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5 Inexpensive Home Updates to Complete before Listing Your Home By Lisa Johnson Sevajian   RISMEDIA, August 11, 2011—There is no perfect formula for selling your home efficiently, but by following these five tips prior to listing you can increase your chances to cl...

Seven Out of 10 Renters Say Owning a Home Is a Top Priority RISMEDIA, July 8, 2011-Most Americans still believe that owning a home is a solid financial decision, and a majority of renters aspire to homeownership as a long-term goal. According to the 2011 National Housing Pulse Survey released rec...

Housing Affordability Rises to Record Levels RISMedia, May 28 2011-Nationwide housing affordability during the first quarter of 2011 rose to its highest level in the more than 20 years it has been measured, according to National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (...

8 Tactics to Get Noticed across Time Zones By Cindy Fauth RISMedia, May 19, 2011-If your goal is to generate leads and referrals from international home buyers or sellers, it's a sound strategy to stand out from the crowd. To reach that goal, jump-start your marketing initiatives with no-cost, lo...

 In traveling around the country to real estate conventions and sales seminars over the past year I've discovered that the knowledge of QR Codes (Quick Response Barcodes) and the extent of their use in real estate is varied from region to region.  Many agents don't even know what they are, but th...

Build an Action Plan - How to Attract Global Buyers RISMEDIA, May 12, 2011- You don't have to travel the world to be a global agent. Nor do you have to find foreign investors shopping for properties here. Global business also includes ethnic immigrant communities, naturalized citizens who retain ...

Simple Tips to Prevent House Fires RISMEDIA, May 9, 2011-Every year home electrical problems cause more than 28,000 house fires and massive property damage. Electrical wiring is the root cause of many of these fires, of which countless could have been prevented. May is Electrical Safety Month. MX...

Build Your Business on Substance and Results By Margaret Kelly RISMEDIA, May 5, 2011-With the market we have today, consumers desperately need an experienced real estate agent for the largest financial transaction most of them will ever make. They want to know they're working with a skilled, trus...

Home Buyers Shun ‘Fixer-Uppers' By Kathleen Lynn RISMEDIA, May 2, 2011-(MCT)-In the overheated housing market of five years ago, buyers often felt they had to accept homes in woeful condition. But these days, most look at "as-is" properties and say, "No thanks." "I try to stay away from things th...

Top Tips to Avoid Online Scams RISMEDIA, April 28, 2011-Like the TV commercials say, "Free is better." The only problem with the Internet is that it's not always free, and sometimes the price can be steeper than you'd ever want to pay. That's the warning offered from Todd Drowlette, Chairman of c...