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We Are Only The Middle Men...and Women Candy Miles-Crocker Realtor Real-Life Real Estate Training (On...

Ten Common Real Estate Abbreviations Explained Debbie Laity, Cedaredge Land Company, CO (Cedaredge Land Company)

How to split PDF documents into single pages on a Mac, it's so easy! Georgina M. Hunter R(S) e-Pro Maui Real Estate Sales (Jim Sand...

Emergency Weather Planning - Aurora CO Joan Cox, Denver Real Estate-720-231-6373 (Metro Brokers - Hou...

Google and Now Apple Taking a Bite out of a Tasty Sandwich Bill Zumwalt (William T. Zumwalt CPA, CTC "The Tax Coach for R...

ESCALATION CLAUSES CAN BEAT THE PACK – DON’T RUSH Tom Gilliam, Tom Gilliam (Re/Max Classic)

58.7 BILLION DOLLAR PROFIT BY FANNIE MAE Webster, Ma Conrad Allen, Realtor (Re/Max Professional Asoci...

Using Print Marketing - A Plan Gabe Sanders, Stuart Florida Real Estate (Martin County Reside...

Customers do come back...if you stay top of mind Westchester Flooring - Debbie Gartner -Hardwood Floors Carpet ...

New Brew Pub in El Dorado Hills - Mraz Brewing Company DeeDee Riley El Dorado Hills Realtor (916)225-2719, DeeDee Ri...

Summer Fun.....Lots of Beach Activities in Southern California Kristin Hamilton CDPE, SFR, CHS, Realtor Redlands/ Loma Linda ...

Your Sacramento Fence Is Ok; The Retaining Wall Needs To Be Repaired. Tom Arstingstall - Dry Rot, Water Damage General Contractor in...

Do you Really Save Money When you Do It Yourself? Seldom... Bob Crane (Woodland Management Service)

Household Scents, Both Good and Bad Bill Primavera (Coldwell Banker Residential Realty)

In the eyes of a child . . . Mike Cooper (Winchester Real Estate Sales, Cornerstone Busine...

Oui Madame in Winnetka Margaret Goss, Winnetka Realtor Winnetka & North Shore IL Home...

