RISMEDIA, October 1, 2009—It’s the land of Celluloid Heroes, the place where “everybody’s a dreamer and everybody’s a star.” It’s the place where “success walks hand-in-hand with failure, along Hollywood Boulevard.”* It’s where homes sometimes sell for sums of money too ludicrous to contemplate to people who make fortunes for acting–sometimes badly. It’s Hollywood, and it’s where Johnny Johnston of Sotheby’s

RISMEDIA, September 30, 2009—Nearly two-thirds of single-family home builders are reporting a severe lack of credit for housing production, threatening the fragile housing recovery before it has time to take hold, according to a new builder survey of acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) financing conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).  “Across the country, home builders and developers are reporting a deterioration in credit availability and intensifying pressure on borrowers with outstanding loans,” said NAHB Chairman Joe Robson, a home builder from Tulsa, OK.

RISMEDIA, September 24, 2009—John and Julie Teel are RE/MAX agents in Texas. They work in Corsicana and in a new office - RE/MAX Lakeside Dreams - at Richland Chambers Lake in tiny Eureka, Texas. Julie has been an agent for 12 years, John for two. They sold 85 homes in 2008, and are on track to beat that in 2009. Their experience with online marketing is a confirmation that once awakened, the Internet is a selling tool of awesome power.

RISMEDIA, September 23, 2009—The message was clear, and frankly, not the “happy days are here again” refrain that some may have wanted to hear, as news of economic recovery begins to take shape. Yet, more than 500 real estate professionals eagerly packed the standing-room-only opening session at RISMedia and The Top 5 in Real Estate Network®’s Leadership Conference Sept. 9-10 in New York City, to hear the industry’s brightest thought-leaders