Number of real estate agents dwindling May 4, 2009
Some agents that have made a career at selling real estate also are finding it harder to stay in the business. According to Prudential Locations, 70 percent of residential real estate agents on O'ahu last year made two or fewer sales, while about half of this group, 36 percent, had no sales. (Honolulu Advertiser)
USA's Yesterdays: Henry Wheeler Shaw: Otherwise known as 'Josh Billings' May 3, 2009
At long last settling down, Shaw became a leading light of that upstate city, selling real estate, auctioneering, serving on the city council, planning community events and, in 1859, organizing a local baseball club. But a staid civic life was not for him. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Why the West is Boyle'd Apr 28, 2009
A generation of Americans learned the wrong jobs: selling real estate, processing mortgages, and selling cheap imports from China at shopping malls. The cleverest among them got business degrees and learned to trade derivatives. (Asia Times Online)
Story » Apr 28, 2009
He has been sober for 16 months now, living in San Diego, selling real estate and informally coaching the quarterbacks at Grossmont College. Draft season has always been the worst few months of the year -- too many bad memories -- but for the first time in 10 years, he says, it isn't so painful. (ESPN -- Football)
Laid-off UPMC worker finds a new job Apr 19, 2009
He was selling real estate in an imploding market for houses. He, too, has landed another job, with a company specializing in home sale closings. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Ackman's Rich Reputation May Get Marked Down in $2 Billion War With Target Apr 17, 2009
Ackmans brand of investing -- pushing companies to make changes, whether selling real estate, repurchasing stock or putting themselves up for sale to boost the share price -- works best when markets are rising. In the longest U.S. recession since the Great Depression, many of his rivals have pulled back from such tactics until the crisis passes. (Bloomberg)
Obituary: Patricia Alden White Apr 17, 2009
The combination of her intuitive sense of people and her wonderful esthetic sense of style, architecture and personal environment allowed her to make buying or selling real estate a joy for her clients. She closed on her last sale in December 2008. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
OutrageousAgents.com™ Offers New Way for Consumers to Review and Rate Realtors and Real Estate Agents Apr 17, 2009
The site also aggregates news related to buying and selling real estate. "Realtors and real estate agents have, for too long, received a pass when it comes to their fees and ethics. Those days are now over," said founder Andrew Colton, a former ABC News Correspondent. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Tawny Kitaen settles fraud suit against ex Apr 16, 2009
Kitaen accused Cyburt of taking money from her brokerage account, writing checks in her name and selling real estate that she owned. The actress was featured in several 1980s heavy metal music videos, starred with Tom Hanks in the 1984 comedy "Bachelor Party," and recently appeared in VH1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.". (MSNBC -- News)
Keen Consultants, the Real Estate Division of KPMG Corporate Finance LLC to Market State-of-the-Art Video Production/Recording Studio/New Media Center Apr 8, 2009
Keen has had extensive experience solving complex problems and evaluating and selling real estate, leases and businesses. Keen, a leader in identifying strategic investors and partners for businesses, has consulted with hundreds of clients nationwide, and evaluated and disposed of more than 20,000 properties containing nearly 2 billion sq. ft. across the country. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Family continues a century-long tradition Apr 7, 2009
With my parents as partners, it really helps, they take care of the cattle during the week when I'm selling real estate and I do the showing and records. From the beginning, Phil has focused a lot of energy on improving his herd's genetics. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Goodbye Dog River, hello dog-eat-dog stage Apr 4, 2009
In a sense, he says, the "mystique of selling real estate, of property and selling period" has been "the central tenet of [American] culture." The play's characters, Levene included, he adds, are "arguably on the shadier, greyer" side of the real-estate world, lying, cheating and stealing their way to commissions. "But again, on another level, this sense of, 'I sell a house that becomes a home to a family, that becomes a community, that becomes a country that is the leading country in the world'... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Fairfield, Conn. files $75m suit against Madoff, family Apr 1, 2009
