Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

Known for his ability to predict the market, Warren Buffet this week said the housing market will recover by 2011. Although this is fantastic news, we need to keep in mind that repercussions of the recession will be evident for years to come. Foreclosures and bankruptcies have marred many Americans’ credit scores which will impact [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

On the one year anniversary of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), more than one million homeowners have gotten temporary reductions in their mortgage payments, with 12 percent receiving permanent modifications. Although to date this is just minimal success, plans announced this week will increase this percentage significantly as banks rethink their policies and qualifications. [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

Hello, from New York City, where REBar Camp and Inman Real Estate Connect were held this week. It’s been a busy few days spent among the best and brightest in the industry discussing 2010 trends and emerging technologies, which, not surprisingly, took center stage (check out our extensive videos from the week). As we were [...]

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

This week marked the official beginning of the holiday season and, as Christmas trees were being lit in Rockefeller Center and at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the real estate industry was abuzz. As a result of the “original” first time home-buyer tax credit, the number of homes with sales pending in October reached its highest level [...]

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Week In Review

Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

When it comes to the current real estate climate, we at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate have been preaching cautious optimism for months, as some data indicates the market is recovering and yet other data indicates it is still turbulent times. A recent survey from Move.com indicates the number of consumers interested in investing [...]

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Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Jason Steele.

Mellow Billow brings us the Top 100 Best Social Media Books, ever. If you were to read anyone of them, I think you would be 100% better at social than you are right now. Imagine if you read all of them. ‘Nuff said.
Get out your surfboard. Wax up your game plan. Another foreclosure appears [...]

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The Status Quo is Not an Option

Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by Nicolai Kolding.

In the coming weeks, you will be reading a lot about our specific ideas on the Next Generation Brokerage.  It’s important to explain why we believe this is necessary.  In our view, this comes down to a matter of necessity.  Simply put, the status quo is not an option.  The numbers won’t fly.
Every brokerage has four [...]

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Through the eyes of an industry newcomer….

Posted on 11. Nov, 2008 by Camilla Sullivan.

I’ve spent 15 years working for Fortune 100 corporations all around the world – technology, systems integration, outsourcing, management consulting… I’ve been through market downturns and times of uncertainty. I’ve had to manage corporate strategies when the market was shrinking and there was less to go around — suddenly, partners becoming competitors, and only the [...]

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Sometimes You Have to “Save the Dream”

Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 by Alex Perriello.

Posted by Alex Perriello
President & CEO, Realogy Franchise Group

On October 8, I sent a letter to all of Realogy’s affiliated brokers and sales associates to announce that we are launching an initiative to help our neighbors and local communities by trying to prevent as many foreclosures from occurring as possible.
The positive support I have been [...]

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