When President George W. Bush in mid-February signed into law a $150 billion federal economic stimulus package, he gave the lenders something they’ve had trouble finding during the credit crunch: buyers for their big home loans.

The United States is adding one person every 13 seconds.  For real estate professionals, the country’s continuing strong growth is a good sign in today’s challenging times.

Fast takes on the latest real estate news.

Charm radiates throughout the beautiful old house your clients just bought — but so does cold air in the winter and hot air in the summer. Should you suggest that your clients increase the energy efficiency of their house?

With no incumbent running for president in 2008, the primaries will present voters with more choices than they’ve seen in many years. Given their diversity of views on housing and other key issues, Realtors® of every political stripe are likely to find someone they can agree with.

Selling big for little: Franchise structure offers brokers affordable regions.

Your residential business is in the doldrums, so now might be a good time to start a commercial division. Such a move could help you diversify your operations to create a new income stream for future growth.

Henry Pham is attempting to tackle a long-standing challenge in the residential real estate industry: keeping associates and their clients together for life.

Learn from one broker's efforts to balance compensation more fairly and increase the profitability of his brokerage at the same time.

Buyers have energy efficiency on their minds, but they still like their big houses and multiple cars, too. Almost 60 percent of home buyers are prepared to spend more for a house with an oversized garage, and almost 40 percent would do the same to get a house that’s ready for cable or satellite TV, NAR research shows.