Fairfield officials this week also obtained a temporary restraining order that prevents Madoff, his relatives, and executives with Fairfield Greenwich, Maxam, and other firms that allegedly fed Madoff's fund from selling real estate, personal property, and financial accounts. The assets of Madoff's investment company have already been frozen in a deal with federal regulators and a receiver was appointed to manage the firm's financial affairs. (Boston Globe)
Bargain home prices attract investors, novices Mar 30, 2009
"I'll aim to do five or six of these a year, in between selling real estate, and life is good.". A broker-associate with Windermere Welcome Home in San Ramon, Hagley has been buying and flipping houses since 2002, when she used her credit card to buy a $55,000 Palm Springs property that she sold three years later for about $200,000. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Changes the Chidesters have made to bring a Western style into their home include a new front door, Spanish floor tile and a Clay Pot shade of paint on the formerly white walls. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Mar 28, 2009
After selling real estate for 26 years and remodeling a number of homes in the Phoenix area, Chidester has found to pays to be patient when it comes to home renovations. It took us four years to get everything done at their Green Valley home, including a new brick wall in the backyard, he says. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Generic and 14th Grade to perform this weekend Mar 27, 2009
"Glengarry Glen Ross," written by David Mamet, legendary playwright known for his contribution to the screenplay for the 1997 film "Wag the Dog," focuses on a group of businessmen in the '80s selling real estate. "The play is very relevant to the economic times that we're in today," said director Joe Parsons, a junior and international affairs major. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Originality rules in Wisconsin? Not in new slogan Mar 24, 2009
The phrase also has been used by a small lodge in Montana, a 2007 religious conference for women in Florida, as the name of several books and blogs and by companies selling real estate, baseball caps and nutritional supplements. In addition, at least six Internet domain names use variations of the phrase. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
How Effective Is Your Listing Presentation? Mar 23, 2009
"Mr. and Mrs. Seller, I am taping our conversation today for two reasons. The first is to help my team members and me follow through on each and every thing we discuss regarding your desires and our commitments to you regarding the sale of your home. The second is that I am constantly working to improve my skill in selling real estate, just as a golf professional at the top of his game continues to study his swing. My speaking and selling skills are like my golf swing. By working to be the best,... (RealtyTimes)
Ask Dr. Real Estate: Are Open Houses A Waste of My Valuable Time? Mar 23, 2009
One of the secrets to success in selling real estate is to put yourself in situations where you are in eye ball to eye ball contact with people who are potential buyers or sellers ... When I was actively selling real estate I liked open houses so much I occasionally volunteered to take them for other Realtor's listings. (RealtyTimes)
Foreclosures are bad now but not like the late '80s Mar 18, 2009
"It's probably not an exaggeration to say that if you were to look at the market (in the late 1980s), that 80 percent of the homes on the market were probably foreclosures," said Jerry Moses, an associate broker in Wasilla with Prudential Jack White/Vista Real Estate who started selling real estate in 1983. During those years, home prices plummeted by as much as 50 percent, he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Simplify to Multiply: Do Less and Make More Mar 17, 2009
Now, you may say, "But Denise, you're not actively selling real estate. That wouldn't work if you were." When I was actively selling real estate, I did the exact same thing. Back in those days, I ran the same kind of simplified schedule. (RealtyTimes)
'We're in an industrial revolution' Mar 6, 2009
On the other hand, if you re in business selling real estate, clearly there s a dip. Real estate will come back; it always does. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
GENERAL GROWTH RECEIVES MALL BIDS Mar 4, 2009
General Growth is negotiating with lenders and selling real estate to remain solvent. The company last week said it has 1. (New York Post -- Business)
Cougars Select Seven for Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Mar 3, 2009
selling real estate; Peter Koech - Set the world record in the 3,000m steeplechase in 1989, following a brilliant WSU career that included five Pacific-10 Conference titles and 11 NCAA All-America certificates. Silver medalist in the 1988 Olympics in the steeple. (Wsucougars.com)
How the Stimulus Can Help Your Business Feb 27, 2009
If I were selling real estate now: 1. I d become an expert on every element of the plan as it relates to the housing market in general and my market specifically. (Realtor Magazine Online)
