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Mike HogannimbleSelectTechnology
January 16, 2015

CRM choices: a review of the latest tools to manage customers

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories examining how real estate professionals are using customer relationship management (CRM) applications to work more efficiently and grow their businesses. When real estate agent Mike Hogan wanted to grow his business, he found there was a bottleneck in how…
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agent brandingMarketingReal Estate Agentsreal estate marketingSelect
January 15, 2015

A real estate agent’s guide to defining personal brand

A brand is anything — a symbol, design, name, reputation, emotion, tone or any other signifier — that separates one thing from another. That’s a broad definition for what is actually a very personal message to the consumer. After all, for real estate agents, branding on a personal level is becoming…
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January 15, 2015

More agents getting access to new-homes data through their MLS

More than 45,000 real estate professionals who are members of Mid-Atlantic multiple listing service Metropolitan Regional Information Systems Inc. (MRIS) now have free access to a trove of new-home listings and specifics about developments under construction. Homebuilder marketing company Builders Digital Experience Inc. (BDX) is providing MRIS members with a…
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January 15, 2015

Rupert Murdoch to deliver keynote address at Connect NYC 2015

News Corp. Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch, whose acquisition of Move Inc. and its portal, realtor.com, rocked the real estate community in November, will deliver the keynote address at Real Estate Connect New York City on Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Marriott Marquis. News Corp. is the largest news and information…
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January 15, 2015

Reeling ruble has Russians backing out of luxury home purchases

A sharp tumble in the value of the ruble has prompted some Russian real estate investors to try to break their American real estate contracts. New York-based lawyer Marlen Kruzhkov has seen a surge in the number of Russians seeking to flip their real estate contracts. Buyers “were offering to…
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MarketingMike Stottprofilereal estateSelect
January 15, 2015

Mike Stott: ‘A spirit of contribution is key to success!’

Age: 52 Degree and school: Business degree from the University of Hawaii, 1984 Lives in: Atlanta, Georgia Social media: Facebook, LinkedIn What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? I enjoy working with the Boy Scouts as it’s a great opportunity to coach young men with sound life principals…
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January 15, 2015

Why I fired my coach

I recently had an experience with a life coach that didn’t provide the value I expected. I enjoyed a few pointers about mindset changes and understanding how much is possible … and then it began to degrade. He assumed things about how I work that weren’t true. They were fine…
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real estateSelectsmartTechnology
January 15, 2015

6 free must-install Google Chrome extensions for Realtors

Google’s Chrome browser comes packed with thousands of extensions that can simplify your life. Similar to apps on your smartphone, these extensions range in functionality from social media to productivity and security. With a few quick downloads, your browser could be doing more for you. Here are some of my favorites…
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Markets & Economyrealtytracrobo signingSelect
January 15, 2015

Foreclosure starts surge as lenders start ‘spring cleaning’

The number of homes repossessed by lenders finally dropped to precrisis levels last year, but a surge in properties entering the foreclosure process or headed for the auction block at the end of the year indicates lenders are preparing to do some “spring cleaning” by taking action against hundreds of…
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