There is a cross-purpose covenant that has the National Association of Realtors and its local association and its members in a pickle. The NAR and the local associations naturally see as one of their primary goals, increasing membership. What drives that is somewhat hid
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07/27/2015
Life Thoughts Throughout most of my life, I've been one of those who keeps in contact with friends. Those I grew up with, those who moved away, those I went to college with, old girlfriends, clients...everyone. I suppose I'm sort of the Joel Osteen of real estate. My message to my f
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07/17/2015
This is not the home mentioned in this blog, but it is a fine example of good landscaping When Patty and I moved to Dallas about ten years ago, I had sold two residential agencies -- one in Galveston and the other in Houston. My real estate career, at that point spanned almost forty years. Whe
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07/14/2015
The Metrotex Association of Realtors serves the major part of what is known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The number of Realtor members is about 15,000. I'm a member of the Budget and Finance Committee, and we meet several times a year. You learn a lot working with all of the component
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07/08/2015
Someday, I'd like to hold an employer-required class for real estate service company employees to reveal to them a number of things that they've either never been taught or never bothered to consider. One of those things I would like to drive home, and then drive home again, is that the real e
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07/02/2015