The PG's cartoon marks a milestone Feb 22, 2009
Second Place Kicked out of North Park, Mother Goose takes a job selling real estate at Idlewild Park. Jay Lynch, Upper St. Clair. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Prince William County Virginia Real Estate: Goodbye Gloom and Doom...Hello Sunshine Feb 21, 2009
At Village Real Estate, we will negotiate through every step of buying and selling real estate in todays fast paced market. You can count on us to have your interest as our focus. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Suncadia's top dog looks ahead at 2009 and beyond Feb 20, 2009
Despite a serious slowdown in real estate, there are still people buying and selling real estate, said Korth, who came to Suncadia last fall. I left southern California for the opportunity at what Suncadia is going to be one day. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Yuma artist creates electric art in the big city Feb 19, 2009
These days she lives in downtown Phoenix, and when she isn't behind the easel, she's out selling real estate. Her specialty is anything urban and funky, especially lofts or any home that's "not cookie-cutter.". (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Bin Laden's Hide-out? Geographers Point The Way Feb 18, 2009
Bin Laden's Hide-out. Geographers Urge US To Search Three Structures In Pakistan For Bin Laden. (Science Daily)
Let 'The Real Housewives' cult turn your brain to mush Feb 18, 2009
Seacoast Pop Culture. Seacoast Pop Culture. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Builders and Financiers Partner on Environmentally Responsible Buildings Feb 18, 2009
"We have been buying and selling real estate in Las Vegas for a decade and the Carson property represents a great opportunity to set a new standard for property redevelopment in converting a 1960's vintage, functionally obsolete, energy-wasting building, with a great floor plate and superior location, into a state of the art LEED rated facility," said Anthony W. "Tony" Thompson, Chairman and CEO of Thompson National Properties. The fund's partners identified the vintage 1965 building as an... (RealtyTimes)
UCLA geographers urge US to search three structures in Pakistan for bin Laden Feb 18, 2009
So they looked for buildings that could house someone taller than 6'4" and were surrounded by walls more than 9 feet tall (both as judged by mid-afternoon shadows depicted on the satellite imagery), and that had more than three rooms, space separating them from nearby structures, electricity and a thick tree canopy. Only three structures fit the criteria. The buildings also appeared to be the best fortified and among the largest in Parachinar. Two are clearly residences, the study states. The... (EurekAlert!)
Skilled workers snap up ski jobs Feb 18, 2009
"In our ski school, former instructors who moved into selling real estate or went into the mortgage industry came back to earn more money.". Emptier slopes, less crowded classesIn December, Vail Resorts Inc. said it was laying off about 50 workers and eliminating nearly 100 vacant posts due to a drop in advance bookings. (MSNBC -- Business)
Agents provocateur Feb 15, 2009
The agent, who has been selling real estate for less than two years, says he was drawn to the business because he sees an opportunity for someone with creative ideas to gain an advantage. "I sat and looked around for an industry where complacency would give someone with an entrepreneurial mind an edge," he says. (Globe and Mail)
Jessica book sales fall short Feb 14, 2009
ve been selling real estate for 10 years. I. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Randall Franks: Truth, nothing but the truth Feb 14, 2009
Barney decides to take on selling real estate and the Taylors are considering selling their house and buying another in the same episode. Andy neglects to mention the little odds and ends wrong with the house until Opie brings these things to the attention of the buyers. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Manpower building on sale block Feb 14, 2009
Jim Barry III, president of , Milwaukee, said it is not unusual for companies to seek bids and raise capital by selling real estate assets. My initial reaction is there are still plenty of institutional investors who have cash looking for good properties, said Dan Jessup, president of /Apex Commercial, Brookfield. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Georgia Law Chills Latino Home-Buying Market Feb 8, 2009
After most of his deals fell through, Felipe Bernal, a Congolese refugee who has been selling real estate in Norcross for nearly two years, was in Los Angeles last week. He was meeting clients who want to invest in or relocate to Georgia. (Yahoo News -- Latinos & Hispanics)
Good Morning, Afghanistan Feb 8, 2009
