APRIL 2006

FEATURES

LIGHTS! CAMERA! REAL ESTATE!
From one-minute commentaries to full-blown cable shows, practitioners capitalize on the popularity of real estate TV to add glamour to their marketing efforts.

LIFE-STAGE SELLING
Buying that first home together. Accommodating a growing family. Downsizing. Every life stage comes with its own set of issues. Armed with that insight, smart practitioners are turning transitions into their specialty.

DEPARTMENTS

Front Lines

Internet Strategy With a new name and search engine, Move (the new Homestore brand) positions
REALTORS® to stay on top of the evolving Web

Fair Housing Renewed focus on 38-year-old law

Washington Report Health legislation nears critical point

Economy Keep Wal-Mart out of banking—and banks out of commerce

Fast Takes Real estate investors scored big in 2005

State Roundup Hawaii aims to hike taxes on quick real estate profits

Law

Liability Company structure can make a difference when disputes arise

Judgments MLS membership model scores another victory

Selling

Seniors As baby boomers age, serving older owners becomes a lucrative niche

Sales Shorts Keep your name at people’s fingertips, online seminars

For Brokers

Performance Metrics Set the stage for your managers’ success

Companies to Watch Lifestyles looks for corporate talent

Your NAR

Commercial Real Estate RCA plans free online convention

Buyer’s Guide

Navigation Systems Getting there has never been so easy or so fun

Cool Tools Have a magazine; clean in a jiffy; home URLs

Columns

Ethics If there’s an unmet contingency, can you show the house?

Tech@Work Identity theft could be as close as your e-mail inbox

A Few Minutes With HGTV’s “House Hunters” host Suzanne Whang

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