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Monday Morning Mobile: Residential Trends Hit Commercial Real Estate

The commercial real estate industry is often seen as the older, antiquated sibling of the residential real estate industry. However, a new report by inMotion Real Estate indicates that the trends of the younger,


Gen Y Is Ready to Buy — Are Agents Ready to Work with Them?

2013 is going to be the year of the first time homebuyer. With home prices rebounding, the job market stabilizing, and mortgages more affordable than ever, the next wave of home buyers are ready to act. This will be the first time that generation Y will make up the majority of the first time home buying market. Some changes are about to occur. Today’s buyers are not going to make the same mistakes their parents made a few years ago. First, agents have to know who this prospective client is. The millennial client is coming to the transaction with a critical eye,


Marketing Strategies: Right Mindset and Action Lead to Success

Have you ever felt that one part of you is "gung-ho" about success and creates all these action steps for you to do each day, while another part of you is resisting, procrastinating and sometimes even rebelling at what you set out to do? That part is called your "inner rebel” or "inner resistance". In fact, that part is your subconscious mind. It’s the part of you that is below the surface and you don't see it. You're like the Titanic, floating along, thinking that all is well when suddenly you hit a iceberg (your subconscious mind) and you start to feel stuck. Have you ever felt that before?


HomeServices of America, Inc. Announces Prudential KC Realty through Acquisition of Prudential Gaslight REALTORS®

HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, announced recently that Blue Springs, Mo.-based Prudential Gaslight REALTORS® is joining the HomeServices of America family of companies.


Maintaining a Strong Foothold in the Multicultural Market

Being able to understand and serve your area demographics is a critical component to mastering your market. Below, Juan Martinez of CENTURY 21 Martinez & Associates talks to RISMedia’s Paige Tepping


How Next Generation “Beta Brokerages” Are Shaping the Industry

Change is inevitable. From the music we enjoy to where we spend our next vacation, innovative marketing and an insatiable consumer keep our culture and our products constantly on the move.


Top 5 Spotlight: Treat Real Estate like a Business to Find Success

What is the key to happiness in the real estate business? According to Brandon Brittingham of Long & Foster Real Estate, it’s hard work. Read on for Brittingham’s tips for maximizing your online presence,


Adaptability Is Key to Success in the Year Ahead

It’s a new year, and that’s reason enough to celebrate. But now it’s time to get down to business and look at your plans for 2013. Have you set goals for the year?


Thank You Cards: Small Investment, Big Impact

Q: What piece of marketing collateral can you send just about anyone – grad student, retiree, working mother etc… – and be almost 100 percent sure they’ll open it?


Real Estate for Today…and Tomorrow

Her office is in Lexington Park, Md. His is 70 miles away in Alexandria, Va. But for company president Mary Lynn Stone and CEO Todd Hetherington, the partners and dynamic visionaries behind CENTURY 21 New Millennium,


Order Your 2013 Membership Card

NAR PULSE—Showcase your REALTOR® membership with pride by ordering your 2013 member card today. Choose a personalized background, add up to six of your designations and certifications and order a plastic version. Or, download the iPhone or Android app to display your customized card on your smartphone or ...


Ask the Expert: Incorporating Video into Recruiting Strategy

Today’s Ask the Expert Q & A features, Rudy Bachraty, the director of communications and partner strategies for WellcomeMat. ...


Product Showcase: Taking another Look at Top Producer

The folks at Top Producer have recently announced several new innovations to its popular CRM platform. If you haven’t been keeping with Top Producer’s CRM system lately, you owe yourself a refresher tour to see how far this legendary follow-up workhorse has come in remaking itself as a nimble and ...


Adaptability Is Key to Success in the Year Ahead

It’s a new year, and that’s reason enough to celebrate. But now it’s time to get down to business and look at your plans for 2013. Have you set goals for the year? If not, don’t worry; it’s never too late to come up with a plan that helps you ...


Monday Morning Mobile: Mobile Can Help Sell – Cars and Homes

Consumer search is shifting to mobile faster than most are prepared for. Our mobile and tablet devices have become the primary search tool for all of our consumer goods needs and it’s impacting the way many companies think about how they interact with consumers. ...