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Phoenix-based real estate agent Brett Barry of Realty Executives International underscores the importance of press coverage in today's market, even if media reports talk about the negative aspects of buying and selling properties. Barry has been featured in Fortune magazine and on MSNBC as a real...

Despite weakness in the housing market, Realtors continue to close transactions. Real estate professionals have several strategies to weather the downturn, but most recognize a need to return to the basics of selling property. They look their best all the time, maintain a positive outlook about t...

Real estate professionals increasingly spend more money on online marketing because research shows most homebuyers turn to the Internet to initiate property searches. Online marketing does not have to be expensive or difficult, and there are several easy steps that associates can take to create a...

Are your potential homebuyers on the fence? Smart Money's Web site allows them to calculate in dollars and cents whether it's beneficial to rent or buy. An online worksheet estimates how much value will be found in either scenario. Even if it's smarter for a customer to rent now and buy later, th...

New Year is the time to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the coming year. It is the time to forget and get past memories that are no longer useful or worth pondering upon. It is the time for new beginnings and new starts in life. New Year has a message for each one of us. One should let g...