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Speaking of Real Estate
1.) Standing Up for Homeownership
Published: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:33:14 +0000
By Brian Summerfield, Online Editor, REALTOR® Magazine Is the traditional model of homeownership in need of an overhaul? Is it even worth defending? Five years ago, these questions might have seemed...
2.) Another Pro Bono Success Story
Published: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:22:02 +0000
By Katherine Tarbox, Senior Editor, REALTOR® Magazine One of my favorite stories from last year was about Fran Hoover, ABR, GRI, with RE/MAX Masters in South Lake, Texas. For the past 15 years,...
3.) Responding to Criticism: How’s Your Online Rep?
Published: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:03:37 +0000
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, Contributing Editor, REALTOR® Magazine If a customer is unhappy with your service, don’t be surprised if he takes to the Internet to voice his frustrations about you....
4.) Prices Holding Up Well Despite Everything
Published: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:06:27 +0000
By Robert Freedman, senior editor, REALTOR® Magazine One of the remarkable things about home sales today is the strength we’re seeing in the national median price. For July it was $182,600, up...
5.) Free Tips Help Home Owners Do an Insurance Checkup
Published: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:57:15 +0000
You can provide ongoing value to home owners in your blog, Web site, or e-newsletter by educating them on the benefit of an annual checkup — for homeowners insurance, that is. Help home owners save...
6.) Four More Days: Help Heart 2 Home Win
Published: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:04:27 +0000
By Stacey Moncrieff, editor in chief, REALTOR® Magazine It’s not too late to help Good Neighbor Award winner Greg Adamson and his Utah-based Heart 2 Home Foundation win $30,000 in the APX...
7.) Feds GSE Reform Meeting: Keep Guarantees
Published: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:24:39 +0000
By Robert Freedman, senior editor, REALTOR® Magazine As I write this, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in Washington at the Treasury building discussing with a group of academics and...
8.) AZ Article Touts Agents’ Social Media Savvy
Published: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:29:37 +0000
Diane Sherer, CEO of the Phoenix Association of REALTORS®, shared this positive article on the use of social media in real estate, from Kara G. Morrison of the Arizona Republic (”Online...
9.) Regulator Eyes Private Transfer Fees
Published: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:37:57 +0000
By Robert Freedman, senior editor, REALTOR® Magazine The agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could strike a considerable blow against the growing use of private transfer fees. If it...
10.) Are You on the Verge of Pulling a ‘Slater?’
Published: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:04:40 +0000
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, Contributing Editor, REALTOR® Magazine Good customer service supposedly starts with the old saying that the customer is always right. However, the suddenly infamous...
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