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Operating within the New Economy

Broker Strategies for Succeeding in Difficult Times

RISMEDIA, January 7, 2009-For those of us in the real estate industry, the Feds’ recent announcement that the country has been in recession since December 2007 hardly came as a revelation. Full Story

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• A Good Handle on Technology
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• Imprev Announces Turnkey Video Solutions for Agents and Brokers
• Vic Amoroso Named Sales Manager at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Stony Brook Office
• Today’s News at a Glance

• Economic Slump Weakens Pending Home Sales
• Tips for Packing for a Move, Inexpensively
• Taking Credit for First-time Home Purchase
• Realty Executives Grows into the New Year
• Casa Latino Real Estate Headquarters Relocates

• Imprev Announces Turnkey Video Solutions for Agents and Brokers
• How to Build Your Real Estate Business Using Social Networking Sites
• 8 Key Factors to Consider When Pursuing Mobile Marketing
• The Value of MLS
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• ‘Propopoly’ Beta Phase Completed, 15 Broker Blogging Sites Launched
• 8 Key Factors to Consider When Pursuing Mobile Marketing
• Free Video Education Program Launched for Realtors
• Keller Williams Realty Adds PropertyMinder as Approved Vendor
• NCI Selects Omniture to Provide Online Traffic Analysis

• HUD Launches Website to Increase Financial Literacy, Healthy Homeownership
• HUD Issues Guidance on the Fair Housing Act and Sexual Harassment
• Bush Administration Announces Flexibility for ‘Hope for Homeowners’ Program
• HUD to Host National Housing Summit in Washington
• Bush Admin Launches ‘Hope for Homeowners’ Program to Help Struggling Families

• Vic Amoroso Named Sales Manager at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Stony Brook Office
• First-Ever Realtor Float Wins Award
• Realty Executives Grows into the New Year
• Casa Latino Real Estate Headquarters Relocates
• Home Warranty of America Names Indiana’s Julie Bareford Sales Representative of the Year

• Operating within the New Economy
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• A Good Handle on Technology
• How to Build Your Real Estate Business Using Social Networking Sites
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• How to Make Serious Money by Targeting ‘Sure-Thing’ Prospects
• 7 Reasons You Do Not Have to Be ‘Pushy’ to Succeed in Real Estate
• Forbidden Words - The Powerful Effect of Language
• 4 Areas to Increase Your Professional Likeability
• How Pausing to Recognize the Signs in Your Life Can Help Restore Balance

• Opening the Door to New Possibilities in 2009 and Beyond
• Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Units Integrate for Economies of Scale, Appoints New President
• New Study Reveals Localization Practices in Asia-Pacific
• ‘Women in Relocation’ Holds Annual Luncheon and Benefit Silent Auction
• Weichert Relocation Resources Inducted into Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame

• Economists Predict Recession Will Persist until Midyear
• U.S. to Buy Huge Stake in GMAC
• Mortgage Rates Down Again after Rising above 5.00% Last Week
• Professional Appraisal Organizations React to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Home Valuation Code of Conduct
• Retirement Experts Share Year-End Tax Tips for Senior Citizens

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