On September 25, the real estate world received a shock when one of its own was kidnapped from a private home showing and found dead days later. In the wake of the terrible tragedy of the death of Beverly Carter, agents and brokers have been...
As difficult as it can be to attract new clients to your real estate business, it can be even more difficult to keep those clients. You can employ a variety of tactics to convince home buyers or sellers to use you as their agent in...
Being a high-producing REALTOR® means being organized above almost anything else. In day-to-day dealings, an agent is in contact with a myriad of personalities, each with a specific purpose for current or future business. In order to truly succeed in a business that thrives off...
As home prices in many markets across the country continue on their meteoric rise and the amount of available homes dwindles, there is hardly a market out there that isn't competitive for the buyer. With homes becoming a hotter commodity every day, sellers have been...
In the push to make homes greener, more efficient and less expensive every month, home owners are turning to leased solar panels as a solution to these issues. Leasing these earth-friendly kits has been quite in style for home owners as the process requires no...
It seems the National Association of REALTORS® is making good on its promise to promote legitimate and transparent activity for its members. The association recently called out a large Alabama real estate broker as part of a judiciary slap on the wrist for some indecent...
The California Association of REALTORS® is continuing its crusade to establish authority, respect and trust in the real estate professional sphere. Just recently, the association announced that it will begin outing members who are found to be in violation of the strict Code of Ethics...
For many experienced home owners and home buyers, the prospect of purchasing a home for your child to live in while away at college may seem like a promising one. Owning an additional property that your child can take care of and that you may...
Given enough money and technological capability, almost any amenity desired by the luxury home buyer is attainable. For these buyers the sky is the limit, and for that very reason, some REALTORS® are taking to the skies in an effort to attract luxury buyers not...
Even in the heavenly climate of California where weather tends to be rather ideal all year round, there's something about the summer months that beckons home owners to the outdoors. While many home owners focus on staging the indoor spaces of their homes to sell,...
