No, it’s not porn. Research shows high levels of interest in online video and in economic news about housing surges.

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Some questionable real estate practices are being exposed by the information now widely available on the Internet.

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New technology creates data that are tough to refute.

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Smart Moves for Home Buyers and Sellers want to make a housing move in 2008

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Between 1985 and 1997, there were many metro areas across the country that saw both booms and busts. The typical duration of the documented corrections was four years.

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The first quarter of any new year is a critical time that begins with the roll out of many new programs, promotions and products...

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Vertis Communications 2007 Customer Focus study revealed that older men's responsiveness to direct mail advertising through the Internet has grown the most.

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The U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division released a new Web site focusing on competition in the real estate industry

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Mortgage Problems Hamper Pending Home Sales OR For Most Buyers, the Mortgage Market Is Healthy

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The Ways and Means Committee approved a bill which restricts homeowners' ability to avoid or reduce the taxes on the sale of second homes.

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffet is optimistic the current real estate market will create buying opportunities for him and Berkshire Hathaway.

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Existing home sales eased slightly in May, as potential buyers hold out until they see more signs of stability in the housing market, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.

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In today's market, if your house is in the lower price range of your area, it will sell.

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What you want to do is be buying, when everyone else is selling; and selling, when everyone else is buying.

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comScore Media Metrix reports significant increases in visitation to tax, travel, careers and real estate sites.

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Double the overall number of Americans, 39% of internet users, have looked online for information about a place to live since 2000.

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Looking for new ways to boost retention, grow your business, and keep up with new technology? Read on for advice from leaders of successful real estate companies.

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Keeping pace

Independent real estate companies typically have two great strategic advantages over their regionally or nationally branded competitors: name recognition as a homegrown brokerage and a longtime, loyal clientele.

But those advantages can erode against the deep-pocketed resources of big companies if independents aren’t vigilant about branding and strategic networking, brokers of successful independents say.
Structuring support staff and technology to keep sales associates in the field selling rather than grappling with non-value-added issues is also key, because independent brokers have little margin of error when big powerhouses are spending lavishly to pull in customers.

Here’s how five independents keep their edge against bigger competitors in branding, networking, technology, and retaining support staff.

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