"[A]nyone buying and selling real estate in Florida in the middle of the decade must have known that the system was essentially a confidence game," Packer writes. New York, Feb. 9The on Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, the US Airways pilot behind the "miracle on the Hudson," explains how the military-trained pilot may be one of the last of his kind. (Slate)
Selling Your Home in a Declining Market Feb 8, 2009
For special reports and money saving tips when buying or selling real estate, log onto: FindRichardOnline. com. (RealtyTimes)
The Power of "I Can Help!" Feb 8, 2009
Jennifer began her writing career after ten years of selling real estate successfully in Denver, Colorado. She was dismayed at the low level of professionalism she frequently encountered in the real estate industry and, with her "soulful" message, hopes to encourage the real estate community to self-correct the negative stereotypes of the profession. (RealtyTimes)
Want to buy some foreclosed property? Hop on the bus Mar 31, 2008
While this venture is new, Delapaz, Garrett Wadford and Roger Robles have been buying and selling real estate, including some foreclosures, for several years. Delapaz and Wadford met Robles at a foreclosure seminar a few months ago and the three decided to found the Jacksonville Beach company together. (Florida Times-Union)
Foreclosures change agents' role Mar 28, 2008
Selling real estate has always involved the most delicate kind of negotiations involving agents, sellers and buyers. But in recent months, that vocation has become more challenging, as wave after wave of mortgage defaults continue to shake the foundations of a nationwide and even worldwide financial system. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Not About To Shirk From Work Mar 21, 2008
In particular, Burnard notes, selling real estate offers flexible hours and a decent salary or commissions. Also, sales can be an easily transferable skill. (Investors Business Daily)
Developing Supplemental Revenue Streams in a Down Real Estate Market Mar 19, 2008
What if you could develop revenue streams related to your real estate business, but not in the form of commissions associated with buying and selling real estate. These revenue streams would not detract from your real estate career, but instead leverage the time, money, learning and expertise you have developed as a real estate agent. (RealtyTimes)
Super-dad built a foundation Mar 17, 2008
When Ray wasn't on shift at the firehouse, he was selling real estate, installing cabinets or shooting wedding videos. His buddies at the station joked that he drove a cab from one job to the next to pick up a fare. (The Palm Beach Post)
Mortgage Pre-Approval versus Mortgage Pre-Qualification Mar 15, 2008
Based upon my experiences in selling real estate since 1971, and helping buyers obtain mortgage financing, Mortgage Pre-Qualification is generally a process where a buyer contacts a Mortgage Lender/Mortgage Representative, often on the telephone, who then asks the buyer to provide some information. The information requested involves a current address and how long living there, a social security number and permission to order a credit report, annual income and hopefully the amount of down... (RealtyTimes)
Vilano town center on hold Mar 9, 2008
Browning said the market is the worst she's ever seen in 30 years of selling real estate. "Some of the will to buy (property) is gone," she said. (The St. Augustine Record)
Review: 'B.C.' silly but great to look at Mar 8, 2008
That assumption is based on the obviously superior dental coverage in "10,000 B.C.," which, despite taking place a full 11,905 years before the invention of novocaine, features entire tribes of men and women with teeth so white and straight they could be selling real estate in Walnut Creek. Yes, that was a cheap shot, but see if you're not taking a few yourself after sitting through "10,000 B.C.," a film that somehow makes the beginning of the Mesolithic period look as dreamy and romantic as... (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Daily American’s Spotlight on Business: Abby Real Estate Mar 8, 2008
Readers might be surprised to learn that there's a biochemist selling real estate right here in West Frankfort. But Abby Stewart, the broker/owner of Abby Real Estate, the focus of this week's Spotlight on Business, graduated from SIU in 1996 with a degree in just that academically rigorous field. (West Frankfort Daily American, IL)
Younger & Clay Auction tops at annual MPAAC Show. Mar 7, 2008
" National Auctioneers Association President Tommy Williams presented a seminar on " Selling Real Estate at Auction. Do you want to sell for 1 year or 10 years. (Cameron Observer, MO)
CHAD DUNDAS: Favre's exit leaves NFL short on personality Mar 5, 2008
If Favre came out of Southern Miss today, bad mechanics and devil-may-care attitude and all, would he have ended up selling real estate or coaching high school ball somewhere. Even with guys as talented as Brady Quinn, Matt Leinart and Jamarcus Russell waiting in the wings and prospects like Matt Ryan, Brian Brohm and Joe Flacco prepping for draft, it seems unlikely that the current culture will produce another guy like Favre any time soon. (Missoulian, MT)
