Regional Spotlight: Bakersfield, Calif.-area real estate professionals face tough market positively

RISMEDIA, July 18, 2007??”(MCT)??”The homes are no longer selling themselves.But local real estate professionals admit no fear. Surviving in a slow market just takes experience and a few solid business tactics, they say."The companies that are successful are the ones that do good business, regardless of whether the market ...

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How to Avoid Summer Travel Snafus

By Marshall LoebRISMEDIA, July 18, 2007??”(MarketWatch)??”Vacation air travel will be anything but relaxing this year, hit by delays and cancellations caused by Share This With a Friend

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Colorado Association of Realtors Makes $50,000 in Grant Money Available For Real Estate Education

I wonder if this would pertain to websites that are providing an education resource for REALTORs learning how to blog. There are 2 great resources from a couple of my favorite webloggers that are out there already that a little grant money could jumpstart.  The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) Education Foundation has announced a $50,000 Real [...]

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Training & Business Development: Slippage & Real Estate

By Kathryne Anne Pusch, ASRRISMEDIA, July 18, 2007??”I read a lot of Stephen King. Many of his stories involve people crossing some invisible boundary lines into the realm of evil. King uses a term ???slippage??? to describe the events, behavior and conditions surrounding a gradual, sometimes nearly imperceptible (except ...

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Feds approve NNN Realty’s merger with Grubb & Ellis

The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission cleared the way for Santa Ana-based NNN Realty Advisors to merge with Grubb & Ellis Co. via Orange County Register

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Ex-real estate firm boss lied to Chongryon - The Daily Yomiuri

Ex-real estate firm boss lied to Chongryon
The Daily Yomiuri, Japan -16 hours ago
A former real estate firm president arrested in connection with a real estate deal involving the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in ...

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IHOP bids $1.9 billion for Applebee’s chain

IHOP's CEO Julia Stewart has been making bold moves to revitalize the 45-year-old chain best known for its breakfast fare and blue-tiled roofs.

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Home Away: The Best Time to Sell a Vacation Home

Putting a vacation property on the market requires a different strategy than selling a primary residence.

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Treasurys lower ahead of Bernanke speech (AP)

AP - U.S. Treasury bond prices fell Tuesday as investors were cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony Wednesday before Congress.

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Is Your Home Alone?

RISMEDIA, July 18, 2007??”Imagine coming home from your dream vacation only to find out your washing machine has been leaking for days, or that a storm caused a tree limb to break through the bedroom window.As homeowners are preparing themselves for vacation, they may be forgetting one important step ...

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