Communicate the Value of One-Stop Shopping

By Andrea Zimmerman

RISMEDIA, February 3, 2009-As a Realtor at a full-service brokerage, there is tremendous opportunity to deliver a simpler, better client experience by tapping into your one-stop shopping services. (more…)

By Marylyn B. Schwartz, CSP

RISMEDIA, February 2, 2009-It is a veritable alphabet soup of language out there relative to distressed sellers’ properties. There are foreign-sounding terms, made-up jargon, rules, policies, procedures; blah, blah, blah. (more…)

By Mike Parker

RISMEDIA, January 30, 2009-”The problem with advertising,” my first boss told me, “is that there are unlimited places to spend money on advertising but only limited monies to spend. (more…)

By Kevin G. Hall

RISMEDIA, January 29, 2009-(MCT)-Economists think the stimulus plan at hand, while far from perfect, will help stimulate the moribund U.S. economy. (more…)

By Craig Proctor

RISMEDIA, January 28, 2009-It is said that there are three types of companies: those who make things happen; those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened. (more…)

By Scott Halford

RISMEDIA, January 27, 2009-Due to economic conditions, a sort of “Business Darwinism” is taking over in most organizations-survival of the fittest-as excess is trimmed and only the necessary survive. (more…)

Commentary by Ralph R. Roberts

RISMEDIA, January 26, 2009-Over the past year or so, the American homeowner has taken it on the chin-a one-two-three punch that has knocked many out of their homes and threatens to do the same to millions more. (more…)

By Monica Hatcher

RISMEDIA, January 23, 2009-(MCT)-Since defaulting on her mortgage more than a year ago, Marisela Gonzalez has attended foreclosure prevention seminars, spent hours on the phone with her lender (more…)

Multicultural Corner by Oscar Gonzales, Ph.D.

RISMEDIA, January 22, 2009-At a time when companies should be taking bigger business development risks, their bias tends to move them in the other direction. (more…)

e-Mail Strategies by Mike Barnett

RISMEDIA, January 21, 2009-In today’s rather soft real estate economy, real estate professionals have to make extra efforts to explore Web 2.0 tools in order to reach, recruit and retain customers and clients. (more…)

By LaTina Emerson

RISMEDIA, January 20, 2009-(MCT)-Buying a foreclosure property was Amanda Rasch’s only hope of owning her own home. After fleeing New Orleans to escape Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (more…)

The old days are over…it’s time to get ready for a new type of industry

Industry Advisor by Jose Perez

RISMEDIA, January 19, 2009-My guess, judging by my travels and conversations with brokers, large and small, all over the country, is that this is an industry in denial…denial that they have to do more (more…)

By Jerry W. Jackson

RISMEDIA, January 16, 2009-(MCT)-Every day, more people slip into the foreclosure whirlpool and spiral downward toward the day they may have to leave their home. (more…)

Realtors Reiterate Keys to Housing Recovery

By Steven Thomma and David Lightman

RISMEDIA, January 15, 2009-(MCT/RISMedia)-A week before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama worked Tuesday to ensure that he’ll have more than a trillion dollars at his disposal within weeks (more…)

Obama Asks for Rest of Bailout Money, Pledges Tougher Rules

By Kevin G. Hall and David Lightman

RISMEDIA, January 14, 2009-(MCT/RISMedia)-President-elect Barack Obama asked the Bush administration on Monday for the remaining $350 billion in Wall Street rescue money, hoping to have the funds available (more…)

By Margaret Kelly

RISMEDIA, January 13, 2009-The start of a new year undoubtedly inspires big ideas for your business. It’s important to maximize your renewed motivation with a measured approach. (more…)

New Network Marks New Deal for Consumers Seeking Real Estate Agents; Moves Process beyond Ads on Shopping Carts, Postcards, and Milk Cartons (more…)

By Marylyn B. Schwartz, CSP

RISMEDIA, January 9, 2009-It is often said that some of the very best real estate sales professionals were once teachers or nurses. That certainly holds true (more…)

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. (more…)

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. (more…)