RECENT BLOG POSTS
It’s easy to find advice on how to write an effective real estate ad. A moment or two of googling will bring up more websites than you could possibly use, and they all tell you—step by step—how to write a good real estate ad. For instance, one popular site breaks ad-writing down into four simple ...
09/19/2011
September means going back to school, changes in the weather, and…the California Realtor Expo! It looks like the Expo has a good line-up of speakers this year—lots of experts talking about social media and technology, plus good stuff on marketing, closing short sales, etc. If you’re planning on a...
09/15/2011
Rockwell periodically features guest bloggers. Ryan Bukoskey is an expert on real estate finance, and he has generously contributed this post to our blog. Let’s set the record straight! We all see it—the buzz about rates hitting historic lows, while the nationwide housing market continues to suff...
09/13/2011
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Are you getting ready to take the real estate license exam, but suffering from math anxiety? Many of us tense up at the thought of dealing with numbers—a fear that some of us can trace back to childhood classrooms where we cowered at our desks, hoping the teacher wouldn’t call on us. Well, the ...
09/09/2011
Do you have a Facebook page to promote your real estate business? I don’t mean your own personal Facebook profile where you view your friends' photos and play Farmville. I mean an actual Facebook page (like Rockwell's Facebook page) to promote your real estate business. No? You should, and here’s...
09/07/2011
The writers at Rockwell get asked a lot of questions about taking the Washington or California real estate exam. If you’re wondering what the most common question is, the answer might surprise you. It isn’t anything about the most arcane topics of property law, but rather: “Can I bring a calculat...
09/06/2011
Here at Rockwell, we're all excited about the Labor Day weekend! For us, Labor Day means two things: 1) the end of summer [well, maybe we're not excited about this part], and 2) a day off from work. But we realized that we take Labor Day for granted--we weren't even sure why we get a 3-day wee...
09/02/2011
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Washington loan limits are set to drop, as they are in California and states across the country. That’s bad news for buyers who want conforming or FHA loans. But there’s some good news for veteran home buyers: the Veterans Administration recently announced that VA loan limits will stay the same f...
08/31/2011
We think getting your California real estate broker's license is a great idea. But if you’re not sure where to begin, we’re here to help. Of course, since this is Rockwell’s first blog post, we should probably introduce ourselves first and explain why we’re here. We’ve been a real estate school...
08/30/2011
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Rockwell Institute Real Estate Education
Rockwell Institute is a real estate school and publisher since 1974, and we've trained thousands of real estate students in Washington and California. We've learned a lot over the years about getting a real estate license and studying for license exams, and we've often got news about changes in real estate laws and regulations. So we’ll let our writers and instructors share some of their wisdom and pass on the answers to some of our common student questions.