DECEMBER 2006

FEATURES

2006 COST VS. VALUE REPORT
Nationally, siding replacements fetch the highest recoup value at resale, according to Remodeling magazine’s latest annual report on home improvement projects. Which remodeling projects offer the biggest payoff in your market? Read about five here, and for the first time, order downloadable individual city reports online.

REAL ESTATE’S 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL THOUGHT LEADERS
Our picks for the 25 most influential people in real estate aren’t merely laying claim to their 15 minutes of fame. These people are reshaping the industry today and into the future. Plus, we look at who’s had a big impact on real estate from outside the business.

DEPARTMENTS

Front Lines

2006 National Elections Thanks to the bipartisan appeal of its issues, NAR is poised for success in the new Congress

Economy Boomers are once again driving change as they decide what real estate to buy for their golden years. They’ll need your help

Fast Takes Slowdown makes consumers see real estate as more competitive; one-stop affiliated services add convenience, not costs; commercial real estate ups hiring

Law

Mortgage Scams Don’t be an unwitting participant in loan fraud

Judgments Make all disclosures before the contract is signed

Your NAR

Publications Minimizing risk, growing your business, and educating buyers and sellers—four books provide the critical information you and your consumers need

Buyer’s Guide

Readers’ Choice Your 10 favorite products

For Brokers

Compensation Packages To get and keep associates, brokers increasingly are offering health and retirement benefits

Columns

A Few Minutes With . . . Restaurateur and “hospitalitarian” Danny Meyer

Online Exclusives

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