Monthly Archives: April 2019

Remine’s new MLS offering coming to Florida agents first

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The largest multiple listing service in the Sunshine State is set to be the first to launch a new MLS offering from property data and analytics firm Remine. Continue reading →

Red Oak Realty reveals new website, platform redesign

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Red Oak Realty has launched a new website and redeveloped tech platform to streamline its business, epitomizing the way indie brokerages are increasingly beefing up their software capabilities. Continue reading →

Blue Zones, Part 2: How the World’s Oldest People in Asia and Europe Make Their Money Last

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(In 2008, National Geographic writer Dan Buettner published his bestselling book, The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest, about the five “longevity pockets” around the world. For this weekly series, Next Av… Continue reading →

Let’s Steal This Idea: A Business Incubator for People 60+

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Growing numbers of people in the second half of life are embracing entrepreneurship. Yet America’s start-up ecosystem of business incubators, accelerators and co-sharing workspaces largely ignores people over 60 who are eager to launch companies, eithe… Continue reading →

‘End Game’ Film Shows the Struggle in End-of-Life Decisions

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In a pivotal scene of the documentary End Game, we listen in as team of palliative care professionals discuss Mitra, a 45-year-old woman who is dying of cancer. Should they approach her about hospice? The hospital chaplain urges the group not to bring … Continue reading →

The latest on the fight over independent contractor status

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There are at least three other cases currently pending before the California Labor Commissioner (Department of Labor Standards Enforcement) that offer a simultaneous threat to independent contractor status. Don’t despair yet — there might be sunshine o… Continue reading →

Introverted? 4 tips for marketing without picking up the phone

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From one introvert to another, how can you market yourself to your database without resorting to extroverted tactics like cold calling, door-knocking or popping-by? Try these simple strategies. Continue reading →

Dear Marketing Mastermind: How can media make you the go-to local expert?

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In this monthly advice column, the Marketing Mastermind answers three burning questions. This month’s topic: leveraging the media. Find out how effective media outreach can make you the bonafide real estate aficionado in your area from PR expert Christ… Continue reading →

74% of renters would forgo medical care to make rent

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An online survey conducted by Wakefield Research — said to be the first to examine the link between high rents and the ability to pay medical bills — found that more than half of all renters delay seeking medical care because they can’t afford it after… Continue reading →