Free ads on craigslist a boon to some businesses Mar 5, 2008
Craigslist, which got its start in San Francisco in the mid-1990s, is revolutionizing the way local businesses, brokers and property managers are buying and selling real estate and merchandise, leasing offices, filling jobs and tackling other tasks. It has been just over three years since Albany was added to the growing list of communities that are plugged into craigslist, which today totals 450 cities in all 50 states and in 50 countries. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Lake is a sanctuary for busy couple Mar 4, 2008
Kathleen Pericas, of Prudential Georgia Realty and a resident of Fairfield Plantation, has been selling real estate for 30 years. "We're a gated golf and lake community of over 1,500 homes just a 45-minute drive from Atlanta. There are three lakes, including Lake Tara, which is a 300-acre ski and boating lake. There's a beach with beach house, dockside marina and restaurant, a recreation center with pool and miniature golf, 18-hole golf course and country club with tennis courts, swimming pool... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ask Dr. Real Estate: How Much Togetherness Can A Girl Take? Mar 3, 2008
Question: I started selling real estate several years ago after my husband and I became "empty nesters." I love it and I have carved out a pretty good niche for myself working with senior citizens who are relocating into and out of our area ... When I was actively selling real estate as my second career after retiring from the Air Force, my wife and I worked together as a team. (RealtyTimes)
Q&A with Bill Jennings, Ames realtor Mar 2, 2008
Jennings, 35, has been selling real estate for 10 years. His wife, Traci, just joined his Re/Max business, Bill Jennings Real Estate Group, in the past year. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
InBev Fourth-Quarter Profit Doubles on Brazil, Eastern Europe Beer Sales Feb 28, 2008
Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- InBev NV, the world's largest brewer, said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on gains from selling real estate and higher sales in Brazil and eastern Europe. Net income rose to 900 million euros ($1. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Using property data Feb 27, 2008
Nothing has a greater role in buying and selling real estate than the price, so determining a property's likely market value is easily the most important - and difficult - task. Correctly assessing value is doubly important now, when quoted and/or advertised prices provided by real estate agencies can be less than dependable when trying to estimate the final sale price. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Watch Living History Lesson Feb 26, 2008
The last few years I have been selling real estate. I was born in 1923 and raised on the farm southwest of Rensselaer at 1200 South and 680 West in Jordan Township. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Kids play out of their league in footy heartland Feb 23, 2008
Jack spent seven years post-footy selling real estate in Blacktown. He knows the area well, watched on as the AFL actively worked the region, spending money and spreading its gospel through schools, the community and junior clubs, and he is not surprised by the growth that has prompted the decision to start a new AFL team in the area in 2012. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Do You Have Game? Feb 21, 2008
Tell yourself that you know nothing about listing and selling real estate. However, you are a thirsty sponge that soaks up information and converts it to knowledge with ease. (RealtyTimes)
TimberWest? Pay heed to real estate Feb 20, 2008
5 per cent. Investors are apparently satisfied with the company's approach to stopping the gap: selling real estate and, if necessary, borrowing to raise distributable cash. In the latest quarter, distributable cash was boosted by the sale of land to a municipality for $65-million. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Local housing crisis Feb 19, 2008
Banks are in the business of lending money, not selling real estate. In addition, particularly in areas that have been deemed "markets of declining value" as has occurred to many South Florida markets, the investor would prefer to exert every option with a homeowner before resulting to foreclosure. (The Palm Beach Post)
Ask Dr. Real Estate: Why Am I Not Getting the Business? Feb 15, 2008
To paraphrase Curt (as he was sometimes called - never in his presence), I would say: "Our job is to list and to sell real estate, and don't you forget it." So when you are filling your hours, ask yourself this question: "What does this have to do with listing and selling real estate?" That does not mean you should not volunteer for worthwhile community projects, engage in enjoyable hobbies, or get away from it all on a regular basis. Just remember how the bills get paid. (RealtyTimes)
