RISMEDIA, September 9, 2010"”According to the 2009 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 93% of first-time buyers start their home search online. While buyer's agents may spend time and marketing dollars online, many fail to accurately measure these marketing…
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2010"”The economy has been stuck on pause (or in some cases, rewind) for about three years now, and for about 59 of the last 60 months, we’ve been eagerly anticipating its quick turn-around so that we can…
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2010"”Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty announced that the Hudson Valley has had its most successful real estate sales quarter in nearly two years, with astronomical increases.
According to the Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty…
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2010"”In today's market, agents and brokers are constantly looking for ways to list more, show more, and earn more. While it's easy to focus on the marketing and exposure of the listing, a commonly overlooked feature is…
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2010"”The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it is making approximately $110 million in grants available to help eliminate dangerous lead-based paint from lower income homes and to protect young children from lead poisoning.…
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2010"”Pro Step Marketing, a national real estate marketing and website design firm will join agents and guest speakers from around the country during the 2010 Five Star Conference. The 2010 Five Star Conference will be held…
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2010"”The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 3, 2010. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis from…
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2010"”Alan Marks, president/owner of Realty Executives Boston West in Framingham, Massachusetts takes pride in his company's entrepreneurial spirit and their ability to make things happen on a real-time basis. Here, Marks discusses how his company provides a…
RISMEDIA, September 8, 2010"”There is a lot of buzz right now in the industry about short sales and making sure you are certified to handle the short sale transaction. Regardless of whether or not you actually want to do a…
RISMEDIA, September 8, 2010"”This week's headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: a free field guide to foreclosures from NAR's Right Tools, Right Now initiative; new limited time savings from NAR's REALTOR Benefits® Program Partners, Avis and Budget;…
RISMEDIA, September 8, 2010"”Sellers will sell when they're tired of staying. Buyers will buy when they're ready. So the only thing left to control is your agents"¦and it's up to you, the manager, to change the actions of your sales…
RISMEDIA, September 8, 2010"”Prudential Florida Realty, Florida Real Estate Services is hosting the upcoming Florida Social Media Summit, taking place on September 14th and 15th, 2010. The highly anticipated event will be presented by RISMedia's Chief Marketing Officer and…
RISMEDIA, September 8, 2010"”Since the launch of the weekly column, "Monday Morning Mobile,"ť featured in RISMedia's Today's Real Estate Advisor e-newsletter, and the "Life in Mobile"ť column in Real Estate magazine, it seems like everything I see and read…
RISMEDIA, September 8, 2010"”The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a final rule to the Federal Register establishing new housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2010-2011. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008…
RISMEDIA, September 8, 2010"”Staying ahead of your competition is a huge advantage in any real estate market, especially the one we are experiencing today. Here, Bill Fandel, vice president/managing broker of Peaks Real Estate Sotheby's International Realty in Telluride, Colorado…
RISMEDIA, September 8, 2010"”(MCT)"”We bought our house almost 30 years ago, but even then the real estate agent was selling us on the big kitchen"”relatively speaking.
The dining room and the living room were no bigger than sandboxes, but she…
RISMEDIA, September 7, 2010"”The housing market is showing signs of life. Historically low interest rates and greater home affordability in many areas are beginning to attract prospective home buyers to the market. And with a slow yet steady economic recovery,…
RISMEDIA, September 7, 2010"”Earlier this year a lot of attention was drawn to the world of mobile technology and mobile advertising in particular, when both Google and Apple decided to ramp up their mobile advertising businesses. In January, Apple…
RISMEDIA, September 7, 2010"”There's a story told about Andrew Carnegie, the steel industry magnate of the late 1800s and early 1900s. According to the story, Carnegie was in the process of inspecting one of his steel mills from a catwalk…
RISMEDIA, September 7, 2010"”When it comes to online marketing, video is the undisputed leader for efficiency and effectiveness. But, technology is only half the formula. The other half is content. And therein lies the problem for many agents and brokers....»
