RISMEDIA, June 8, 2009-Registration for RISMedia's Top 5 in Real Estate Network® Leadership Conference

RISMEDIA, June 6, 2009-Recently in this column, I offered some suggestions to address the need to recruit the real estate agent of tomorrow, the need to reduce your physical "footprint" and the need to have an integrated technology strategy. Most would agree all these things are necessary, however, I sense many people are "frozen."

RISMEDIA, June 5, 2009-Top agents in the Bethesda, Maryland area encouraged to attend "Real Estate Solutions for Today's Market,"

RISMEDIA, June 4, 2009-I can almost hear the groaning from here: "Oh, sure! I'm wondering how I am going to stay in the business and he's telling me that I can double my sales in the next 12 months! I'm not one of those super agents with an unlimited budget and my broker feeding me every sale that comes into the office! I'm a real person, a real agent,

Midyear Power Broker Panel Discusses the Pros and Cons REOs, Short Sales RISMEDIA, June 3, 2009-RISMedia's 4th Annual Power Broker Forum at NAR Midyear began with a question for the more than 400 real estate professionals in attendance: "Are we an industry that influences decision-making and consumer behavior?" Posed by Allan Dalton, president of RISMedia's Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, the question underscored Dalton's belief that real estate professionals must become thought leaders and problem solvers in

RISMEDIA, June 2, 2009-Have you ever caught yourself saying that you should go back to doing this or that because it was successful or beneficial when you did so? Perhaps you were vigilant about following up with past clients. You had a well-entrenched mail campaign, and people heard from you on birthdays, holidays or for no particular reason at all.

RISMEDIA, June 1, 2009-U.S. home prices fell in the first quarter of 2009 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) seasonally-adjusted purchase-only house price index (HPI). The previously announced, but revised January and February indexes showed increases in house prices, which were offset by a March decrease. The purchase-only HPI, calculated using home sales price information from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-acquired mortgages, was 0.5% lower on a seasonally-adjusted basis in the first quarter than in the fourth quarter of 2008.

RISMEDIA, May 30, 2009-I find that so many of my clients avoid marketing when it comes to their sphere of influence, yet statistics show that your sphere of influence can be the greatest source of referrals. Following these simple tips will allow you to easily reach out to your sphere of influence.

RISMEDIA, May 29, 2009-Existing-home sales rose in April with strong buyer activity in lower price ranges, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales-including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops-increased 2.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.68 million units in April from a downwardly revised pace of 4.55 million units in March, but were 3.5% below the 4.85 million-unit level in April 2008. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said first-time buyers continue to influence the market but there also is a seasonal