If you want to be at the leading edge of the latest trend, you'll want to get up to speed on distance learning. If you embrace the technique, you'll be able to earn your continuing education credits without leaving your house, and you'll never again have to cram in your classes at the eleventh hour at some out-of-the-way hotel ballroom.
Two real estate salespeople decided to launch the Clarence Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making Seeing Eye and service dogs more available to people with visual and physical disabilities.
To see the NeighborWorks program in action and how real estate practitioners play an integral role in turning communities around, you can look at Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Salisbury, Md.
Real estate practitioners across the country are joining hands with community-based groups to take the American Dream of homeownership to urban and rural areas that were once considered last resorts. They're also finding it profitable working with low- to moderate-income buyers.
You've been at showings and closings all day and spent most of the evening catching up on paperwork. But it's not too late for you to check how your portfolio did today or get an analysis of the latest Wall Street news.
The 2,700 real estate practitioners involved in Realty Watch, a crime prevention network in suburban Vancouver, work with local police to keep their communities safe in emergencies.
It's basic stuff, but a little etiquette goes a long way. Monica Klein, a salesperson with Chicago-based Coldwell Banker--Kahn Realty, offers eight easy ways to maintain smooth relations with your colleagues.
Mortgage Bankers Association of America's study found consumer confusion and unanticipated fees. Also, HUD moves to protect senior citizens from unnecessary fees.
Latter & Blum of New Orleans and C.J. Brown real estate company of Baton Rouge recently bought a new van for the New Orleans Museum of Art's Van Go Museum-on-Wheels program. The real estate companies, along with a local TV station, has supported the program for eight years.
You've heard the expression going the extra mile. But how about an extra 7,000 miles for a charity? That's what Doug Stone, a salesperson with RE/MAX–First Choice Real Estate, Westboro, Mass., did last fall.
It seems everyone in the lending business, from local mortgage brokers to secondary market agencies, is posting loan qualification information on the Web. But several issues are making real estate professionals leery of these sites.
Working with foreign buyers requires extra legwork but will be rewarding and lucrative, say experts. What are some of the differences you may encounter working with recent immigrants?
NAR hooked residential salesperson Linda Martin up with a financial planner, who told her how to cut, save, and invest. Today, she reports that after considerable suffering, she is feeling positive about her financial future and has taken steps to avoid common pitfalls.
If you are just starting to work with immigrant buyers and are a little skittish about customs or have doubts about your skills, take a look at some of these quick tips for improving your foreign relations.
You--today's salespeople--are becoming more independent-minded entrepreneurs. Top producers, for instance, are starting to take on some of the responsibilities--like advertising and marketing--they were once content to leave up to their brokers. In the long run, such a revolution could mean they're getting ready to jump ship and set up and staff their own shops.
You helped elect a pro-business Congress that's favorable to homeownership, small business, and real estate. The real estate industry should be safe from radical proposals from either the left or the right for at least two years.
HUD placed a nationwide moratorium on FHA 203(k) investor loans. Also, homeownership continues to be America's most popular investment, FHA loan limits increase, and Fannie Mae's NAACP grant advances homebuyer education.
