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LeadingRE firms prepare to operate in real estate's new environment
By Maria Patterson
RISMEDIA, January 8, 2009-Make no mistake, the real estate downturn has affected brokers across the board...from luxury firms to long-time independents alike.
Broker Strategies for Succeeding in Difficult Times
RISMEDIA, January 7, 2009-For those of us in the real estate industry, the Feds' recent announcement that the country has been in recession since December 2007 hardly came as a revelation.
By Peyman Aleagha
RISMEDIA, January 6, 2009-Realtors know that today's real estate prospects and consumers are using the Internet in ways that are revolutionizing the industry. By the time a prospect or customer contacts a Realtor
RISMEDIA, January 4, 2010—As part of the government’s high price-tag efforts to rejuvenate the flailing American economy, on November 6, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law an expansion and extension of the home buyer tax credit.
With housing at the center of the country’s economic engine, extending the lifeline a little further for a little longer is being hailed as a significant measure
‘We all have a part in re-establishing consumer confidence'
By Stephanie Andre
RISMEDIA, Jan. 2, 2009-The economic events that have transpired over the past five months-let alone the housing downturn of the past two years-are all too real. So how do we rise above and look ahead?
By Kim Ades
RISMEDIA, Jan. 1, 2009-I never thought I would do it. I always regarded it as a restriction on freedom of speech. I always believed that people should be able to express themselves freely.
Lessons of the Playground
By Scott Halford
RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2008-There are few things in life that will help you as much as likeability - that amorphous, moving target of humanness that makes people want to be around you and do things for you.
By John Haskell
RISMEDIA, Jan. 1, 2009-Business is tougher today than it was a year ago. Recently, a mid-sized company evaluated its situation: it faced a quickly shrinking market, and people just weren't buying as much.
By Michael Guld
RISMEDIA, Jan. 1, 2009-While the origin of New Year's resolutions goes back as far as 153 B.C., in modern day times, they usually evoke feelings of guilt. Most verbs associated with resolutions are restrictive
Commentary By Jacqui Markowitz
RISMEDIA, Dec. 30, 2008-There are signs that direct us, that are indicators of our needs, and can provide clear cut solutions to our problems. It's really a case of recognizing the signs that appear in our lives.
Home Buyer Incentives More Important Than Ever, NAR Says
RISMEDIA, Dec. 24, 2008-Existing-home sales weakened against a backdrop of an eroding economy, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales - including single-family
By John Baker
RISMEDIA, Dec. 23, 2008-Considering society's bottomless access to information and our non-stop exposure to stimuli beamed from around the world
Foreclosure Fundamentals by Rick Sharga
RISMEDIA, Dec. 26, 2008-With foreclosures continuing to rise in most areas of the country, one of the most common questions asked of real estate professionals these days is some variation
By Mike Swift
RISMEDIA, Dec. 19, 2008-(MCT)-Increasingly middle-aged, dependent on two paychecks and worried about the economy, America is settling down like rarely before.
By Kevin G. Hall
RISMEDIA, Dec. 18, 2008-(MCT)-By cutting its benchmark lending rate to historic lows Tuesday and promising to combat the U.S. recession head-on and aggressively
