Laura Sanders of Sibcy Cline Realtors Makes the REAL Trends



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Laura Sanders, an Executive Sales Vice President with Sibcy Cline Realtors, was named as part of the Top Thousand Real Estate Professionals by REAL Trends and The Wall Street Journal.

Teresa O’Shaughnessy Joins Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty



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Barbara Meyer. Regional Vice President of Better Homes and Garden Rand Realty recently announced that career long real estate professional Teresa O’Shaughnessy will be joining the firm as the company’s new Branch Manager at the Nanuet NY real estate office.

Regent Property Group Announces Donna Harris has Joined Their Team



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Regent Property Group in Austin has announced that it has expanded its agent base with experienced luxury homes REALTOR® Donna Harris. Regent Property Group is a front-runner in Austin home search technological capabilities and has been steadily growing its team of agents. It is also physically expanding to a Bee Cave Road office in Westlake.

Realtors Go Knock, Knock, Knocking on Homeowner’s Doors



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With housing inventories across the country still fairly limited, a number of real estate professionals have taken to the streets, going from door-to-door in order to ask homeowners if they’d be interested in selling up.

Charleston Realtor Josephine Traina Featured in Top Agent Magazine



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Josephine Traina, an established broker with Carolina One Real Estate, marketing director for Bee Street Lofts and founder of the My Heavenly Reward program, was featured in the May issue of Top Agent Magazine.

The Empowered Buyer: Choose Your Agent, Then Lay Down the Law



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Prospective homebuyers often seek to work with real estate agents before they begin searching for homes. As the name suggests, a buyer’s agent speaks for the buyer and will arrange for the buyer to have their goals met at all stages of the transaction. Even though that sounds straightforward enough, buyers and dealers now and then are confronted by the relationships that exist between the land agent, the buyer and the seller.

Real Estate Forum Names Shlomo Chopp “Tomorrow’s Leader”



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Shlomo Chopp, of Case Property Services has been named a “Tomorrow’s Leader” by Real Estate Forum. This is a prestigious honor that recognizes rising stars projected to make a major impact within the commercial real estate industry.

Real Estate Agent’s “Sexy” Billboard Ad Sets Tongues Wagging



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Few would deny that when it comes to advertising, sex sells. But while suggestive ads are an effective means of reaching out to buyers, that doesn’t mean they are always appropriate.

What Role Do Real Estate Agents Play Today?



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Real estate consumers have much more information at their disposal with MLS, public records, valuation programs and demographic data all available. Given this, what role do agents play? A National Association of Realtors survey conducted in 2012 gives a few highlights.

Carol Sollak Joins Engel & Völkers New Wellington, Florida Brokerage



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Engel & Völkers recently announced the opening of its new brokerage in Wellington, Florida, bringing onboard experienced real estate professional Carol Sollak to direct its operations there. Sollak, formerly of Illustrated Properties, was previously listed by the Wall Street Journal as one of its “Top 100 Real Estate Agents in the US”.