Monthly Archives: January 2019

The New Retirement: Purpose and a Paycheck

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(This column is adapted from the first chapter of Purpose and a Paycheck: Finding Meaning, Money, and Happiness in the Second Half of Life by Chris Farrell.  The book will be published by HarperCollins Leadership on February 5, 2019.) The association o… Continue reading →

What You Need to Know About Donating Blood

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If you’re looking for ways to help people in your community, one of the best things you can do is donate blood. And if this is a way you’d like to do your part, you’ll will be happy to know there’s no upper age limit on donating blood. But are there ot… Continue reading →

Hiring an Outside Expert for Your Family Business

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One of the of the trickiest thing for a family business to do is to ask for help from an outsider, whether it’s bringing on an expert as a full-time employee, a consultant or a board member. But to take a family business to the next level, tackle thorn… Continue reading →

The Funeral Dress Still in the Back of Your Closet

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Dressing for important occasions can be stress-inducing, but deciding what to wear to a funeral can be doubly fraught. Dealing with grief and feeling overwhelmed, now you must find something suitable to wear, which can be especially hard if you’ve been… Continue reading →

5 marketing trends you can’t miss in 2019

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If you’re an agent or broker planning for the year, considering new marketing methods and reflecting on what did and didn’t work last year, here are the top five real estate marketing trends you should pay attention to. Continue reading →

How to recruit top agents like the big dogs: Part 2

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For small and indie brokers to compete against the big dogs when recruiting, they must be able to articulate their strengths, uncover the agent’s motivation for leaving their present firm and provide them with concrete strategies to help them build the… Continue reading →

Mortgage originations down among self-employed

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Mortgage originations among self-employed households have fallen more than for salaried households. This decline has occurred even though self-employed persons earn more on average than salaried workers. Here we discuss several factors that influence t… Continue reading →

Computer vision will find your dream home at a discount

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Computer vision and image tagging are making the home shopping experience more accessible and personalized, according to Dominik Pogorzelski, vice president of product for restb.ai. Continue reading →

How to balance your real estate career and personal life

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When describing her unique family situation onstage at ICNY, Stephanie Lanier explained, ”We really got into real estate for the flexibility and the financial income — remember why you’re doing it.” Continue reading →