RISMEDIA, September 17, 2010—(MCT)—As tighter lending requirements make homeownership more difficult, so-called "shared equity" or "long-term affordability" programs are getting more attention from local governments, nonprofits and private foundations.

RISMEDIA, September 17, 2010—The following should be the general theme of the mission of all real estate associations: to provide a consistent level of service(s) to the membership...day after day, month after month, year after year, business and real estate cycle

RISMEDIA, September 16, 2010—RealtyTrac, a leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for August 2010, which shows foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions—

RISMEDIA, September 16, 2010—Land Vlogging: video blogging about land listings. This new term describes the filming of videos of land in your area in order to become the definitive source of this content in your market. Arranging your library of land videos in such a way that it captivates and convinces viewers of your video gallery to subscribe to receive more of the same by e-mail. All this in order to “land” a few more transactions a month by being pretty much the only person around taking advantage of this real estate market niche.

RISMEDIA, September 16, 2010—Whether it is always verbalized or not, a common sentiment many brokers and their management teams are grappling with is the realization that they have to do something; they are just not sure what or how soon.

RISMEDIA, September 16, 2010—Taking steps to minimize your energy use is not only good for the Earth, but for homeowners as well. While being altruistic and helping a cause generally means giving—not getting—back, going green provides noticeable benefits

RISMEDIA, September 16, 2010—There’s a new sign that bodes well for the local economy and the California housing market. Toll Brothers, one of the nation’s leading luxury home builders has returned to the San Diego market. Brand new communities,

RISMEDIA, September 16, 2010—Twenty-four-year-old Joan Johnson left her real estate office this morning to tour the house of a prospective client. No one at her office noticed she’d been gone all morning until she didn’t show up for a lunch meeting—and now

RISMEDIA, September 16, 2010—Disproportionate financial losses suffered in the Hispanic community during the housing crisis have resulted in a greater need for practitioner ethics in the community’s recovery. Tino Diaz and Yamila Ayad, the original architects

RISMEDIA, September 15, 2010—In the world of mobile marketing and technology, one of the questions that comes up when talking about a mobile Web solution is, “What’s the difference between what my website provider is offering and what a mobile company can do?”

RISMEDIA, September 15, 2010—This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: Free online safety resources from NAR’s Right Tools, Right Now initiative, my Fedex Rewards Points now add up faster than ever NAR’s

RISMEDIA, September 15, 2010—Great managers are defined by how they can grow an office’s bottom line—especially in these tougher times. Classifying your existing manager(s) is as easy as ABC—“A” managers grow an office’s net revenue by holding on

RISMEDIA, September 15, 2010—In the five years since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf coast, the New Orleans metropolitan area lost 75,000 housing units or nearly 13% of its housing stock. In addition, the median monthly cost of housing rose by nearly 33%,

RISMEDIA, September 15, 2010—It’s been a busy year for DocuSign. Already leaders in the electronic signature space, the company has taken a cue from its customers and jumped into the mobile market, never looking back. Since last fall, the company has not only

RISMEDIA, September 14, 2010—What are you doing to prospect for new business? When I pose this question to brokers and agents, I usually don’t get a concise response. I usually hear a laundry list of things that agents are trying to do or would like to do, but no actual plans. I understand why and can’t help but sympathize. I started working in sales when I was 18. That impulse to try anything and everything that might work is strong, but after all my years working in the trenches, I can tell you one thing for sure—