real estate agents: Realtors What Are You Doing About Green? - 05/06/09 01:01 PM
The recent Earth Day gave the green revolution another shot up the arm.  When Earth Day started in 1970 a large number of people (20 million people one country) had already committed to celebrate it. Since then that number has exploded to 500 million (175 countries); about 7% of the world's … (10 comments)

real estate agents: The Wise Realtor. Are Ready for Tomorrow? - 03/30/09 10:45 PM
"It is impossible to predict the future." That's a statement I have made hundreds of times, both from the stage as well as in print.
 
Yet considering the most likely scenarios and then preparing for them lessens the shock when some variation of any prediction does materialize. Being caught off … (82 comments)

real estate agents: 2009 Trends Now Mobile - 03/25/09 01:37 PM
After literally hundreds and hundreds of requests to make the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report available in an audio format this has finally happened with the new edition of the Report.

Just released this week is the first ever CD set of the 160-page 2009 Trends Report published last month. The … (0 comments)

real estate agents: Survival Tips: If You Wish To Succeed In 2010, Here Are 10 Golden Rules - 03/06/09 04:07 PM
Whether you own a small real estate office or a franchise with multiple offices, real estate brokers have much in common with other small business owners during these difficult economic conditions.  This economy affects all businesses and it doesn't really matter if you are the local hair salon or the major … (4 comments)

real estate agents: TOP 10 TRENDSETTERS FOR 2008 - 01/06/09 06:04 PM
As part of the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report we also every year include a look back at the year that just passed and list the Top 10 Newsmakers, Top 10 Events and Top 10 Trendsetters for 2008. 
This week I am discussing the Trendsetters. Trendsetters are defined as those companies that … (7 comments)

real estate agents: Top 10 NEWSMAKERS of the YEAR 2008 - 12/09/08 02:12 PM
As part of the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report that is published every year during the first week of February, the research team wraps their four month study of the real estate industry by announcing the top 10 Newsmakers, Events and Trendsetters for the year.
The first list to be released is … (12 comments)

real estate agents: 5 Factors that will Shape the your Future - 11/12/08 10:22 PM
Real estate professionals need to think differently about the future. They need to do more and they need to move faster.
It has now been more than 10 years since my first book on trends, Real Estate confronts Reality, and many of the changes that we have been writing and speaking … (21 comments)

real estate agents: Information You Can Count On - 2009 Trends Report Opens for Contributions - 11/03/08 07:30 PM
Change seems to be the buzz word this year, with Barack Obama touting "Change We Need," John McCain promoting "Real Change" and even Hillary Clinton saying "Change you can count on." 
Every year the Swanepoel TRENDS Report identifies, analyzes and then details out the imminent changes that are expected to impact … (11 comments)

real estate agents: Women are the Best !! - 09/14/08 04:22 PM
Women have not only reached the top of the real estate leadership pyramid, they are proving themselves to be great leaders. Bold words, coming for a man, but my research shows that in the last couple of years women have moved into the #1 or #2 positions at many of the … (58 comments)

real estate agents: 10 Clever One-Liners that Put a Smile on Your Face - 09/14/08 01:45 PM
1. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.2. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption. 3. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital.  When … (7 comments)

real estate agents: Real Estate Trends: 5 Solutions to Increase Productivity in a Down Market - 09/12/08 12:22 PM
Although a cold chill has blown on the real estate market and sales are down across the country there are still many opportunities for quality real estate professionals. When the market was hot, every Tom, Dick and Harry wanted in - now we actually have an opportunity to separate the good … (56 comments)

real estate agents: 7 Steps to Save Your Hide of Going to Jail. - 09/11/08 03:37 PM
"Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation - especially in the suburbs," says Congresswoman Melissa Bean. The FTC receives over 250,000 reports of identity theft every year and USA Today reported that in 2007 an estimated 260 million records were stolen - that amounts to 8 records … (12 comments)

 
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