Choosing The Right Tablet For Real Estate: RIM, Apple or Android? - 04/26/11 02:40 AM
After much anticipation, RIM has finally unveiled its latest geek toy, the Playbook, into the hands of the general public. As our latest post indicated, the competitiveness of the real estate industry requires many of us to don the latest gadgets to stay ahead of the game. Well the latest entrant certainly has a few perks that we would like to share with you, in hopes of aiding you in your decision on the latest tablet to buy.
Prior to launching to the general public, RIM’s PlayBook Tablet, met a wide mix of reviews, many of them not too impressed with … (33 comments)

Honoring Ashley Okland Through A Safer Work Life for All Real Estate Agents - 04/19/11 08:13 PM

Two weeks ago our hearts broke as news came that Ashley Okland, a beautifully spirited Iowa Realtor®, was murdered while she was showing a model townhouse. As many of you are aware Ashley was a very active member of her community, who was not only successful with her Real Estate work, but also a kind hearted woman who volunteered her time with charities.
Ashley’s murder touches a soft spot within all of us, not only was she at the young age of 27, but she was only trying to earn an honest living while she was murdered. Worse of all, … (34 comments)

Tips on How to Stay Up-to-date With The Latest Tech Tools Without Breaking The Bank - 04/14/11 11:35 PM
With the rapid advancements going on in the technology industry, it seems as though we need to dig into our pockets on a very regular basis just to keep on top with the latest trends. Now we all know that the latest ‘buzz’ devices can be very expensive and we can sometimes find it overwhelming to keep up with the costs of owning the latest ‘it’ gadget!
On our ActiveRain blog, we quite often compare the latest gadgets and one of the most common comments we receive are around how the latest gadgets are on a fellow ActiveRainer’s “wishlist” due to … (21 comments)

Godspeed Ashley Oakland - 04/11/11 02:52 PM
 
One of the most tragic reminders that we have to take every safety precautions we possibly can when it comes to fulfilling our day-to-day duties as a real estate agent. We urge you all to re-evaluate how you keep safe during open houses, while showing vacant properties and meeting new clients for the first time. Please ensure that your office/brokerage have a safety meeting in the near future so that we can all keep an eye on each other. We are more than willing to share our Realtor Safety PowerPoint slide-show for brokerages, please e-mail us or message us through … (0 comments)

Identity Theft: Watching Out For The Theft Of Children's Identities - 04/01/11 07:40 PM
Thanks to years of campaigning by privacy advocates we have all become familiar with how easy it is for our identities to be stolen, not to mention the terrible consequences of such a theft. Yet a report by Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab recently revealed that our identity theft worries should now extend to the possible identity theft of our children.
In an attempt to reveal children's vulnerability to identity theft, CyLab scanned the identities of 42,000 children in the US and found some pretty eye opening results:
·      10% of the 42,000 children have had someone else use their social security number,
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