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RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—Online marketing is–in comparison to the business of selling real estate–a relatively new thing. Just 10 years ago, it was not an important part of any agent’s marketing for many reasons. Now, with a majority of North…

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—Prudential Real Estate & Relocation Services (PRERS) announced yesterday at its annual sales convention in Austin, Texas, the launch of a first-of-its-kind research and development laboratory designed to build a new generation of tools for real estate professionals.

With…

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—In the early days of the Internet, your web address got all the attention. The challenge was to come up with something cute or easy to remember. Some firms used their actual names or initials, while others focused…

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—Forget loan modifications, short sales, and “jingle mail”! If you are one of an estimated 50 to 60 million homeowners whose mortgage is part of a securitized pool, the law is on your side and everyday more…

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—With 130 agents conducting over $200 million of business a year, David Binkowski, broker/owner of Prudential Real Estate of the Rockies, needed a sign company that could keep pace with his real estate business.

“When we joined the Prudential…

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—(MCT)—Where do you want to live in retirement? Most folks age in place, but there are those who spend their golden years in dreamy locales.

The 100 most popular retirement towns for 2010 are—no surprise—mostly located in the…

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—The mortgage industry has tightened their requirements. Now everyone involved with mortgages is required to take this new training. Click here to learn more.

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—Affiliate brokerages of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World representing annual sales production of $280 billion convene this Tuesday through Thursday, March 9-11, at the Encore at Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas for LeadingRE’s annual conference.…

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—Home energy efficiency incentives proposed by President Barack Obama will create much-needed jobs and help make America more energy independent, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Speaking recently in Savannah, GA., President Obama outlined a…

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RISMEDIA, March 8, 2010—(MCT)—A smaller percentage of mortgages were delinquent and the rate of those entering the foreclosure process slowed in the fourth quarter of 2009, possible signs that the foreclosure crisis that has gripped many of the nation’s housing…

RISMEDIA, March 8, 2010—Over the past six weeks we have looked at an array of topics regarding mobile phones, a lot of which have dealt with the transition from phones into mobile devices which can be used in a variety of…

RISMEDIA, March 8, 2010—Many real estate professionals know that direct marketing is one of the most cost efficient methods of marketing to both new and existing customers. It allows you to focus the postcard mailing or other marketing materials directly to…

RISMEDIA, March 8, 2010—For the second month in a row, home buyers across much of the country negotiated bigger discounts off the last listing price of homes than they had the prior month, according to new data from real estate website…

RISMEDIA, March 8, 2010—IDX MLS Internet home searching technology has come a long way since first introduced in 1999. This is when the National Association of Realtors first embraced the Internet Data Exchange (IDX). The original goal of IDX was not…

RISMEDIA, March 8, 2010—comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released a study on social networking access via mobile browser. The study found that 30.8% of smartphone users accessed social networking sites via their mobile browser in January 2010,…

RISMEDIA, March 8, 2010—The more people know about who you are and how you operate the more chances you have to get good business. We’ll show you how to publicize yourself now! Click here to learn more.

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RISMEDIA, March 8, 2010—(MCT)—In another sign that the foundation of the U.S. housing recovery might be shaky, the number of homes placed under sales contract fell 7.6% in January 2010, according to a national index.

The National Association of Realtors recently…

RISMEDIA, March 8, 2010—SentriLock, a property access control system for Realtors, announced the release of its BlackBerry Card Utility. SentriLock users will be able to renew their SentriCards using any BlackBerry phone running OS 4.2 or higher and a BlackBerry…