POWER BROKER Report Archives

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Remodeling and Demographics: Who Are the New DIYers? When it’s cold and grey outside, there’s no better time to think about fresh starts and remodeling or renovating your residence. Homeowners and renters remodel, redesign, and restructure their home for a variety of reasons. Whether they want to improve the function and...	2016-03-01
Stock Market Volatility Good for Some Markets, Bad for Others Instead of starting with a bang, 2016 kicked off with a plunge. On the first day of trading, Jan. 4, the American indexes recorded the biggest losses ever for a year-opening session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 275 points with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ indexes each...	2016-02-24
IT Security Spending Trends Align with Business Needs IT and security budgets are on the rise, and they are aligning with the business needs of their organizations, according to results of a new survey by SANS Institute."We have seen many surveys that delineate the costs involved in budgeting and spending for security," says...	2016-02-01
Real Estate Independent Contractor Lawsuits: What's Next? Over the past few years, a question has been bubbling around the real estate community: should agents be legally treated as employees or independent contractors? This question has sparked several lawsuits around the country as agents grapple with this legal gray space. The reason this...	2016-02-01
Information Central: How Brokers Can Solve Agent Content Needs Once and for All Finally, we’re all on the same page about what matters most to today’s real estate consumers: relevant, consistent and timely information. In today’s Google-it-get-it world, it’s become paramount for agents to step up their content game to stand out as a...	2016-02-01
Comprehensive Destination Services: Global Assignment Lifeline A previous column introduced RDC’s new GDS program; here we offer further insight toward developing a comprehensive DSP program. International assignments present many challenges for assignees and if unsuccessful, are especially costly for corporate employers. Although most...	2016-01-29
Brokers Report 2015 Numbers, Forecast the Year Ahead The official results for 2015 are in, and the nation’s leading real estate companies are now submitting their verified numbers for RISMedia’s 28th Annual Power Broker Survey, the industry’s longest-running ranking of America’s top brokerage firms. The Power...	2016-01-29
The Millennial Wheel: Recruiting - and Retaining - Tomorrow’s Agent At just above 30 percent, millennials now make up the largest segment of buyers. Only 2 percent of REALTORS® are under the age of 30. How can the industry reconcile such a discrepancy? As attendees of RISMedia’s recent Broker Best Practices Webinar learned, the solution is...	2016-01-29
Homeownership: Still Part of the 'American Dream' for Many The housing market has faced some unique hurdles in the past year: tight inventories in some areas, affordability issues, credit availability, and more. Despite this, the desire to own a home remains strong. According to the Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) report,...	2016-01-29
Local Appraisers Bring Equity Back to Real Estate Over the past five years, a disturbing amount of real estate transactions never came to fruition even though a buyer was willing to pay the same amount the seller wanted – and the same amount that a mortgage company was willing to lend to the buyer. It’s enough to make a...	2016-01-29
Report: Texas Maintains Crown as Top Magnet State "Retirement States" Florida, Arizona, South Carolina remain top contenders. Continuing its dominance for the past 11 years, Texas once again tops the Allied Van Lines Magnet States Report. Allied's report, which uses internal data to track U.S. migration patterns,...	2015-12-29
Flexiblity, Mobility and IoT Will Dominate Workplace in 2016 As businesses plan for workplace changes in 2016, five trends seem to be dominating the conversation, according to research conducted by Boston-based software company Planon, a global leader in Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS). According to Planon's research, here...	2015-12-29
Understanding the Tax Advantages of Real Estate IRAs Jason Craig, president, The Entrust Group, recently sat down with RISMedia for a Q&A to shed some light on the tax advantages of Real Estate IRAs. RISMedia: Are the expenses for a real estate IRA investment property a tax write-off? Jason Craig: What happens in an IRA stays in...	2015-12-29
Broker Strategies: Leading With Faith, Skill and Purpose Good instincts and business savvy are reliable achievement indicators. Add great leadership skills, unshakeable faith, and a commitment to work-life balance, and the recipe for success is complete. Meet Tom Tognoli, co-founder, president and CEO of Intero Real Estate Services, the...	2015-12-28
Economic Outlook for 2016 The collapse in oil prices has quickly turned previously solid housing markets into questionable ones. In the latest data, North Dakota came in dead last in job changes with 9,600 fewer jobs, translating into a 2 percent reduction in overall state employment. Louisiana and Oklahoma are...	2015-12-28
Mobility - The Human Condition Relocation is an innate part of the human experience, yet for all our capabilities as mobility professionals many people remain unaided when moving. In the spirit of the New Year, let’s rethink how to contribute our industry’s skills toward serving more of humanity. The...	2015-12-28
Bridging the Generation Gap with New Hires “Did you see what she wore to work today? What was she thinking? This is a corporation, not a club! "How does he not know to bring a notebook and a pen to a meeting? Do I have to tell him everything?" "What would make her think it was okay to party with...	2015-12-28
On Top of Their Game: Brokers Evolve along with Technology While housing markets rise and fall, one trend that brokers are consistently working to stay on top of is the ever-evolving state of real estate technology. Ever since the dawn of the dot-com era, the role of the broker has never been the same, with listings and negotiations...	2015-12-28
Brokers Ready for Long-awaited Interest Rate Increases After years of speculation about interest rates, it appears the Federal Reserve is finally poised to raise them in December. The move – which sets the cost of borrowing for banks and, consequently, the price of mortgages for homebuyers – has been one that brokers across the...	2015-11-25
Bridging Gaps with Interim Housing Services Demand for temporary housing accommodations within the mobility industry has expanded in recent years. Less costly and typically more accommodating than hotels, corporate housing offers the comforts and conveniences of home, comes fully furnished, including kitchen facilities, and is...	2015-11-24

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