RISMEDIA, March 5, 2010—Despite the changes in the real estate industry and the economic despair that accompanied 2009, Realty Executives International, Inc. has maintained a steadfast approach in its commitment to supporting its “Executives” (real estate agents) in their success. Contrary to the consumer-focused approach of most real estate companies, Realty Executives’ Owner and Executive Chairman Rich Rector believes that consumers reap the benefits of agents distinguished in their marketplace for productivity, entrepreneurial business approach and expert real estate knowledge.

RISMEDIA, March 3, 2010—Everyone wants to somehow profit from the Internet. These days - with 80+% of all homes sales beginning on the Internet, the ‘wants’ has changed into ‘must.’ Any agent who is not making a significant percentage of their sales from Internet activity is missing out on more commissions than they can imagine as well as continuing up that traditional methods trail that surely is becoming a dead end. That’s part of the reason so many methods of trying to succeed online are out there: everyone is looking for the ‘Silver Bullet’: the one thing that will make them successful.

RISMEDIA, March 2, 2010—In a commitment to reveal the best practices, systems and solutions for maximizing the opportunities presented by social media and social networking, RISMedia and 1parkplace announce the launch of the 2010 Dalton/Hundley Real Estate Social Media Census(sm). To take the Census now, please click here.

RISMEDIA, March 1, 2010—John Featherston, CEO and publisher of RISMedia and chairman and co-founder of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, announced today that RISMedia and 1parkplace, under the direction of Allan Dalton, chief marketing officer of RISMedia and president and co-founder of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, along with Steve Hundley, founder and CEO of 1parkplace, have developed what will be branded as the RISMedia Real Estate Social Marketing System(SM). This transformational system will be launched at this year’s

RISMEDIA, February 25, 2010—With 2010 expected to be another slow year for real estate, many industry executives and analysts are wondering what additional steps—beyond cost cutting and downsizing—can be taken to weather the turbulent times. The answer, according to Bill Ferguson, author of the new book Keepers of the Castle: Real Estate Executives on Leadership and Management, is actually quite simple. Only leadership—strong, balanced, and experienced leadership at the executive level—will pull the industry through to the next upcycle.

RISMEDIA, February 25, 2010—For Mark Stark, success means confronting reality and seizing the situation at hand. By doing so, his firm, Prudential Americana Group,

RISMEDIA, February 24, 2010—Mention e-mail marketing to real estate agents and you may find that many are still hesitant to move away from their tried-and-true snail mail methods. Others, however, are rapidly discovering that e-mail marketing is just about one of the most effective means of generating sales. Want proof? When Shop.org surveyed retailers for their State of Retailing Online 2009 report, they found that e-mail was the most-mentioned successful tactic overall.

RISMEDIA, February 23, 2010—As brokers continue to seek to be included in RISMedia’s 22nd Annual Power Broker Report & Survey—the preeminent ranking of the country’s leading real estate firms—RISMedia announces an extension of the survey’s deadline to Monday, March 1. In order to secure your ranking among the country’s top brokerage firms, please click here to complete the survey.