The Power Broker Roundtable is brought to you by the National Association of REALTORS® and Rei Mesa, NAR’s Special Liaison for Large Firm Relations. Watch for this column each month, where we address broker issues, concerns and milestones. Moderator: Rei Mesa, Special Liaison for Large Firm Relations, NAR, and President/CEO, Prudential Florida Real Estate Services [...]
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The NAR Power Broker Roundtable: Re-evaluating Operational Expenses: Is This the Time to Reinvest—and Where?
April 21, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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NAR Gains Key Acquisition in SentriLock
As of December 2011, the official lockbox provider of The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is 100 percent owned by NAR, the organization has announced. Now directly accountable to the real estate community it serves, SentriLock, LLC, as the official lockbox provider for NAR, will continue to focus on providing high-quality, technologically innovative solutions that [...]
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April 20, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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REALTOR Rally to Highlight Midyear Legislative Meetings
Given the importance of the real estate market in today’s economic environment, REALTORS® will make their voices heard in Washington, D.C., next month at the National Association of REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, May 14-19. More than 9,000 participants from across the country are expected to attend. As a highlight of this year’s [...]
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April 18, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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A House That Time Forgot
(MCT)—Crossing the threshold into the grand entry hall of the Mediterranean-style house in Beverly Hills is like stepping into a time capsule. Up for sale for the first time since it was built in 1925 for its original owners, the elegantly understated house — listed at .5 million — doesn’t ooze wealth so much as [...]
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April 17, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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Rand on Real Estate: Investment Properties and Management Companies
Greg Rand (@gsrand), CEO of OwnAmerica and host of Rand on Real Estate on 770 WABC, takes a call from a listener from New Jersey. After listening to the show, the caller is now wondering if she should sell her first home, but unsure if she can deal with being a landlord. Greg gives his [...]
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April 16, 2012 Posted in Home Improvement
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Real Estate Q&A: Is 2012 the Year to Buy?
(MCT)—QUESTION: With the market up and down and with elections on the horizon, my husband and I are unsure about whether we should buy a home. We don’t want to wait too long and have prices go back up. What are your thoughts on buying in 2012? —Emalita ANSWER: Buy. The housing market is nearing [...]
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April 16, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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Some Economists Say High Gas Prices Triggered Housing Crisis
A new study by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Oregon State University suggests that the U.S. housing crisis that started in 2007 and eventually led to a worldwide financial crisis was triggered by rapidly rising gas prices. Economic bubbles have a long history – from the Dutch tulip mania in the 1600s [...]
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April 15, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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Increase Business, Surpass Goals with Sought-After Training Program, Beginning April 16
“The market is already changing and the real estate professionals that are most prepared to deal with that change are the ones that are going to thrive.” That’s the perspective of Jared James, one of the industry’s most sought-after trainers, who will be launching his next 6-month coaching series, “Jump Start,” beginning April 16. Through [...]
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April 14, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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HomeServices of America Acquires Prudential Northwest Realty Associates
HomeServices of America, Inc.™, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, recently announced the acquisition of Seattle-based Prudential Northwest Realty Associates. Originally established in 1942, Prudential Northwest Realty joined the Prudential Real Estate affiliate network in 1990 and is their largest affiliate in the state of Washington, with more than 350 sales associates in six offices. In 2011, [...]
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April 14, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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Court Approves Historic $25 Billion Servicing Settlement
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia Rosemary Collyer signed documents to approve the billion mortgage servicing settlement with the nation’s top five mortgage servicers: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Ally Financial. “Yesterday’s court approval of the historic billion mortgage servicing settlement is a victory [...]
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April 13, 2012 Posted in Real Estate
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