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Home Sellers: Top 5 Home Improvement Projects Based on Cost and Return on Investment

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—HomeGain.com, one of the first websites to offer Web-based free instant home values, announced that it has released the results of its nationwide home improvement and home staging Home Sale Maximizer survey. HomeGain's recent survey shows the top do-it-yourself home improvements that Realtors recommend to home sellers. HomeGain ...

Expert Panelists to Offer Exclusive Insights into Maximizing Distressed Property Business

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—Top real estate executives and officials from around the country will convene to discuss Maximizing Distressed Property Business at this year’s RISMedia Power Broker Forum being held this Friday, Nov. 13 during the NAR Convention in San Diego. This year’s faciliators and panelists not to be missed, include: Facilitators John Featherston, ...

Avoiding the 5 Detours on the Road to Success

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—Here at Buffini & Company we’ve coached over 50,000 people in a one-on-one capacity, and have dedicated ourselves to studying, researching and supporting people through the growth process. One thing I’ve noticed recently is that people are taking a step back and beginning to examine some of the practices ...

Understanding Home Owners Association Fees

“The Home Owners Association fee is too high!” RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—That is one of the most common objections to purchasing real estate where there is a community Association requiring the payment of regular dues and fees. These can range from less than a hundred dollars per month, if for example ...

Business Roundtable Commends President Obama’s Signing of Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension and Five-Year NOL ‘Carryback’ Expansion

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—“The members of Business Roundtable commend President Obama and an overwhelming bipartisan majority in Congress for enacting legislation to extend and expand the federal homebuyer tax credit. This vital program is the right type of action for our nation. With more than one-fifth of our economy tied to ...

Easy Tips for Eating Well on a Budget

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—In a tough economic environment, eating well on a budget can be challenging. Tempting low-cost, high-calorie comfort foods are readily available, but often lack important nutrients that are sacrificed in exchange for convenience. With a few key skills and strategies from TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), ...

Make Massive Profits with Foreclosures

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—In this call, you'll be shown an innovative approach to finding and buying wholesale properties, without any of your own cash or credit, and how to quickly sell to put cash in your bank today! Click here to learn more. RISMedia welcomes your questions and comments. Send your ...

Prudential Florida Real Estate Services Celebrates a Decade of Commitment to Excellence

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—Over the past decade, Prudential Florida Real Estate Services has grown to over 40 offices servicing 17 counties with 1,700 sales associates. Prudential Florida Real Estate Services has been ranked: #1 Prudential Affiliate in Florida; #1 Wells Fargo Joint Venture in Florida; #1 First American Title Agent Partner in ...

Robert Hoobler Receives EXIT Realty’s Tri-Real-A-Thon Award

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—Steve Morris, founder and CEO of EXIT Realty Corp. announced Robert Hoobler, Franchisee of EXIT Realty Platinum in Mechanicsburg, PA as being this year’s Tri-Real-A-Thon recipient. “The Tri-Real-A-Thon Award outlines the three most important avenues of real estate in our company; listings, sales and sponsoring, said Morris. We’ve ...

The Realtor Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach Partners with Point2 Technologies

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—The REALTOR® Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach, Inc. a 5,000 broker and agent member organization and one of the 10 largest real estate Boards in the State of Florida announced that it has completed the implementation of a national online listing exposure initiative in ...

Consumers Pay off Debt for Record 8th Straight Month

RISMEDIA, November 10, 2009—(MCT)-Outstanding consumer credit fell at a 7.2% annual rate in September 2009, the eighth consecutive decline, the Federal Reserve reported. Credit balances had never fallen eight months in a row before in the 66-year history of the data. Consumer credit fell by $14.8 billion to $2.46 trillion in ...

Negative Equity Falls in Third Quarter, Home Values Show Short-Term Stabilization

RISMEDIA, November 9, 2009—The percent of American single-family homes with mortgages in negative equity fell to 21% in the third quarter, down from 23% in the second, as home values stabilized in the short term and more underwater homeowners lost their homes to foreclosure, according to the third quarter Zillow Real ...

Today’s News at a Glance

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Obama Signs Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension

RISMEDIA, November 9, 2009—President Barack Obama has approved the first-time homebuyer tax credit extension which will extend the tax credit until April 30, 2010. The extension is part of a $24 billion economic stimulus bill that will extend the $8,000 tax credit for homebuyers who are purchasing their first home from ...

Expanded Version of Tax Credit Will Allow More Homebuyers to Qualify

RISMEDIA, November 9, 2009—President Obama recently signed an expanded version of the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit that was set to expire on November 30. “The new version of the tax credit has the potential to stimulate the housing market even more than the old version due to the fact that ...

Staying Up in a Down Market: Short Sales, Expireds & Price Reductions

RISMEDIA, November 9, 2009—Don’t miss a powerful RISMedia session during the NAR conference, geared specifically toward agents and led by Top 5 in Real Estate President & Co-founder Allan Dalton. This session will delve into making the most and becoming the most successful in dealing with short sales, expireds and price ...

How ‘The Golden Rule’ Affects Your Entire Business

RISMEDIA, November 9, 2009—Treating your clients the way in which you wish to be treated is an effective way to build trustworthy relationships with your clients. Here, Jim Dohr, president of Coldwell Banker Gundaker discusses how always treating your customer right will enable everything else to take care of itself. Jim Dohr President Coldwell ...

10 Ways to Take Control of Your Health

RISMEDIA, November 9, 2009—(MCT)—If you're ready to take control of your health, start by washing your hands for 15 to 20 seconds, about as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice. Doing this simple act, while avoiding certain behaviors—smoking, excessive drinking and eating too much—can dramatically improve your health, ...

A New Way to Sell Houses: How to Utilize The IRA LLC

RISMEDIA, November 9, 2009—By attending this free audio conference, you will learn What is a Real Estate IRA, How it benefits you and your clients, How to "pitch" the concept to my clients and prospects, Low and no-cost ideas on how to generate new business using an IRA LLC and ...