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		<title>8 Predictable Closing Day Obstacles &#8211; How to Avoid Them</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2009-02-03/8-predictable-closing-day-obstacles-how-to-avoid-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, February 3, 2009-Whether you represent the buyer or the seller, you want to use your knowledge and expertise to prevent your transaction from failing to close. Numerous factors contribute to the failure of a contract between buyer and seller of real estate. Financing, possession dates, disclosures, due diligence, inspections, pre-closing contingencies, local market conditions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Refining a Brand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Realty Executives and the Art of Supporting Professionals By Maria Patterson Forty-four years ago, the idea of forming a real estate company based on a 100% commission model was a radical concept-certainly nothing the industry had ever seen before. Today, decades after company Founder Dale Rector revolutionized the industry and put Realty Executives on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reshaping Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2008-12-01/reshaping-real-estate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What will matter in 2009&#8230;and beyond By Maria Patterson, Stephanie Andre, and Paige Tepping The close of the year often begs a retrospective approach to the events that took place-good, bad or otherwise. The sharp edges are often dulled in hindsight, motivated by the desire to put it all behind us and move on to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Can No Longer Afford to be Indifferent</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2008-10-01/you-can-no-longer-afford-to-be-indifferent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Morris There are those who make things happen, those who watch what is about to happen and the rest who wonder what happened. Some people instinctively know precisely what to do next in order to progress and succeed, and yet the high majority has to be shown the way. The former are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Known for the Company It Keeps</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2008-09-01/known-for-the-company-it-keeps-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephanie Andre Differentiation is a big issue in today&#8217;s real estate reality. The past 12-18 months have proven to be quite challenging for many, so there&#8217;s good reason to find something-a marketing plan, a consumer incentive, a trusted service provider-that will help brokers and their agents stand out among the crowd. To that end, HSA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Birth of a Brand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An insider&#8217;s perspective on the creation of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate By Maria Patterson RISMEDIA, August 25, 2008-In real estate, constant flux is a fact of everyday life. The needs of buyers and sellers are always evolving, while the practices used by sales associates rely on a mix of tradition and fluidity. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the Global Neighborhood</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2008-06-02/welcome-to-the-global-neighborhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ERA Real Estate Broadens Its Worldwide Presence By Stephanie Andre RISMEDIA, July 2, 2008-Long before it was in vogue to expand a real estate company&#8217;s business beyond U.S. borders, ERA Franchise Systems LLC was international. A trendsetter in global growth for more than 25 years, ERA has been increasing its reach from continent to continent, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CyberhomesTM Brings Online Real Estate Together</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2008-05-01/cyberhomestm-brings-online-real-estate-together/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 16:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Maria Patterson In today&#8217;s market, data rules-and CyberhomesTM believes it has cornered the market in terms of both quality and quantity of information. Hitting the market just last year, the website, backed by Fidelity National Real Estate Systems (FNRES), has gained fast fervor, as an increasing number of real estate firms and MLSs, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Strategies for Turbulent Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advanced Access, eNeighborhoods, Homes.com and Number1Expert offer tools for tough markets By Charles Warnock In real estate, there is no such thing as business as usual. With sales flat and housing prices slipping in many areas, concern for the overall economy continues. At the same time the market slows, innovation in real estate tools and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Rallies</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2008-03-03/gold-rallies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tough market or not, the CENTURY 21&#174; System is raising the bar By Maria Patterson In a market when many real estate firms are playing it safe, Century 21 Real Estate LLC has actually chosen to raise its standards and perform, system-wide, at an even higher level. Between their symbolic relaunch of the &#8220;gold jacket&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping One Step Ahead</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2008-02-05/keeping-one-step-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowe&#8217;s puts agents at the forefront with its success-ready program for REALTORS&#174; By Stephanie Andre While the real estate market is certainly weathering its first cooldown in over four years, industry experts say this is exactly the right time to turn up the heat on marketing and branding efforts to stay ahead of the competition. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Satisfaction Counts In Large Amounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The statistics tell the success story of GMAC Home Services By Maria Patterson Five years. That&#8217;s all the time it took for one company, GMAC Home Services, to reinvent the very meaning of the much-used, but often misused phrase, &#8220;customer satisfaction.&#8221; In 2002, when John Bearden became the company&#8217;s president and CEO, he took a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Sides of the Story</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2007-11-30/two-sides-of-the-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CENTURY 21&#174; works toward restoring consumer confidence with a new message and a new-more positive-attitude By Stephanie Andre Consumer confidence has been shaken over the past 12+ months. With inventories up and transactions down nationally, there&#8217;s understandably some concern. Listing times have gone from minutes, to days, to months. Now, the question is, how do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Marketing</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2007-11-05/smart-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[QuantumMail.com becomes QuantumDigital and sheds new light on integrated direct marketing solutions By Maria Patterson A lot of companies are really good at batting about the vernacular of the day. After all, the right jargon helps businesses appear ahead of the curve and in tune with consumers-and the real estate industry is no exception. How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>60 Minutes With EXIT</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2007-10-02/60-minutes-with-exit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Interview with Founder and CEO of EXIT Realty Corp. International, Steve Morris By Laura Henley Since its real estate debut in 1996, in Toronto, Canada, EXIT Realty Corp. International has sold 1,200 EXIT franchises throughout North America, and has recruited over 40,000 salespeople into its system. Branded for its competitive residual income program, the company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Home Equity Loan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RISMEDIA, Sept. 17, 2007-A home equity loan can be a great resource to homeowners who need some extra money to do a renovation project, pay for college tuition, or even make a large purchase.However, there are three mistakes that you as a homeowner might make that, if avoided, can make the application process run smoothly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Meeting Consumer Demands?</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2007-09-11/are-you-meeting-consumerdemands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re not providing home warranties, you may be missing out By Maria Patterson While adoption rates of home warranty sales in the real estate community have been increasing over the years, there&#8217;s still a wealth of opportunity that many brokers and agents are passing by. As consumers become more informed and more aware of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Estate Magazine’s 3rd Annual Realtors on the Rise 2007</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2007-08-16/real-estate-magazine%e2%80%99s-3rd-annual-realtors-on-the-rise-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honoring 50 of the industry’s  up-and-coming agents By Stephanie Andre  Over the past five years, the real estate industry has seen many things: the best market ever; a progression to a more balanced, more competitive market; and a rush of newbies greater than anyone’s seen before. To that end, this year’s crop of Realtors on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Rising Force</title>
		<link>http://rismedia.com/2007-04-05/a-rising-force/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dominion Enterprises Breaks New Ground in Real Estate Marketing By Maria Patterson (Real Estate, April 2007)&#8211;You&#8217;d be hard pressed to find anyone in the real estate industry who hasn&#8217;t caught wind of the buzz surrounding Dominion Enterprises. A well-established provider of technology and media solutions for a diverse number of industries, including employment and automotive, [...]]]></description>
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