, will be hosting a free broker webinar this Thursday that will offer solutions for better managing Internet leads.


Sotheby’s International Realty Brand Introduces Luxury Website for Golf and Ski Specialty Market Segments

Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC recently announced the launch of branded websites for the golf and ski specialty markets. ...



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