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Virginia RE Bloggers uses Social Media to win Board Votes

Social Media blogger, twitterer and Realtor Frank LL0SA tries to use all of the Social Media tricks to get NVAR Realtor to vote for him for the NVAR Board of Directors race. So far he is 2nd to last place!

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Making online Realtor ratings work: It’s all or nothing at all

I applaud the Houston Association of Realtors for launching a Realtor rating program. It’s another progressive move from Bob Hale. The spirit behind this is commendable.

But here’s the thing: Realtor ratings will never be useful to a consumer unless there are no conditions, no agent filters, and 100% commitment to let the chips fall where they may.

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Created by tonyarko 46 weeks 1 day ago – Made popular 46 weeks 1 day ago
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New Jersey Loses One Third of Real Estate Agents In 2008

New Jersey is losing real estate agents quickly these days. In 2008, they lost a third of the agents working the streets. And that is after losing 17 percent of the agents in 2006 and 2007.

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The training trap

I’m encouraged to see younger people coming into the business. Too often though they’re being mentored by old turds. In my market most of them are being taught to do things the way they’ve always been done. I pick up bits and pieces, here and there, about innovative and interesting things that new agents can do to develop business.

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Created by tonyarko 48 weeks 7 hours ago – Made popular 48 weeks 7 hours ago
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Moving beyond broken

I spent three days in Scottsdale last week where I participated in several sessions at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s Future Tense 2009 conference. Amid the golden Arizona sunshine and within the Westin Kierland, one distinct sentiment echoed throughout:

The current brokerage model is broken.

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Where have all the agents gone?

Travel agents... gone.
Stock brokers... gone.
Real estate brokers... in trouble. Photographer's agents, too.
Literary agents?

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Premium Real Estate WordPress Theme

If you are a real estate agent or someone looking to take your real estate website to the next level, then I highly recommend the Agent WordPress theme by Brian Gardner. It’s an amazing black two or three column professional theme with a strong emphasis on photos and functionality.

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Created by tonyarko 51 weeks 6 days ago – Made popular 51 weeks 6 days ago
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Truth in Real Estate Listings. Or Not.

There are certain things about real estate that drive me absolutely bonkers.

Bad data in the listing is way up that list.

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Created by tonyarko 1 year 4 hours ago – Made popular 1 year 4 hours ago
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The Future of the Real Estate Brokerage Office

A look at how real estate offices will have to adapt to avoid failing due to overhead.

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1 shot at Rock Hill real estate office

Real estate agent shot over a dispute over earnest money in Rock Hill, SC.

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