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A time of change can also be one of opportunity, but it sometimes takes real work to capitalize on opportunities when they arise. A season of fluctuating interest rates is one opportunity that can make a real difference for consumers, and it is a time when real estate agents can do their customers a real service.
Why Agents Are in the Right Place
Savvy consumers, whether they are homeowners or home buyers, tend to keep an eye on the state of the mortgage market. After all, interest rates are one of the …
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We’ve all seen the giant impact that mobile technology has had on our industry and continues to have as the years pass by. I saw this great infographic the other day and it reminded me entirely of how technology evolves to dramatically over the years. Sometimes it’s fascinating to look back at a device which we all used to have but has slowly become replaced with this emerging technology.
Via: Calculator.co.uk
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Special Interview: First After Both Books Are Available
I am encouraging everyone to dial in tomorrow at 2 pm Eastern (11 pm Pacific) to my interview with my good friend Michael McClure (@ProfessionalOne). The program with be aired live on his channel #RTB Radio on BlogTalkRadio at http://budurl.com/e8mu
We will be talking about my two latest books that both unexpected became available in the same week – The 2011 Swanepoel Trends Report (Realsure; soft cover; 163 pages; February 2011), and Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life (Wiley; …
Broker Profitability, Buying & Selling A Home, Economy & Housing Bubble, General, Real Estate Trends »
It may seem good to have lots of assets in one portfolio. But when it comes to actual value, many assets can be quite deceptive. The accounting profession well understands the peculiar status of “assets”. Thus, in structuring a balance sheet, they draw a distinction between “current assets” and “other assets”.
“Current assets” are generally defined as cash and items readily convertible into cash”. Holdings of securities that are traded on a major exchange would be considered as “current”. So would treasury notes and registered checks.
Real estate holdings, be they residential …
Career Development, General »
Annual conventions of professional and trade associations are usually uplifting events – rally gatherings that celebrate the achievements of the past year and pump up the attendees with enthusiasm for the future. It will be interesting to see if the yearly gathering of the National Association of Realtors, slated to assemble in Las Vegas in mid-November, will find a way to establish an exuberance of optimism among the 20,000+ members and vendors who generally attend the event.
Such a task will not be easy given the state of the real estate …