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	Using Print Marketing - A Plan Gabe Sanders, Stuart Florida Real Estate (Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales) Using Print Marketing - A Plan There are a vast number of different types of print marketing available to real estate agents today. But many of them have become less and less effective, while often the costs associated with them have gone up… Comments (30)
	Ten Common Real Estate Abbreviations Explained Debbie Laity, Cedaredge Land Company, CO (Cedaredge Land Company) Ten Common Real Estate Abbreviations Explained. As a real estate professional I deal with the terminology and language of my business everyday. I work with terms and language that people outside of the industry aren't familiar with. Here are the… Comments (41)
	Qualified Residential Mortgages...Changes Affecting Lending in 2013 Margo Otey (REMAX EXECUTIVE REALTY) Recently I attended a symposium at the Federal Reserve in Boston. The focus was a forecast of economic trends in 2013, and how these will affect the real estate industry. I am writing a series of blogs from the information shared by the panel of… Comments (18)
	Be Direct When Communicating with Your Clients Kathy Sheehan (Prospect Mortgage) Be direct when you are communicating with your clients. Be direct when you are communicating with your business partners. Be direct when you are communicating with anyone in a business transaction. Words that are frequently used in our… Comments (45)
	Challenge: Crowdsourcing the Way to More Referrals Bob Stewart, Bob Stewart - Community Evangelist, ActiveRain (ActiveRain) The "Aha" (OK, it wasn't really an "aha", it was more of a 'dang, that many? ') In a webinar recently about (link to recording of the webinar) generating seller leads I opened the discussion by asking the audience where their last listing… Comments (35)
	How to split PDF documents into single pages on a Mac, it's so easy! Georgina M. Hunter R(S) e-Pro Maui Real Estate Sales (Jim Sanders Realty Inc. - Maui) How to split PDF documents into single pages on a Mac, it's so easy! Have you ever wished you could just save one or two pages from that multiple paged document? There must be an easy way. Well there is. I Googled it, and found a very simple… Comments (22)
	Special and Unique Holidays: June 2013 Donna Foerster, Metro Denver Real Estate Agent (Rocky Mountain Real Estate Advisors) Special and Unique Holidays: June 2013 What holidays and special occassions will you celebrate in the month of June? Many will be celebrating Father's Day. Here a few unusual holidays that you might like to celebrate along with the birthdays… Comments (27)
	Customers do come back...if you stay top of mind Westchester Flooring - Debbie Gartner -Hardwood Floors Carpet Tile Refinish - (Floor Coverings International Westchester NY & Stamford CT) Over the last month or two, I've been blessed with some "blasts from the past"… several customers from 4-5 yrs ago. The first one I met 5 years ago at a Chamber of Commerce. She called me about some flooring 4. 5 yrs ago, but was't quite ready… Comments (29)
	What if you CAN’T get the house you want?? 6 New Steps to Win Barb Fischer (RE/MAX Hometown Realtors) Aside from writing great offers, persistence, faith and a little flexibility are the best ways to win in this market. Here in La Mesa and all over San Diego county, we continue to get 8-14 offers on every reasonably priced home. 95% of the… Comments (58)
	We Are Only The Middle Men...and Women Candy Miles-Crocker Realtor Real-Life Real Estate Training (Online Real Estate Training) Why do some real estate agents feel the need to yell at their follow colleagues when something goes wrong during the transaction? I can understand their frustration, but what does the yelling accomplish? We Don't Have Magical Powers I always… Comments (23)
	Not in writing? Not an offer. Susan Mangigian, Chester County Homes Delaware and Chester County Offices!, Susan Mangigian, Chester & Delaware County Homes (RE/MAX Preferred, West Chester, PA, RS152252A) As a listing agent, I have a fiduciary obligation to present all offers to a seller. When a buyer's agent calls me and says that their buyer wants to make a less than optimal offer on a listing, and in the interest of saving time (their time), they… Comments (32)
	ESCALATION CLAUSES CAN BEAT THE PACK – DON’T RUSH Tom Gilliam, Tom Gilliam (Re/Max Classic) HOT MARKET? ESCALATION CLAUSES CAN BEAT THE PACK If you’re moving up to a market where home sellers routinely receive multiple offers, you may want to include an escalation clause in your purchase offer. The clause stipulates that you… Comments (17)
	Summer Fun.....Lots of Beach Activities in Southern California Kristin Hamilton CDPE, SFR, CHS, Realtor Redlands/ Loma Linda Homes for Sale, CA (Keller Williams Realty) Summer Fun… Lots of Beach Activities in Southern California Having fun in the sun in Southern California is easy as the weather is mild most of the year. When you want to have some fun, drive to the beach and play for the day… Comments (22)
	New Brew Pub in El Dorado Hills - Mraz Brewing Company DeeDee Riley El Dorado Hills Realtor (916)225-2719, DeeDee Riley Realtor - El Dorado Hills CA (Lyon Real Estate - El Dorado Hills CA) New Brew Pub in El Dorado Hills - Mraz Brewing Company Some of us in the real estate world have had the pleasure to sample owner Mike Mraz's wonderful home brews the last few years at the annual Grape Escape Event put on by Women's… Comments (11)
	58.7 BILLION DOLLAR PROFIT BY FANNIE MAE Webster, Ma Conrad Allen, Realtor (Re/Max Professional Asociates) This happened during the first quarter of this year. Fannie & Freddie borrowed about 187 million tax payer dollars in 2008 to stay in business. Fannie & Freddie guarantee almost 90% of all new mortgages in this new rising market. In this… Comments (30)
	I FOUND MY KEYS NOW WHERE'S MY CAR? Alan Kirkpatrick, Alan In Austin Texas (Austin Texas Homes) Author Florence Littauer tells a story of how she drove to a local mall one day went shopping for several hours and returned to the garage to fetch her car. On the way she realized she had left her keys in the last store she had visited… Comments (43)
	In Mulitple Offer World, does it have to be this hard? Ashley Cox, Dallas City Center Realtors (972.978.3109 www.DFWHeroes.com) Yes, bidding wars are back. Nothing is universal, but nearly every crevice of Dallas is filled with homebuyers finding themselves competing for houses due to lack of inventory. Recently, it's been incredibly frustrating for me, as an Agent, to… Comments (101)
	5 Reasons Why A Commercial Property Listing May Have Expired Michael Setunsky, Michael's Commercial Northern Virginia Commercial Real Estate (703.831.4028, http://michaelscommercial.com) 5 Reasons Why A Commercial Property Listing May Have Expired By Michael Setunsky There can be several reasons why a commercial listing hasn’t sold in Prince William County. After reviewing a number of expired listings within the County,… Comments (62)

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