Wealthy home buyers who buy multi-million dollar homes are typically self-made millionaires with new money, according to a recent online survey of 683 Coldwell Banker Previews International property specialists. The study revealed the top professions of these affluent customers. According to the respondents, 88% of their customers are business or corporate executives, 37% are physicians, […]

MSN posted a great article today called As housing falls, short sales becoming common that goes into the reasons why short sales are becoming so common and how best to manage a short sale transaction.
Short sales are becoming more common in today’s market:
“Our numbers suggest that 20 percent of completed home sales nationwide are short […]

After a slow down of nearly two years, the real estate market is getting widespread support from consumers in a new Housing Predictor survey, which found 3 out of 4 consumers want to buy real estate in at least the next two years.
Destin, FL (PRWEB) April 8, 2008 — Following more than two years in […]

There are various people who work in lucrative careers. For these people this high end profit is usually tied to the fact that they may not enjoy their chosen job. It is in cases like this that you will find that these people look for jobs in other fields. One field which seems to draw […]

Some of the best from the web this past week:
The Dirty Topic of Money in Real Estate by Mike Farmer at Bonzai Real Estate
Don’t Be A Real Estate Blog John by Dave Smith at Real Estate Blog Lab
Brokers and Agents Who Are Walking The Walk by Joel Burslem at Future of Real Estate Marketing
Dog Eat […]

There a many companies that will allow you to send a listing via email to agents in your local area such as TheAgentMarketingTool.com.
As an agent, your sellers are expecting you to market there house. Electronic flyers are a cost efficient and very professional way of demonstrating to your sellers that you’re working hard for […]

eCommission Financial Services Inc. announced success of its newest product, Bridge Listing Advance.
Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 3, 2008 — eCommission Financial Services Inc. (eCommission), the nation’s leading provider of commission advance services to real estate sales professionals, announced success of its newest product, Bridge Listing Advance. Under this program, Sales Associates can receive an advance […]

ActiveRain.com is the largest social networking website for real estate professionals. It has grown to over 80k users over the last two years and has helped create business relationships for people who would have never met otherwise.
ActiveRain has an easy to use online account set up to create your profile. Once you’ve logged […]

Z57, Inc., a 10-year veteran in real estate Web marketing services, announced today they are offering support to the real estate community by giving away 1 million complimentary AE Showcase single property websites to agents nationwide. This initiative is the first in Z57’s year-long campaign to help real estate professionals reach their customers more effectively […]

Convincing a real estate broker to set a low BPO
The key to a successful short sale rests on three letters: BPO. BPO stands for “broker price opinion.” A BPO is an assessment of a property’s value. The lender selects a real estate broker to evaluate the property and report back with an estimated value. Future […]