Sam DeBord named CEO of Real Estate Standards Organization

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The trade association that creates the standards for getting real estate data where it needs to go has chosen a new chief. Continue reading →

iBuyers riding a wave of change as they disrupt real estate

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The iBuyers are going to improve their algorithms. They’re going to push their prices closer to market rates. And they’re going to get better and better as they eat up more of the real estate industry. Continue reading →

Jean Chatzky’s Money Tips for Women Over 50

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“There’s no stopping this train,” Jean Chatzky, financial editor of NBC’s The Today Show, writes in her excellent new book, Women with Money: The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful (and, Yes, Rich) Life You Deserve. (… Continue reading →

Dry Eye Syndrome? Drops Are Not the Only Option

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Your eyes are dry, itching, burning. It seems like a pretty straightforward diagnosis: dry eye syndrome. But it’s a little more complicated than that. Dry eye syndrome actually is an umbrella term for a number of different conditions that can diminish … Continue reading →

Your Second Half of Life Should Be Filled With These 4-Letter Words

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The second half of life (I’ll optimistically call it the 50-to-100 phase) is rife with both opportunity and challenge. It’s a time when social expectations expect us to begin to “wind down” rather than “rewind;” to “land” and not “take off;” to retire … Continue reading →

The Ethical Will: Life Is About More Than Your Possessions

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When people find out Debby Mycroft helps people write ethical wills, she always gets a predictable response: The Lament. “They say, ‘Oh, I wish I had a letter from my dad or grandmother or great aunt,’ whoever that person was. I have not come across a … Continue reading →

5 simple tips for setting buyer expectations

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If you’ve ever had stressed out buyers, you know that they can consume your time, resources and energy. Take the time to explain the purchase process and set expectations, and you’ll create a zen buyer experience that your clients will remember forever… Continue reading →

Does property activity online boost your listing’s exposure?

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Why aren’t we looking closer at views, favorites and the metrics that make a listing stand out? Troy Palmquist digs into popular sites’ metrics, or lack thereof. Continue reading →

How to get through the intensely personal process of choosing a brokerage

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There’s been much dialogue around why agents choose a certain brokerage and what makes them so fiercely protective of the one they’ve picked. The bottom line is it’s an intensely personal decision, which comes as a result of many different factors. Her… Continue reading →