We hear a lot in the news and from the many health and aging advocacy organizations about how we can live better and longer lives if we take good care of ourselves. There are so many aspects to self care, including nutrition, fitness, mental health and… Continue reading
People are unhappy; we live in a time of fragmentation and polarization. Our society is divided by rampant tribalism and fears of “the other,” marked by a distrust and anger of how groups are different, with the distress centering on politics. The Amer… Continue reading
When Marilyn Traugott took an early retirement in 2007 from her job as manager of Mercy Hospice, she left behind her comfortable lifestyle in Redding, Calif. to travel 10,000 miles and spend part of the year living with some of the poorest people in So… Continue reading
Nothing succeeds like success, the saying goes. But for family businesses, it’s smart succession planning that can be the key to sustaining the company in the future and keeping it flourishing. Problem is: few family business owners are doing a good jo… Continue reading
With each new year, many real estate agents add health and weight goals to their list of resolutions — but by Valentine’s Day, those goals are usually abandoned. What’s a hungry agent to do? Here are four effective diets you can follow while keeping a … Continue reading
Brokers and MLSs don’t speak the same lanugage. In this article, Sam DeBord decodes the translucent industry lingo surrounding MLS consolidation. Continue reading
All real estate agents want to get more referrals, but asking clients for referrals isn’t always easy. Stacey Brown Randall has a solution to this problem. She created a complete five-step system for generating referrals without asking for them. Continue reading
Flat-fee brokerage Purplebricks is changing its business model significantly in the United States to offer varying listing fees to homesellers by region, which it will now only charge if and when a home is successfully sold. It’s a pivot that brings Pu… Continue reading
Ken Potashner, chairman and CEO, says the savings Home Bay is able to offer buyers and sellers isn’t because his company is skirting on service — he says his tech platform makes everything more efficient and faster, with an average sale time of 38 days. Continue reading
Home prices aren’t rising as fast as they used to, but could a recession be on the horizon? It’s the top external concern of business leaders around the world for 2019, according to the “C-Suite Challenge 2019,” a global survey … Continue reading