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Steve Rodgers Attends the Asian Real Estate Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii
The AREAA (Asian Real Estate Association of America) held a Global Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 21-23, 2013 to showcase the U.S. and Asia Real Estate and Investment prospects. President and CEO of Real Living Lifestyles, Steve Rodgers, attended the Summit to learn more about the Asian market and how his brokerage can maximize [...]

Real Living Lifestyles Shows Tremendous Growth in San Diego Business Journal?s Newest Report
The San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) keeps their readers on the cutting edge of today?s economic scene by focusing on all San Diego business changes and profiling smaller businesses that are moving forward quickly. Recently SDBJ declared Real Living Lifestyles as one of the top 5 real estate companies in San Diego. Out of those [...]

PRUDENTIAL NETWORK REALTY?S DENNIS AND KATHY LANG HELP RAISE MORE THAN $600 AT THE ART OF YOGA EVENT
JACKSONVILLE, FL. (June 13, 2013) ? Prudential Network Realty sales professionals Dennis and Kathy Lang, a husband and wife team from the company?s Beaches office in Atlantic Beach, recently participated in The Art of Yoga at the J. Johnson Gallery in Jacksonville Beach. The charity event raised more than $600 to benefit the Museum of Contemporary Art [...]

CENTURY 21 New Millennium?s 9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in Full Swing to Benefit Children?s National Medical Center
RISMEDIA, June 17, 2013 ? Golfers from communities across the D.C. Metro region are coming together today in Haymarket, Virginia to have fun and raise money for Children?s National Medical Center.  CENTURY 21 New Millennium?s 9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament kicked off at noon at the Dominion Valley Country Club.  The 150 golfers and other attendees expected to attend will also help [...]

How to Maximize Your Real Estate Business during National Homeownership Month
Education. Guidance. Support. According to Don Perron, broker/owner of Realty Executives Select in Lafayette, La., these three simple words are the foundation toward helping clients achieve the American dream of homeownership. And as we make our way through National Homeownership Month, they should be the rallying cry of real estate professionals across the board. The [...]

New Safety Article: Key Component for Safety Toolbox
NAR PULSE?Learn if something important is missing from your safety “toolbox.” Safety expert Tracey Hawkins, aka “the Safety Lady,” helps REALTORS® recognize that small inner voice, your gut, and how to turn it into one of your best kept weapons against violence. New articles will be posted now until September, so check back often. This [...]

April Home Prices Surge Nearly 7 Percent
Home prices are on the rise; the most recent FNC Residential Price Index? (RPI) shows U.S home prices made a climb of nearly 7 percent from March to April, the largest price acceleration since June 2012. What is the driving force behind this acceleration? One possible cause may be the rising seasonal demand as we [...]

Supreme Court Will Review Key Federal Fair Housing Statute
The following is a statement by NAACP Legal Defense Fund?s President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Mount Holly v. Mount Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc. We call on the Court to use this case as an opportunity to continue our nation?s progress to ensure that all families [...]

Move?s Find App Goes Live for MRED
Move, Inc., recently announced that its FIND Application has gone live with Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) in Chicago. Additionally, it has signed FIND agreements with two industry leading MLSs: MLS Property Information Network, Inc. (MLS PIN) in Boston, and San Francisco Association of REALTORS® (SFAR) in San Francisco. These three agreements will provide an [...]

Home Buyers? Biggest Mistakes and Other Traps to Avoid
(MCT)?Marianne Cusato?s new book ?The Just Right Home? (Workman, $12.95) deals with a question that?s more complicated than it might seem: Where should I live? The book mixes personal finance advice, self-help and tips for navigating the real estate market. At a time when the economy and housing bust have made it tougher to get [...]

Coldwell Banker Real Estate Announces New Franchise Affiliate in New York City
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC recently announced that The Bellmarc Group has joined the Coldwell Banker® franchise system in the flagship market of Manhattan. Led by owners Neil Binder, Anthony DeGrotta and Larry Friedman, Coldwell Banker The Bellmarc Group will now do business as Coldwell Banker Bellmarc and Coldwell Banker AC Lawrence, with a combined [...]

2013 Mid-Year Outlook: Economic Growth on the Road to ?Normal?
The U.S. may be well into a prolonged period of steady economic growth, but it hasn?t yet reached its full potential, according to Fannie Mae?s (FNMA/OTC) Economic & Strategic Research Group. Fiscal headwinds are expected to keep growth to below 2.0 percent for the first half of the year, with gradual strengthening in the second [...]

MarketVideos.com Provides Turnkey Video Content Solution for REALTORS®
Launch of video creation portal enables agents to educate local buyers and sellers about local market activity, and provide video tips Promo code offers RISMedia readers free access until July 4. REALTORS® looking to attract buyers and sellers with localized video, right down to the zip code, now have an affordable solution. Hyper-local and agent [...]

Builder Confidence Hits 7-Year High, New Home Sales Rising
In continuing signs the housing market is on the upswing, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes hit a significant milestone in June, surging eight points to a reading of 52 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released this week. Any reading over 50 indicates that more [...]

Rising Home Prices: Coming Soon to Your Town?
The housing market is on the road to recovery and you know what that means: There is more good news to be shared and celebrated in the industry. According to reports from Kiplinger, 12 metropolitan areas fared the best in 2012, thanks to below-average unemployment rates, an improving economy and increased buyer confidence. All of [...]

Ask the Experts: Staying one Step Ahead
The following Ask the Experts Q & A features advice from Doug Breaker, the president and CEO of Homefinder.com. Q: How can agents stay one step ahead in a rapidly evolving industry? A: With low inventory and low interest rates, the market is heating up, and heating up fast. For agents and brokers, the last [...]

2013 Mid-Year Outlook: Economic Growth on the Road to ?Normal?
The U.S. may be well into a prolonged period of steady economic growth, but it hasn?t yet reached its full potential, according to Fannie Mae?s (FNMA/OTC) Economic & Strategic Research Group. Fiscal headwinds are expected to keep growth to below 2.0 percent for the first half of the year, with gradual strengthening in the second [...]

Prudential Connecticut Realty Named One of Prudential Real Estate?s Top Companies
Prudential Connecticut Realty, located in Wallingford, Conn., was recently recognized with the Gibraltar Circle Award as one of the Top 50 companies in the Prudential Real Estate network. The company, which ranked number three, received the award during Prudential Real Estate?s annual Gibraltar Circle Award retreat held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. ?We are proud to [...]

Diggin? In: Feng Shui for Your Garden
(MCT)?Is your garden calling out to you to do something and you are not sure what to do first? Feng shui practitioner Bonnie Primm of Norfolk, Va., has some simple solutions. ?We all need to start with what we have and some idea of what we want because time and money and the largest piece [...]

ERA Real Estate and RealBiz Media Launch Property Video Microsites
ERA Real Estate, an innovative leader in real estate franchising, and RealBiz Media Group Inc., a leading technology provider of real estate marketing, have collaborated to produce a consumer-focused video player for real estate listings that increases online visibility for each property. ERA Real Estate is the first franchise to deploy an automated system to [...]